H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Arantxa Rus vs Serena Williams H2H: 0-2

Serena Williams holds a 2–0 lead over Arantxa Rus in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2020 Cincinnati Open second round 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0).

The Netherlands Age 35 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 2
2 main-draw meetings
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #9 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0) Arantxa Rus #72 Match data Aug 25, 2020* R32 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #181 7-5 6-3 Arantxa Rus #105 Match data Jul 4, 2018* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Arantxa Rus #204 #41 1,271 1,787 90 165 35.3% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,399 837 172 83.0% 23 1 23 6 18 2 73

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Arantxa Rus Serena Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 2007 0–1 0.0% #466 1,494 0 0 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,893 0 0
17 2008 3–4 42.9% #170 1,505 0 0 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5
18 2009 3–8 27.3% #115 1,465 0 0 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8
19 2010 4–9 30.8% #139 1,459 0 0 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11
20 2011 4–10 28.6% #80 1,503 0 0 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19
21 2012 10–15 40.0% #72 1,550 0 0 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23
22 2013 2–13 13.3% #157 1,457 0 0 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26
24 2015 0–1 0.0% #283 1,445 0 0 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26
25 2016 0–1 0.0% #176 1,483 0 0 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28
26 2017 4–4 50.0% #134 1,479 0 0 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32
27 2018 6–9 40.0% #118 1,593 0 0 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35
28 2019 4–6 40.0% #93 1,580 0 0 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37
29 2020 8–10 44.4% #74 1,667 0 0 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39
30 2021 8–15 34.8% #64 1,676 0 0 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46
31 2022 6–13 31.6% #116 1,568 0 0 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57
32 2023 7–10 41.2% #51 1,669 0 1 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64
33 2024 18–24 42.9% #76 1,695 0 1 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,292 21 69
34 2025 3–10 23.1% #137 1,596 0 1 2016 38–6 86.4% #2 2,208 22 71
35 2026 0–2 0.0% #204 1,560 0 1 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,200 23 72
36 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,112 23 72
37 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,093 23 72
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 2,045 23 73
39 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,994 23 73
40 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,926 23 73
44 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 1,899 23 73

