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

Jelena Jankovic vs Serena Williams H2H: 4-10

Serena Williams holds a 10–4 lead over Jelena Jankovic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 8–3 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2014 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal 6-1 6-3.

SRB Age 41 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 10
14 main-draw meetings
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #1 6-1 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #9 Match data Aug 16, 2014* QF Cincinnati Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-2 Jelena Jankovic #7 Match data Feb 22, 2014* QF Dubai Tennis Championships Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Serena Williams #1 6-4 2-6 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #8 Match data Oct 28, 2013* SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-2 Jelena Jankovic #11 Match data Oct 6, 2013* F China Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #1 3-6 6-0 6-2 Jelena Jankovic #18 Match data Apr 7, 2013* F Charleston Open Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Serena Williams #4 6-3 6-1 Jelena Jankovic #18 Match data Jul 30, 2012* R64 London Olympics Olympics Grass
Jelena Jankovic #7 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) Serena Williams #1 Match data May 7, 2010* SF Italian Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Serena Williams #3 6-4 7-5 Jelena Jankovic #2 Match data Sep 7, 2008* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #8 6-1 5-7 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #3 Match data Mar 30, 2008* F Miami Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Jelena Jankovic #4 6-3 6-4 Serena Williams #7 Match data Jan 24, 2008* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #81 6-3 6-2 Jelena Jankovic #11 Match data Jan 23, 2007* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Jelena Jankovic #28 6-4 6-3 Serena Williams #110 Match data Aug 12, 2006* SF Los Angeles Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Jelena Jankovic #28 6-0 4-3 (ret.) Serena Williams #4 Match data Mar 5, 2005* SF Dubai Tennis Championships Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Serena Williams #14 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 Jelena Jankovic #44 Match data Jul 29, 2004* R32 San Diego Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Jelena Jankovic #970 #1 9,200 2,138 552 337 62.1% 0 0 6 0 2 7 15
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 Jelena Jankovic Serena Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 2001 1–1 50.0% #364 1,512 0 0 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,893 0 0
17 2002 2–4 33.3% #196 1,529 0 0 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5
18 2003 4–9 30.8% #85 1,488 0 0 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8
19 2004 27–26 50.9% #28 1,745 0 1 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11
20 2005 36–29 55.4% #22 1,733 0 1 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19
21 2006 45–28 61.6% #12 1,925 0 1 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23
22 2007 73–26 73.7% #3 1,977 0 5 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25
23 2008 66–19 77.6% #1 2,091 0 9 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26
24 2009 42–19 68.9% #8 1,952 0 11 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26
25 2010 35–22 61.4% #8 1,797 0 12 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28
26 2011 38–22 63.3% #14 1,794 0 12 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32
27 2012 31–28 52.5% #22 1,732 0 12 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35
28 2013 46–21 68.7% #8 1,920 0 13 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37
29 2014 38–22 63.3% #15 1,797 0 13 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39
30 2015 39–21 65.0% #21 1,858 0 15 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46
31 2016 23–21 52.3% #54 1,730 0 15 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57
32 2017 6–19 24.0% #158 1,575 0 15 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 Jelena Jankovic 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 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 2002 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2003 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 2004 17 19 36 47.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
20 2005 22 18 40 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
21 2006 31 17 48 64.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
22 2007 38 18 56 67.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7%
23 2008 49 15 64 76.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 3 1 4 75.0% 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2009 22 12 34 64.7% 15 4 19 78.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2006 12 4 16 75.0%
25 2010 17 16 33 51.5% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
26 2011 27 15 42 64.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 2012 26 18 44 59.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 2013 24 14 38 63.2% 21 6 27 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0%
