H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Elina Svitolina vs Serena Williams H2H: 1-4

Serena Williams holds a 4–1 lead over Elina Svitolina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2019 US Open semifinal 6-3 6-1.

Ukraine Age 32 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 4
5 main-draw meetings
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #8 6-3 6-1 Elina Svitolina #5 Match data Sep 6, 2019* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Elina Svitolina #20 6-4 6-3 Serena Williams #1 Match data Aug 11, 2016* R16 Rio de Janeiro Olympics Olympics Hard
Serena Williams #1 6-1 6-1 Elina Svitolina #20 Match data May 31, 2016* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-3 Elina Svitolina #20 Match data Aug 22, 2015* SF Cincinnati Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #1 4-6 6-2 6-0 Elina Svitolina #26 Match data Jan 24, 2015* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Elina Svitolina #9 #3 6,085 2,136 450 234 65.8% 0 0 5 1 2 12 20
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 Elina Svitolina 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 1,893 0 0
17 2012 0–3 0.0% #131 1,465 0 0 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5
18 2013 13–19 40.6% #45 1,561 0 1 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8
19 2014 36–24 60.0% #28 1,790 0 2 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11
20 2015 40–24 62.5% #19 1,790 0 3 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19
21 2016 41–22 65.1% #14 1,895 0 4 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23
22 2017 50–15 76.9% #6 1,987 0 9 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25
23 2018 44–15 74.6% #4 1,994 0 13 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26
24 2019 40–22 64.5% #6 1,965 0 13 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26
25 2020 19–8 70.4% #5 1,928 0 15 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28
26 2021 39–20 66.1% #15 1,919 0 16 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32
27 2022 5–8 38.5% #240 1,778 0 16 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35
28 2023 18–9 66.7% #25 1,890 0 17 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37
29 2024 29–17 63.0% #23 1,912 0 17 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39
30 2025 33–14 70.2% #14 1,981 0 18 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46
31 2026 43–14 75.4% #9 2,065 0 20 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 Elina Svitolina 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 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 2012 0 3 3 0.0% 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2013 9 12 21 42.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 2014 25 14 39 64.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
20 2015 25 18 43 58.1% 14 4 18 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
21 2016 36 16 52 69.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
22 2017 32 11 43 74.4% 14 2 16 87.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7%
23 2018 33 10 43 76.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2019 33 16 49 67.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2006 12 4 16 75.0%
25 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
26 2021 31 13 44 70.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 2022 5 8 13 38.5% 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 2023 4 3 7 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0%
29 2024 16 9 25 64.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2011 18 2 20 90.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2025 14 8 22 63.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0%
31 2026 28 9 37 75.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 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 300 156 456 65.8% 116 51 167 69.5% 32 26 58 55.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 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 600/684 of Elina Svitolina'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 Elina Svitolina 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%
17 2012 3/3 2.3 2.3 52.0% 58.6% 39.9% 33.1% 30.0% 49.1% 33.5% —/—
18 2013 28/32 2.3 4.3 58.0% 60.4% 42.9% 57.0% 45.7% 53.0% 44.6% —/—