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Arantxa Rus Serena Williams
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 1997 3 2 5 60.0%
16 2007 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 2008 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2009 0 5 5 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 2010 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
20 2011 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
21 2012 1 8 9 11.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
22 2013 0 4 4 0.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2015 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 12 4 16 75.0%
25 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
26 2017 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 2019 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0%
29 2020 6 6 12 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2011 18 2 20 90.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2021 5 9 14 35.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0%
31 2022 2 7 9 22.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
32 2023 1 6 7 14.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
33 2024 11 12 23 47.8% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 2015 30 3 33 90.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 0 7 100.0%
34 2025 0 4 4 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 20 5 25 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 7 0 7 100.0%
35 2026 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2017 8 1 9 88.9%
36 2018 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
37 2019 16 5 21 76.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
38 2020 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0%
39 2021 8 2 10 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
40 2022 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
44 2026 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 35 80 115 30.4% 46 64 110 41.8% 9 21 30 30.0% 533 103 636 83.8% 174 47 221 78.7% 107 17 124 86.3% 23 5 28 82.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 236/255 of Arantxa Rus's and 633/768 of Serena Williams's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Arantxa Rus Serena Williams
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 2007 1/1 1.0 3.0 51.3% 55.0% 21.1% 28.6% 0.0% 38.5% 26.2% —/—
17 2008 4/7 3.8 1.8 62.2% 60.3% 49.7% 53.3% 50.8% 56.0% 37.4% —/—
18 2009 10/11 2.8 4.3 54.6% 61.4% 44.6% 54.3% 35.9% 53.6% 35.9% —/—
19 2010 13/13 1.7 2.8 66.3% 51.7% 43.2% 50.6% 41.4% 48.9% 43.2% —/—
20 2011 13/14 1.5 4.2 65.7% 55.2% 39.8% 49.3% 48.5% 50.1% 42.5% —/—
21 2012 23/25 1.3 4.7 69.3% 56.0% 37.9% 42.7% 46.8% 50.1% 41.9% 2003 13/39 3.9 2.1 61.7% 74.0% 52.8% 63.9% 58.8% 66.1% 51.8%
22 2013 12/15 0.9 9.9 64.1% 53.9% 32.1% 37.1% 48.1% 45.4% 41.5% 2004 16/50 6.4 2.6 61.3% 73.3% 51.5% 64.8% 54.6% 64.9% 49.7%
23 —/— 2005 14/30 5.9 2.6 61.2% 74.1% 52.5% 68.0% 48.3% 65.1% 47.5%
24 2015 1/1 6.0 4.0 69.2% 63.5% 53.6% 62.5% 22.7% 60.4% 40.9% 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9%
25 2016 1/1 3.0 5.0 54.5% 50.0% 40.0% 54.5% 100.0% 45.5% 31.1% 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0%
26 2017 8/8 2.8 3.8 66.6% 65.1% 45.6% 51.2% 34.4% 58.5% 43.6% 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7%
27 2018 15/15 1.7 3.6 65.8% 59.8% 45.4% 52.7% 48.4% 55.2% 39.7% 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2%
28 2019 10/10 2.2 2.5 65.3% 57.6% 48.2% 51.1% 40.4% 54.5% 41.9% 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8%
29 2020 18/18 1.1 3.2 73.7% 59.4% 46.8% 62.9% 45.0% 56.0% 41.8% 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9%
30 2021 23/23 1.6 3.7 70.4% 61.8% 41.0% 58.5% 45.3% 55.6% 39.7% 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8%
31 2022 19/19 2.1 3.3 72.7% 61.5% 47.5% 52.5% 51.4% 57.0% 43.3% 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4%
32 2023 17/17 2.5 3.6 65.0% 60.4% 48.7% 56.3% 39.2% 56.4% 43.2% 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9%
33 2024 40/42 2.7 3.8 68.3% 62.3% 42.6% 50.4% 37.8% 56.2% 41.1% 2015 50/56 9.5 3.5 59.9% 76.7% 55.9% 67.3% 54.5% 68.4% 47.8%
34 2025 6/13 1.0 4.5 72.5% 51.7% 38.4% 45.4% 55.4% 47.4% 46.7% 2016 41/44 7.9 2.8 62.3% 77.4% 51.9% 58.8% 50.6% 68.0% 49.0%
35 2026 2/2 0.5 3.0 66.5% 56.1% 34.8% 18.8% 41.7% 48.9% 32.9% 2017 9/9 7.9 3.9 55.9% 79.6% 46.7% 57.9% 51.3% 65.7% 46.5%
36 —/— 2018 24/25 7.1 3.4 59.2% 74.2% 48.5% 55.3% 51.9% 63.9% 44.0%
37 —/— 2019 31/33 6.6 2.8 59.2% 76.5% 50.4% 50.4% 45.6% 65.5% 46.7%
38 —/— 2020 20/21 8.9 2.7 61.3% 73.3% 50.7% 71.0% 49.7% 64.3% 44.9%
39 —/— 2021 17/18 5.1 2.6 57.4% 72.6% 48.9% 43.6% 49.4% 62.4% 46.2%
40 —/— 2022 7/7 8.0 4.7 65.0% 68.0% 35.4% 62.0% 45.8% 56.6% 40.5%
44 —/— 2026 1/1 7.0 7.0 79.0% 62.7% 45.0% 54.6% 27.3% 59.0% 38.2%
