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

Lucie Safarova vs Venus Williams H2H: 2-5

Venus Williams holds a 5–2 lead over Lucie Safarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Venus Williams leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Venus Williams won the 2017 Indian Wells Open third round 6-4 6-2.

Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 5
7 main-draw meetings
United States Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Venus Williams #13 6-4 6-2 Lucie Safarova #40 Match data Mar 13, 2017* R32 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lucie Safarova #15 6-4 6-2 Venus Williams #11 Match data Feb 19, 2015* R16 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lucie Safarova #17 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 Venus Williams #20 Match data Aug 13, 2014* R64 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Venus Williams #6 6-2 6-2 Lucie Safarova #41 Match data Jan 20, 2010* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Venus Williams #3 6-7(5) 6-2 7-5 Lucie Safarova #46 Match data May 28, 2009* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Venus Williams #5 6-2 4-6 6-2 Lucie Safarova #49 Match data May 6, 2009* R32 Italian Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Venus Williams #12 6-1 6-4 Lucie Safarova #31 Match data May 18, 2006* R32 Italian Open Tier I 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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 0 1 6 7
Venus Williams #469 #1 7,452 2,368 782 299 72.3% 7 1 9 2 19 11 49

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 Lucie Safarova Venus Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1994 1–1 50.0% 1,525 0 0
15 1995 2–3 40.0% #205 1,561 0 0
16 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,570 0 0
17 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,830 0 0
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 1998 51–13 79.7% #5 2,099 0 3
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 1999 57–12 82.6% #3 2,248 0 9
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 2000 41–4 91.1% #3 2,337 2 15
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,358 4 21
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,303 4 28
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,260 4 29
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2004 42–14 75.0% #9 2,077 4 31
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,128 5 33
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,035 5 33
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,059 6 36
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2008 40–11 78.4% #6 2,138 7 39
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,988 7 41
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,061 7 43
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 2,017 7 43
32 2012 24–9 72.7% #24 2,016 7 44
33 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,910 7 44
34 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,888 7 45
35 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,971 7 48
36 2016 24–15 61.5% #17 1,817 7 49
37 2017 38–15 71.7% #5 1,941 7 49
38 2018 15–11 57.7% #39 1,872 7 49
39 2019 20–15 57.1% #52 1,819 7 49
40 2020 1–8 11.1% #79 1,713 7 49
41 2021 3–9 25.0% #318 1,647 7 49
42 2022 0–4 0.0% #1000 1,602 7 49
43 2023 3–7 30.0% #412 1,592 7 49

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 Lucie Safarova Venus 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 %
14 1994 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
16 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1997 15 7 22 68.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
18 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 1998 36 8 44 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 34 6 40 85.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2000 25 0 25 100.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 32 3 35 91.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 0 7 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 35 5 40 87.5% 14 2 16 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2003 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 0 4 100.0%
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 21 9 30 70.0% 17 2 19 89.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 18 7 25 72.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 0 7 100.0%
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2007 27 5 32 84.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 7 0 7 100.0%
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 2008 29 9 38 76.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0%
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2009 21 11 32 65.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 1 7 85.7%
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2010 19 3 22 86.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2011 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
32 2012 14 3 17 82.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 2013 12 8 20 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
34 2014 27 11 38 71.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
35 2015 34 10 44 77.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
36 2016 14 11 25 56.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 1 6 83.3%
37 2017 26 11 37 70.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
38 2018 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
39 2019 16 11 27 59.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
40 2020 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
41 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
42 2022 0 4 4 0.0%
43 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
Career 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 487 189 676 72.0% 163 69 232 70.3% 98 27 125 78.4% 34 14 48 70.8%

