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

Kim Clijsters vs Serena Williams H2H: 2-7

Serena Williams holds a 7–2 lead over Kim Clijsters in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 7–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2009 US Open semifinal 6-4 7-5.

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Kim Clijsters

BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H

2 – 7

9 main draw meetings

Serena Williams

USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Winner	Score	Loser	Match
Sep 12, 2009*	US Open	Grand Slam	SF	Hard	Kim Clijsters #5	6-4 7-5	Serena Williams #2	Match data
Mar 24, 2003*	Miami	WTA 1000	SF	Hard	Serena Williams #1	6-4 6-2	Kim Clijsters #3	Match data
Jan 26, 2003*	Australian Open	Grand Slam	SF	Hard	Serena Williams #1	4-6 6-3 7-5	Kim Clijsters #4	Match data
Nov 14, 2002*	WTA Tour Championships	WTA Finals	F	Hard	Kim Clijsters #4	7-5 6-3	Serena Williams #1	Match data
Sep 22, 2002*	Tokyo	WTA 500	F	Hard	Serena Williams #1	2-6 6-3 6-3	Kim Clijsters #8	Match data
Mar 25, 2001*	Miami	WTA 1000	R16	Hard	Serena Williams #7	6-0 6-2	Kim Clijsters #16	Match data
Mar 14, 2001*	Indian Wells	WTA 1000	F	Hard	Serena Williams #10	4-6 6-4 6-2	Kim Clijsters #19	Match data
Mar 14, 2000*	Indian Wells	WTA 1000	R16	Hard	Serena Williams #4	6-4 6-4	Kim Clijsters #33	Match data
Sep 5, 1999*	US Open	Grand Slam	R32	Hard	Serena Williams #6	4-6 6-2 7-5	Kim Clijsters #98	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
Kim Clijsters	#1,140	#1	8,895	2,275	463	127	78.5%	4	7	3	21	6	41
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	Kim Clijsters							Serena Williams
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1997	3–2	60.0%	#101	1,582	0	0
16	1999	16–7	69.6%	#46	1,724	0	1	1998	26–11	70.3%	#20	1,895	0	0
17	2000	28–15	65.1%	#18	1,911	0	3	1999	37–7	84.1%	#4	2,170	1	4
18	2001	54–19	74.0%	#5	2,030	0	6	2000	37–8	82.2%	#6	2,174	1	7
19	2002	50–17	74.6%	#4	2,143	0	10	2001	40–7	85.1%	#6	2,259	1	10
20	2003	86–12	87.8%	#2	2,260	0	19	2002	57–5	91.9%	#1	2,348	4	18
21	2004	18–4	81.8%	#22	2,188	0	21	2003	36–3	92.3%	#3	2,369	6	22
22	2005	66–9	88.0%	#2	2,215	1	30	2004	39–11	78.0%	#7	2,192	6	24
23	2006	41–12	77.4%	#5	2,147	1	33	2005	21–9	70.0%	#11	2,028	7	25
24	2007	14–4	77.8%	#5	2,113	1	34	2006	12–4	75.0%	#95	2,016	7	25
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2007	34–10	77.3%	#7	2,058	8	27
26	2009	13–3	81.2%	#18	2,128	2	35	2008	41–8	83.7%	#2	2,109	9	31
27	2010	39–7	84.8%	#3	2,182	3	40	2009	50–13	79.4%	#1	2,106	11	34
28	2011	21–7	75.0%	#13	2,049	4	41	2010	25–4	86.2%	#4	2,149	13	36
29	2012	17–6	73.9%	#20	1,989	4	41	2011	22–4	84.6%	#12	2,155	13	38
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2012	48–6	88.9%	#3	2,239	15	44
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	2020	0–3	0.0%	#1030	1,927	4	41	2019	25–8	75.8%	#10	2,052	23	70
38	2021	0–2	0.0%	#1154	1,881	4	41	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