Career 236/255 1.9 4.0 67.6% 59.1% 43.0% 51.3% 43.8% 53.8% 41.3% 633/1,009 7.2 2.8 60.6% 75.5% 50.9% 60.9% 52.1% 65.8% 48.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Arantxa Rus Serena Williams
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 1997 1582 144.0 +42 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 -0.18
16 2007 1495 93.6 -0.57 -2.37 0.426 32.1% 0.0% -5.00 -0.12 1998 1893 158.1 -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19
17 2008 1505 102.1 +0.12 -2.71 0.849 47.0% +30 37.5% -0.56 2–0 0–1 +0.31 1999 2189 178.2 +12 -418 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69
18 2009 1466 100.1 -1.51 -4.63 0.775 45.0% +4 +94 34.6% -1.12 1–3 (25%) 2–1 (67%) 98.4 +0.52 2000 2185 168.9 +24 -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57
19 2010 1459 96.5 -4.18 -1.79 0.845 46.2% +59 +86 35.5% -1.13 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) +0.15 2001 2238 172.8 +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79
20 2011 1503 127.4 -1.44 +0.09 0.852 46.5% -26 +48 36.1% -1.11 3–5 (38%) 1–0 -1.09 2002 2339 173.4 +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86
21 2012 1551 113.5 -3.60 -1.00 0.839 46.1% -120 +68 +32 41.8% -0.95 4–5 (44%) 3–2 (60%) 101.6 -0.11 2003 2365 170.4 +7.11 +5.95 1.527 58.7% +80 -218 -130 86.0% +2.74 6–2 (75%) 2–0 -1.67
22 2013 1458 98.4 -4.27 -2.41 0.761 43.6% -66 +91 17.6% -2.26 2–2 (50%) 0–1 +0.09 2004 2226 163.6 +6.68 +4.43 1.416 56.9% +107 -101 +86 74.8% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 96.9 -0.38
23 2005 2101 150.6 +5.70 +2.41 1.360 56.0% +157 -3 +122 70.0% +1.48 8–0 (100%) 1–6 (14%) 99.2 -0.26
24 2015 1445 98.1 -0.01 -1.25 1.035 49.1% 33.3% -0.67 0–1 +0.05 2006 2064 147.1 +4.12 +2.38 1.272 54.9% +120 69.4% +1.75 3–1 (75%) 0–3 (0%) 96.2 -0.43
25 2016 1483 98.7 +0.15 -0.67 0.570 38.2% 0.0% -4.00 +0.04 2007 2077 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% +88 +12 +155 78.3% +1.84 6–4 (60%) 9–3 (75%) 101.7 -2.31
26 2017 1480 106.2 -0.06 -0.21 1.053 50.2% +51 +80 50.0% +0.28 1–1 0–1 +0.53 2008 2126 164.9 +6.89 +4.29 1.280 55.0% +42 -33 +130 80.0% +2.11 9–4 (69%) 5–2 (71%) 102.9 -1.00
27 2018 1593 122.1 -0.98 -1.96 0.886 47.3% -94 -2 +8 40.0% -0.57 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 99.0 -0.69 2009 2120 165.8 +9.20 +3.92 1.332 55.3% +59 -117 +157 75.6% +1.76 11–6 (65%) 8–8 (50%) 98.1 -2.33
28 2019 1581 103.4 -1.08 -0.65 0.919 48.1% -64 -5 42.9% -0.86 0–1 0–1 -0.21 2010 2159 157.0 +8.78 +3.86 1.393 56.1% +37 -163 +212 79.1% +2.01 6–3 (67%) 10–2 (83%) 106.5 -1.14
29 2020 1668 133.9 -0.23 -0.73 0.949 49.3% -31 -64 47.5% -0.15 1–5 (17%) 2–4 (33%) 95.4 -0.26 2011 2182 160.3 +9.93 +4.56 1.499 57.5% +57 +125 78.9% +2.33 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 -0.27
30 2021 1676 121.0 -0.84 -1.87 0.895 48.2% -38 +25 38.0% -0.88 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 93.5 -1.00 2012 2302 168.5 +11.57 +6.33 1.597 58.7% -26 -157 +62 88.2% +2.98 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -2.18
31 2022 1569 122.2 -0.51 -0.01 1.008 50.2% -12 +99 44.7% -0.23 0–9 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 89.9 +0.84 2013 2383 177.8 +12.05 +8.21 1.643 59.9% -2 -40 +41 89.7% +3.22 10–4 (71%) 3–3 (50%) 101.0 -0.69
32 2023 1670 125.7 -0.17 -0.63 0.990 49.8% -152 +253 44.7% -0.16 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 98.2 +0.03 2014 2273 171.7 +9.98 +6.05 1.454 57.3% +55 +1 +33 83.6% +2.37 7–3 (70%) 8–0 (100%) 102.4 -0.53
33 2024 1696 129.4 -0.44 -1.94 0.940 48.5% -82 +151 -243 44.8% -0.32 5–7 (42%) 4–9 (31%) 97.4 -1.21 2015 2293 165.1 +9.57 +5.97 1.514 57.9% +37 -12 +16 81.3% +2.24 17–2 (89%) 7–2 (78%) 105.8 -0.61
34 2025 1596 114.7 -3.65 +1.14 0.888 47.3% -46 +110 26.7% -1.03 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) +0.14 2016 2208 161.7 +10.55 +5.23 1.529 57.9% +31 +121 +136 83.0% +2.39 4–2 (67%) 8–2 (80%) 100.3 -0.68
35 2026 1560 102.3 +0.05 -3.01 0.643 41.0% 0.0% -3.50 0–1 +0.11 2017 2201 137.8 +4.47 +1.79 1.354 56.0% +39 89.5% +2.32 0–1 1–0 -0.09
36 2018 2112 148.0 +5.23 +2.07 1.220 53.7% +22 +268 +229 71.2% +1.29 3–1 (75%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.74
37 2019 2094 156.8 +7.34 +3.63 1.352 55.6% +42 +282 +271 77.3% +2.05 7–1 (88%) -0.12
38 2020 2046 143.2 +4.70 +1.29 1.259 54.8% +19 70.6% +1.55 7–4 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 97.0 +0.57
39 2021 1994 145.6 +4.15 +2.90 1.229 53.9% +132 +333 68.6% +1.54 3–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) 101.9 -0.19
40 2022 1926 119.5 +0.06 -0.90 0.934 48.7% +144 47.1% -0.35 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) +0.04
44 2026 1899 96.8 +0.09 -3.44 0.931 47.3% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 +0.12
Career 1788 122.7 -1.37 -1.34 0.894 47.6% -57 +85 -28 39.0% -0.75 30–54 (36%) 18–38 (32%) 86.9 -0.74 2399 174.5 +8.45 +4.77 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +34 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.8 -2.44

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.