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

Belinda Bencic vs Serena Williams H2H: 2-2

Belinda Bencic and Serena Williams are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Belinda Bencic leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Serena Williams leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Belinda Bencic won the 2022 Canadian Open second round 6-2 6-4.

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Belinda Bencic
Switzerland Age 29 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Belinda Bencic #12 6-2 6-4 Serena Williams Match data Aug 11, 2022* R32 Canadian Open WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #2 6-4 6-3 Belinda Bencic #59 Match data Jan 18, 2017* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Belinda Bencic #20 3-6 7-5 6-4 Serena Williams #1 Match data Aug 15, 2015* SF Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-1 Belinda Bencic #103 Match data May 7, 2014* R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Belinda Bencic #12 #4 4,745 2,035 310 192 61.8% 0 1 2 0 7 0 10
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 Belinda Bencic Serena Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2012 0–1 0.0% #612 1,498 0 0 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 2013 2–3 40.0% #184 1,512 0 0 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,893 0 0
17 2014 18–17 51.4% #32 1,687 0 0 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5
18 2015 40–21 65.6% #14 1,916 0 2 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8
19 2016 18–21 46.2% #43 1,682 0 2 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11
20 2017 3–8 27.3% #98 1,684 0 2 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19
21 2018 14–14 50.0% #54 1,719 0 2 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23
22 2019 48–21 69.6% #8 1,919 0 4 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25
23 2020 7–7 50.0% #12 1,848 0 4 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26
24 2021 34–19 64.2% #23 1,902 0 5 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26
25 2022 38–19 66.7% #12 1,908 0 6 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28
26 2023 31–13 70.5% #17 1,925 0 8 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32
27 — — — — — — — 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35
28 2025 36–16 69.2% #11 2,004 0 10 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37
29 2026 21–12 63.6% #12 1,973 0 10 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39
30 — — — — — — — 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46
31 — — — — — — — 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57
32 — — — — — — — 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64
33 — — — — — — — 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,292 21 69
34 — — — — — — — 2016 38–6 86.4% #2 2,208 22 71
35 — — — — — — — 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 Belinda Bencic 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 2012 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
16 2013 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
17 2014 10 9 19 52.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2015 23 12 35 65.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 14 3 17 82.4% — — — — 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 2016 14 16 30 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
20 2017 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
21 2018 9 11 20 45.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
22 2019 30 12 42 71.4% 11 6 17 64.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
23 2020 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2021 24 11 35 68.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2022 19 12 31 61.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
26 2023 24 10 34 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 2025 28 11 39 71.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
29 2026 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2011 18 2 20 90.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 30 3 33 90.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 20 5 25 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 203 128 331 61.3% 53 39 92 57.6% 54 25 79 68.4% — — — — — 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 447/506 of Belinda Bencic'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 Belinda Bencic 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%