19 2014 56/60 2.0 2.8 63.9% 64.3% 44.4% 48.5% 49.8% 57.2% 44.3% —/—
20 2015 51/64 2.5 2.4 63.7% 63.7% 48.2% 43.8% 49.8% 58.1% 44.5% —/—
21 2016 50/63 2.7 2.6 62.6% 64.8% 45.9% 49.9% 51.7% 57.7% 45.7% 2003 13/39 3.9 2.1 61.7% 74.0% 52.8% 63.9% 58.8% 66.1% 51.8%
22 2017 56/65 3.0 3.0 60.0% 68.3% 49.3% 58.2% 51.7% 60.7% 49.5% 2004 16/50 6.4 2.6 61.3% 73.3% 51.5% 64.8% 54.6% 64.9% 49.7%
23 2018 54/59 3.5 2.1 62.4% 68.3% 50.0% 48.9% 48.5% 61.2% 46.4% 2005 14/30 5.9 2.6 61.2% 74.1% 52.5% 68.0% 48.3% 65.1% 47.5%
24 2019 56/62 3.4 3.1 60.0% 66.9% 44.9% 53.6% 49.3% 58.3% 45.4% 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9%
25 2020 27/27 2.6 2.3 60.8% 65.5% 45.9% 57.9% 41.9% 57.9% 44.6% 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0%
26 2021 53/59 3.5 2.8 59.9% 67.8% 48.8% 58.9% 48.2% 60.3% 45.3% 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7%
27 2022 12/13 2.8 2.8 61.3% 63.3% 45.9% 55.7% 45.9% 56.3% 43.7% 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2%
28 2023 26/27 3.6 3.0 62.6% 65.2% 46.0% 51.2% 51.6% 57.9% 44.5% 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8%
29 2024 43/46 3.2 2.6 61.2% 66.8% 47.1% 53.4% 47.2% 59.1% 44.7% 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9%
30 2025 34/47 3.3 3.7 57.3% 68.3% 48.0% 58.6% 51.7% 59.1% 46.6% 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8%
31 2026 51/57 3.2 3.2 60.0% 68.3% 47.5% 61.0% 52.9% 60.1% 48.2% 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 600/684 3.0 2.9 61.1% 66.2% 47.0% 53.5% 49.4% 58.7% 45.8% 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 Elina Svitolina 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 1998 1893 158.1 -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19
17 2012 1466 100.5 -1.44 -1.31 0.658 41.7% +21 0.0% -3.17 0–1 +0.18 1999 2189 178.2 +12 -418 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69
18 2013 1561 121.0 -1.24 +0.27 0.948 48.9% -7 +4 41.7% -0.57 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 101.6 -0.01 2000 2185 168.9 +24 -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57
19 2014 1791 137.5 +0.84 +1.00 1.036 50.8% 0 -193 -198 56.1% +0.29 10–6 (63%) 9–5 (64%) 108.3 +0.54 2001 2238 172.8 +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79
20 2015 1790 147.4 +0.25 +3.27 1.062 51.2% +14 -22 -205 59.4% +0.57 12–7 (63%) 11–4 (73%) 109.5 +0.39 2002 2339 173.4 +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86
21 2016 1895 148.6 +1.89 +2.98 1.080 51.6% +19 -120 -343 60.0% +0.75 16–8 (67%) 8–7 (53%) 104.1 -0.32 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 2017 1988 154.8 +4.05 +5.94 1.259 55.0% +9 -29 -359 73.1% +1.55 13–8 (62%) 10–7 (59%) 101.9 +0.07 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 2018 1994 158.3 +4.84 +3.77 1.197 53.6% +22 -2 -341 68.2% +1.32 12–6 (67%) 3–6 (33%) 100.1 +0.02 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 2019 1965 159.8 +2.26 +3.05 1.088 51.8% +28 -22 -241 60.9% +0.78 10–9 (53%) 7–10 (41%) 93.5 -0.58 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 2020 1929 129.5 +1.04 +1.65 1.059 51.2% -34 +74 65.5% +0.48 4–0 (100%) 5–0 (100%) 108.0 +0.90 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 2021 1920 154.9 +4.17 +3.12 1.141 52.7% +24 +84 -218 61.4% +0.70 14–10 (58%) 7–9 (44%) 97.5 -0.37 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 2022 1778 119.9 -0.55 -0.61 0.999 49.9% +11 43.3% -0.13 1–5 (17%) 3–4 (43%) 92.9 +1.08 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 2023 1890 139.8 +2.32 +1.33 1.059 51.2% -58 +95 -76 59.7% +0.42 7–3 (70%) 6–1 (86%) 108.5 -1.63 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 2024 1912 155.0 +2.59 +2.04 1.092 52.2% -17 +33 +19 62.3% +0.92 8–8 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 99.6 -0.52 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 2025 1982 164.1 +1.92 +3.74 1.139 53.0% -11 +106 -34 67.0% +1.34 7–5 (58%) 6–8 (43%) 102.0 -0.90 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 2026 2065 166.4 +3.36 +5.26 1.206 54.2% +18 +100 -140 67.7% +1.42 16–4 (80%) 10–5 (67%) 109.2 -0.42 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 +0.10 -3.44 0.931 47.3% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 +0.12
Career 2137 157.6 +2.30 +3.00 1.107 52.2% +10 +15 -183 61.8% +0.81 134–83 (62%) 94–75 (56%) 108.3 -0.23 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.