29 2014 22 14 36 61.1% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2011 18 2 20 90.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2015 26 14 40 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0%
31 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
32 2017 4 11 15 26.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 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 348 225 573 60.7% 146 73 219 66.7% 53 32 85 62.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 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 647/868 of Jelena Jankovic'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 Jelena Jankovic 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%
19 2004 5/53 1.0 8.6 68.2% 57.5% 34.2% 47.2% 52.3% 50.5% 49.0% —/—
20 2005 9/65 2.8 3.3 65.5% 66.3% 40.5% 58.7% 57.0% 57.4% 45.4% —/—
21 2006 46/73 2.7 4.6 67.7% 62.7% 43.4% 50.1% 49.7% 56.6% 46.1% 2003 13/39 3.9 2.1 61.7% 74.0% 52.8% 63.9% 58.8% 66.1% 51.8%
22 2007 87/99 2.0 3.0 70.3% 65.5% 46.9% 48.7% 51.9% 59.9% 50.5% 2004 16/50 6.4 2.6 61.3% 73.3% 51.5% 64.8% 54.6% 64.9% 49.7%
23 2008 69/85 2.1 3.5 69.2% 65.0% 46.8% 57.5% 56.7% 59.5% 49.0% 2005 14/30 5.9 2.6 61.2% 74.1% 52.5% 68.0% 48.3% 65.1% 47.5%
24 2009 53/61 2.0 3.5 63.7% 64.2% 49.0% 53.7% 51.3% 58.7% 47.8% 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9%
25 2010 51/57 2.4 3.6 65.3% 63.1% 46.0% 53.7% 54.0% 57.2% 47.6% 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0%
26 2011 53/60 2.8 4.0 63.9% 66.8% 47.8% 50.7% 48.4% 60.0% 48.6% 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7%
27 2012 53/59 2.7 4.6 60.5% 63.6% 43.8% 55.9% 48.2% 56.1% 46.5% 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2%
28 2013 62/67 2.5 3.7 62.0% 63.7% 46.5% 55.7% 50.7% 57.1% 47.3% 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8%
29 2014 56/60 2.6 3.3 63.2% 66.5% 49.0% 57.1% 50.7% 59.7% 47.0% 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9%
30 2015 41/60 3.2 4.0 63.4% 64.1% 52.6% 53.5% 47.2% 59.9% 41.6% 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8%
31 2016 37/44 2.7 3.2 62.2% 65.3% 45.6% 58.3% 52.0% 57.9% 47.4% 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4%
32 2017 25/25 3.4 5.0 60.6% 61.5% 42.6% 54.0% 57.1% 54.2% 39.9% 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 647/889 2.5 3.8 65.0% 64.5% 46.7% 53.9% 51.5% 58.3% 47.2% 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 Jelena Jankovic 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 2001 1512 104.6 40.0% -0.40 1–0 1–0 -0.03 1998 1893 158.1 -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19
17 2002 1529 120.6 +38 35.7% -0.79 1–1 1–1 +0.14 1999 2189 178.2 +12 -418 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69
18 2003 1488 112.5 +49 -9 39.3% -0.36 1–5 (17%) 0–2 +0.62 2000 2185 168.9 +24 -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57
19 2004 1746 139.9 -1.12 +2.19 0.989 49.7% -43 -137 -129 53.7% +0.12 8–11 (42%) 11–2 (85%) 107.5 -0.93 2001 2238 172.8 +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79
20 2005 1733 142.6 +1.39 +0.98 1.067 51.2% -36 -21 -3 56.8% +0.58 9–15 (38%) 3–6 (33%) 91.2 -0.92 2002 2339 173.4 +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86
21 2006 1925 155.2 +0.93 +2.16 1.062 51.3% -25 -178 -93 62.0% +0.98 16–10 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 105.8 -1.57 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 2007 1977 166.7 +4.61 +7.29 1.259 54.9% -66 +125 -9 71.8% +1.76 15–14 (52%) 9–8 (53%) 99.5 -2.33 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 2008 2091 167.1 +4.57 +5.72 1.211 54.2% 0 +6 -122 72.3% +1.59 14–12 (54%) 9–6 (60%) 97.6 -0.03 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 2009 1953 153.9 +3.33 +4.18 1.158 53.2% +35 +106 -56 65.7% +0.99 10–10 (50%) 13–6 (68%) 96.3 +1.47 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 2010 1797 148.2 +1.63 +4.10 1.111 52.3% -26 +268 +127 59.5% +0.69 11–5 (69%) 6–6 (50%) 98.9 +1.90 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 2011 1795 152.5 +3.98 +4.60 1.215 54.2% -5 +179 63.5% +1.32 6–15 (29%) 3–2 (60%) 89.2 +2.37 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 2012 1733 140.2 +0.76 +2.74 1.061 51.2% +44 +108 +82 51.6% +0.25 6–10 (38%) 8–11 (42%) 90.7 -0.18 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 2013 1921 155.5 +1.91 +3.65 1.103 52.2% -10 +25 63.4% +0.98 17–10 (63%) 12–6 (67%) 108.0 +2.23 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 2014 1797 152.0 +3.44 +3.23 1.165 53.1% +32 +152 63.1% +1.09 6–8 (43%) 5–9 (36%) 91.3 +1.30 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 2015 1858 140.4 +1.72 +0.71 1.039 50.5% +8 +11 -27 61.7% +0.75 15–6 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 106.0 +0.52 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 2016 1730 132.2 +1.48 +2.78 1.125 52.4% +42 +35 +71 56.0% +0.52 4–12 (25%) 4–5 (44%) 86.5 +1.30 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 2017 1575 121.7 -1.62 -1.81 0.871 47.5% +83 +113 +164 34.4% -0.87 2–9 (18%) 1–4 (20%) 88.8 -0.72 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 2139 156.2 +2.59 +3.80 1.133 52.7% -3 +72 -8 61.1% +0.87 142–153 (48%) 101–88 (53%) 93.6 +0.58 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.