15 2012 1/1 1.0 2.0 60.0% 56.7% 25.0% 58.3% 33.3% 44.0% 37.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
16 2013 5/5 2.8 4.6 57.6% 63.2% 44.7% 31.0% 45.6% 55.2% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 30/35 2.7 3.4 58.2% 63.1% 42.2% 47.6% 46.5% 54.5% 44.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 50/61 2.1 3.0 66.1% 65.0% 50.9% 49.8% 46.0% 60.1% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 35/39 2.2 4.9 60.9% 65.0% 43.9% 55.0% 39.1% 56.6% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2017 11/12 2.4 4.7 59.2% 64.6% 40.9% 52.1% 53.3% 55.3% 38.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2018 25/28 2.9 4.0 63.8% 64.7% 43.4% 54.8% 47.8% 57.2% 43.1% 2003 13/39 3.9 2.1 61.7% 74.0% 52.8% 63.9% 58.8% 66.1% 51.8%
22 2019 64/69 3.0 4.8 62.0% 68.6% 46.9% 51.4% 47.6% 60.3% 45.5% 2004 16/50 6.4 2.6 61.3% 73.3% 51.5% 64.8% 54.6% 64.9% 49.7%
23 2020 14/14 3.5 5.4 60.4% 65.1% 40.4% 47.6% 53.4% 55.5% 39.5% 2005 14/30 5.9 2.6 61.2% 74.1% 52.5% 68.0% 48.3% 65.1% 47.5%
24 2021 45/53 3.8 5.1 59.8% 70.6% 47.5% 57.7% 44.0% 61.4% 41.2% 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9%
25 2022 56/57 3.5 4.3 63.2% 70.8% 49.0% 62.0% 48.2% 62.7% 43.6% 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0%
26 2023 42/44 3.1 4.2 60.7% 70.3% 52.4% 54.1% 53.3% 63.2% 44.6% 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2%
28 2025 39/54 1.9 2.9 64.8% 67.0% 46.4% 55.6% 49.4% 59.7% 43.1% 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8%
29 2026 30/34 2.0 3.5 63.6% 67.9% 51.1% 61.4% 53.9% 62.0% 47.5% 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 50/56 9.5 3.5 59.9% 76.7% 55.9% 67.3% 54.5% 68.4% 47.8%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 41/44 7.9 2.8 62.3% 77.4% 51.9% 58.8% 50.6% 68.0% 49.0%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — 447/506 2.8 4.1 62.2% 67.5% 47.2% 54.4% 47.8% 59.8% 43.2% — 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 Belinda Bencic 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 2012 1498 109.0 +0.38 +1.75 0.665 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.32 1997 1582 144.0 — — — — +42 — — 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 — -0.18
16 2013 1512 112.4 -1.40 -1.46 0.993 49.7% +35 — — 41.7% -0.08 1–1 — — +0.07 1998 1893 158.1 — — — — -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19
17 2014 1687 133.0 -1.06 +0.66 0.968 49.4% -36 -88 -56 46.8% -0.19 7–4 (64%) 1–5 (17%) 103.6 -0.45 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69
18 2015 1917 142.9 +1.98 +1.43 1.055 50.8% -43 -371 -32 61.7% +0.71 13–5 (72%) 10–7 (59%) 110.5 +0.12 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57
19 2016 1682 132.7 +0.67 -2.42 0.916 48.4% +13 — +122 50.6% +0.01 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 98.8 +0.39 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79
20 2017 1684 116.5 +0.34 -2.98 0.868 47.5% +4 — — 33.3% -1.00 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.56 2002 2339 173.4 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86
21 2018 1720 131.9 +0.41 +0.77 1.005 50.1% -15 — +137 50.8% -0.14 4–7 (36%) 6–3 (67%) 98.4 -0.88 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 2019 1919 153.4 +3.67 +3.33 1.146 52.8% +7 -198 -22 63.7% +0.75 19–10 (66%) 11–3 (79%) 113.3 -0.19 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 2020 1849 132.9 -0.10 -2.02 0.889 47.8% +28 — — 53.1% -0.50 1–3 (25%) 4–0 (100%) 98.8 +0.36 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 2021 1903 145.9 +4.09 -0.65 1.068 51.2% +31 -180 +37 57.6% +0.47 12–4 (75%) 8–1 (89%) 110.4 +2.66 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 2022 1908 148.8 +4.85 +1.47 1.169 52.9% +16 -43 +29 62.3% +0.89 16–10 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 99.1 -0.23 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 2023 1926 154.5 +5.48 +2.15 1.211 53.6% +23 -57 +17 65.6% +0.99 9–5 (64%) 9–5 (64%) 102.7 +0.65 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 2024 1909 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2025 2004 160.1 +2.92 +0.83 1.069 51.4% +49 -160 +82 62.8% +0.71 14–6 (70%) 10–6 (63%) 106.3 -1.96 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 2026 1974 156.2 +4.56 +3.87 1.249 54.5% +39 -54 +88 66.7% +1.17 4–8 (33%) 5–3 (63%) 94.0 +0.87 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2036 153.4 +2.84 +1.04 1.075 51.4% +11 -139 +28 58.8% +0.52 110–70 (61%) 78–48 (62%) 110.9 +0.11 — 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.