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

Petra Kvitova vs Serena Williams H2H: 3-5

Serena Williams holds a 5–3 lead over Petra Kvitova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 3–1 on hard courts, while Petra Kvitova leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Petra Kvitova won the 2018 Cincinnati third round 6-3 2-6 6-3.

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Petra Kvitova
CZE Age 36 Left-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 5
8 main draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 16, 2018* Cincinnati WTA 1000 R32 Hard Petra Kvitova #6 6-3 2-6 6-3 Serena Williams #27 Match data
May 9, 2015* Madrid WTA 1000 SF Clay Petra Kvitova #4 6-2 6-3 Serena Williams #1 Match data
May 10, 2014* Madrid WTA 1000 QF Clay Petra Kvitova #6 (def.) Serena Williams #1 Match data
Oct 21, 2013 WTA Championships WTA Finals RR Hard Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-3 Petra Kvitova #6 Match data
Feb 16, 2013* Doha WTA 1000 QF Hard Serena Williams #2 3-6 6-3 7-5 Petra Kvitova #8 Match data
Jul 6, 2012* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass Serena Williams #6 6-3 7-5 Petra Kvitova #4 Match data
Jul 2, 2010* Wimbledon Grand Slam SF Grass Serena Williams #1 7-6(5) 6-2 Petra Kvitova #62 Match data
Jan 21, 2010* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-1 Petra Kvitova #77 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
Petra Kvitova #450 #2 7,690 2,073 501 258 66.0% 2 10 2 14 3 31
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 Petra Kvitova 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 2007 0–1 0.0% #150 1,485 0 0 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4
18 2008 13–14 48.1% #50 1,607 0 0 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7
19 2009 18–16 52.9% #61 1,700 0 1 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10
20 2010 17–20 45.9% #34 1,699 0 1 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18
21 2011 50–11 82.0% #2 2,058 1 7 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22
22 2012 38–15 71.7% #8 1,961 1 9 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24
23 2013 49–22 69.0% #6 1,966 1 11 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25
24 2014 41–17 70.7% #4 1,989 2 14 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25
25 2015 35–16 68.6% #6 1,907 2 17 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27
26 2016 41–19 68.3% #11 1,966 2 19 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31
27 2017 18–10 64.3% #29 1,894 2 20 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34
28 2018 42–17 71.2% #7 1,887 2 25 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36
29 2019 33–16 67.3% #7 1,897 2 27 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38
30 2020 20–7 74.1% #8 1,947 2 27 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44
31 2021 28–17 62.2% #17 1,881 2 28 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55
32 2022 28–19 59.6% #16 1,920 2 29 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62
33 2023 29–13 69.0% #14 1,931 2 31 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67
34 — — — — — — — 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69
35 2025 1–8 11.1% — 1,773 2 31 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