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 526/627 of Lucie Safarova's and 581/732 of Venus 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 Lucie Safarova Venus 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%
18 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% —/—
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% —/—
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% —/—
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% —/—
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% —/—
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2003 11/29 3.8 5.8 55.2% 76.2% 43.8% 53.3% 47.0% 61.6% 51.3%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2004 13/56 4.1 4.5 59.4% 72.2% 46.7% 41.6% 50.5% 61.9% 50.1%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2005 18/44 2.9 4.2 64.4% 70.7% 45.1% 63.1% 52.0% 61.3% 50.1%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2006 16/19 3.1 4.3 62.7% 68.3% 47.0% 52.8% 45.6% 60.6% 48.5%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2007 53/56 3.6 5.3 59.4% 72.6% 46.6% 56.6% 51.8% 62.2% 48.6%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2008 43/51 4.3 4.3 61.6% 72.0% 48.4% 55.6% 48.9% 62.7% 47.0%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2009 48/54 5.4 4.7 57.3% 73.4% 49.9% 59.5% 51.4% 63.3% 46.1%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% 2010 44/45 4.6 4.5 56.7% 73.5% 46.9% 53.7% 49.0% 61.9% 47.4%
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% 2011 9/12 6.0 2.8 64.4% 72.3% 51.7% 60.3% 45.5% 64.5% 45.7%
32 —/— 2012 28/33 4.5 4.8 53.9% 68.9% 47.8% 50.7% 50.7% 59.2% 46.0%
33 —/— 2013 23/26 2.8 4.6 56.9% 65.4% 43.4% 55.0% 50.8% 56.0% 47.2%
34 —/— 2014 44/48 4.7 4.4 55.7% 71.6% 46.0% 56.6% 53.0% 60.4% 46.7%
35 —/— 2015 35/53 4.6 2.9 58.6% 70.6% 49.7% 50.2% 48.0% 62.1% 45.0%
36 —/— 2016 37/39 3.1 3.9 61.5% 65.5% 48.1% 52.8% 52.7% 58.4% 46.8%
37 —/— 2017 46/53 3.5 5.2 60.9% 69.2% 46.3% 59.1% 46.0% 60.2% 46.0%
38 —/— 2018 26/26 2.1 4.9 60.5% 63.9% 46.4% 53.6% 51.3% 56.7% 43.8%
39 —/— 2019 34/35 1.8 3.7 63.2% 63.3% 43.3% 54.0% 45.9% 56.0% 43.6%
40 —/— 2020 9/9 3.2 7.0 58.3% 63.2% 42.3% 61.2% 45.9% 54.5% 41.2%
41 —/— 2021 12/12 3.4 4.4 62.1% 60.7% 37.2% 48.3% 44.1% 51.7% 39.2%
42 —/— 2022 4/4 3.3 8.5 56.5% 65.1% 31.3% 49.0% 29.6% 50.4% 34.9%
43 —/— 2023 10/10 3.6 4.4 60.1% 64.2% 38.7% 43.3% 39.2% 54.0% 40.5%
44 —/— 2024 2/2 4.5 8.0 59.1% 60.9% 29.6% 49.4% 70.0% 47.9% 40.9%
45 —/— 2025 4/4 3.5 5.5 54.2% 62.5% 31.3% 31.2% 48.2% 48.5% 40.7%
46 —/— 2026 12/12 3.0 4.4 59.2% 63.3% 37.8% 46.5% 43.3% 53.3% 37.0%
Career 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0% 581/1,081 3.8 4.5 59.3% 69.4% 46.1% 54.4% 49.2% 59.8% 46.0%

