H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Ekaterina Makarova vs Serena Williams H2H: 1-5

Serena Williams holds a 5–1 lead over Ekaterina Makarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 5–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2016 US Open first round 6-3 6-3.

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Ekaterina Makarova
RUS Age 38 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 31, 2016* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-3 Ekaterina Makarova #29 Match data
Sep 6, 2014* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard Serena Williams #1 6-1 6-3 Ekaterina Makarova #18 Match data
Feb 21, 2014* Dubai WTA 500 R16 Hard Serena Williams #1 7-6(8) 6-0 Ekaterina Makarova #24 Match data
Sep 2, 2012* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Serena Williams #4 6-4 6-0 Ekaterina Makarova #42 Match data
Jan 25, 2012* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Ekaterina Makarova #56 6-2 6-3 Serena Williams #12 Match data
Oct 8, 2009* Beijing WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #2 6-3 6-2 Ekaterina Makarova #55 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Ekaterina Makarova #1,000 #8 3,620 1,940 248 222 52.8% 0 0 0 2 1 3
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,405 825 170 82.9% 23 23 5 17 3 71

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 Ekaterina Makarova Serena Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4
18 — — — — — — — 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7
19 2007 2–2 50.0% #110 1,536 0 0 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10
20 2008 17–20 45.9% #46 1,626 0 0 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18
21 2009 19–22 46.3% #60 1,634 0 0 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22
22 2010 14–20 41.2% #49 1,662 0 1 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24
23 2011 15–23 39.5% #53 1,604 0 1 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25
24 2012 26–19 57.8% #20 1,757 0 1 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25
25 2013 24–18 57.1% #24 1,838 0 1 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27
26 2014 39–21 65.0% #11 1,837 0 2 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31
27 2015 26–16 61.9% #23 1,784 0 2 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34
28 2016 23–18 56.1% #30 1,782 0 2 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36
29 2017 27–21 56.2% #33 1,836 0 3 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38
30 2018 16–19 45.7% #57 1,750 0 3 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44
31 2019 0–3 0.0% #997 1,700 0 3 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55
32 — — — — — — — 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62
33 — — — — — — — 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67
34 — — — — — — — 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69
35 — — — — — — — 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70
36 — — — — — — — 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,078 23 70
37 — — — — — — — 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,052 23 70
38 — — — — — — — 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 1,991 23 71
39 — — — — — — — 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,950 23 71
40 — — — — — — — 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,891 23 71
44 — — — — — — — 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 — 23 71