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 Lucie Safarova Venus 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
14 1994 1526 122.1 60.0% 0.00 0–1 -0.18
15 1995 1561 123.9 +29 36.4% -0.36 1–0 0–1 -0.31
16 1996 1570 134.2 +31 46.7% +0.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.34
17 1997 1831 160.2 +5 -255 -230 55.8% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 108.3 -1.92
18 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 103.2 -0.78 1998 2100 174.0 +4 -331 -385 75.6% +2.04 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 108.8 -0.82
19 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 -1.14 1999 2248 179.2 +7 -300 -461 77.5% +1.83 10–5 (67%) 9–4 (69%) 105.8 -4.08
20 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.99 2000 2337 171.5 +16 -397 -317 84.0% +2.34 8–2 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 106.2 -2.30
21 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +1.17 2001 2358 172.4 +31 -379 -127 83.8% +2.48 8–1 (89%) 10–3 (77%) 106.1 -1.53
22 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32 2002 2303 175.2 +58 -205 -10 81.3% +2.44 12–4 (75%) 7–3 (70%) 101.1 -2.34
23 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.46 2003 2261 155.8 +4.06 +5.13 1.337 56.1% +107 -163 +33 81.0% +2.37 4–3 (57%) 1–2 (33%) 97.7 -1.73
24 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.94 2004 2078 159.0 +4.27 +3.93 1.315 55.7% +59 +131 75.7% +1.99 6–3 (67%) 8–6 (57%) 99.4 +0.68
25 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27 2005 2128 165.4 +4.52 +4.90 1.293 55.5% +29 +38 +223 75.0% +2.03 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 -2.36
26 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) 98.2 +0.73 2006 2035 136.6 +3.30 +3.85 1.231 54.0% +67 +87 +280 63.8% +0.94 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.08
27 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02 2007 2059 153.9 +5.55 +3.98 1.286 55.2% +31 +23 +331 79.0% +2.10 6–6 (50%) 6–5 (55%) 95.6 -1.59
28 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85 2008 2138 163.5 +7.00 +3.95 1.260 54.6% -5 -109 +293 74.6% +1.81 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 99.1 -1.46
29 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56 2009 1989 162.7 +7.24 +2.88 1.255 54.5% +47 -3 +361 65.1% +1.53 13–10 (57%) 3–12 (20%) 88.0 -2.55
30 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88 2010 2062 156.7 +5.33 +3.88 1.244 54.7% +31 -11 +294 79.6% +1.80 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 104.0 +0.82
31 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 90.8 -1.01 2011 2018 120.4 +4.82 +1.85 1.287 54.7% +52 +278 70.8% +1.58 3–1 (75%) 0–2 +0.19
32 2012 2016 150.4 +3.65 +3.04 1.127 52.6% +82 +19 +154 65.4% +1.15 9–3 (75%) 5–5 (50%) 99.5 -1.94
33 2013 1911 141.0 +0.75 +3.14 1.071 51.5% +85 +50 58.1% +0.65 6–6 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 92.5 -0.63
34 2014 1888 149.7 +4.15 +2.82 1.178 53.5% +57 +2 +268 66.4% +1.21 10–11 (48%) 5–6 (45%) 93.1 +0.59
35 2015 1971 157.4 +3.80 +3.44 1.187 53.2% +43 -131 +141 67.2% +1.27 13–4 (76%) 10–5 (67%) 105.5 -0.59
36 2016 1818 133.2 +2.07 +3.27 1.126 52.8% +13 +15 +295 62.0% +0.67 5–9 (36%) 11–4 (73%) 95.7 +1.30
37 2024 1732 98.6 2017 1941 149.8 +3.49 +3.26 1.155 53.0% -13 -79 +233 67.8% +1.01 11–6 (65%) 11–3 (79%) 106.7 -0.36
38 2018 1873 141.1 +0.84 +1.05 1.013 50.4% +44 -80 +237 54.0% +0.33 7–4 (64%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 +0.67
39 2019 1820 145.6 +0.36 +1.07 0.992 50.0% +35 -40 +249 51.9% +0.05 9–4 (69%) 6–3 (67%) 103.1 -1.42
40 2020 1714 126.0 +0.01 -0.68 0.905 48.2% +47 27.3% -1.14 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 90.8 -1.11
41 2021 1647 111.7 -2.68 -2.16 0.811 45.9% +79 -9 29.6% -1.59 1–2 (33%) 0–2 -0.85
42 2022 1602 107.5 -2.82 -1.21 0.703 43.0% +66 11.1% -2.78 0–1 0–1 0.00
43 2023 1593 114.1 -1.10 -0.46 0.880 47.2% +55 +447 40.0% -1.00 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 95.5 -0.01
Career 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27 2369 167.3 +3.54 +2.76 1.146 52.9% +33 -76 +111 68.9% +1.40 185–126 (59%) 137–101 (58%) 99.2 -2.45

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.