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Serena Williams vs Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario H2H: 2-4

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario holds a 4–2 lead over Serena Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2000 Canadian Open semifinal 6-2 6-4.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 45 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main-draw meetings
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
ESP Age 54 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #7 6-2 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #9 Match data Aug 19, 2000* SF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #11 6-2 6-3 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #8 Match data Aug 14, 1999* QF Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 6-3 3-2 (ret.) Serena Williams #11 Match data May 15, 1999* QF Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 4-6 6-4 6-4 Serena Williams #22 Match data Jun 20, 1998* QF Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 4-6 7-5 6-3 Serena Williams #27 Match data Jun 2, 1998* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #9 6-2 6-1 Serena Williams #96 Match data Jan 16, 1998* SF Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,399 837 172 83.0% 23 1 23 6 18 2 73
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,384 720 271 72.7% 4 0 6 0 12 7 29

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 Serena Williams Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1986 15–10 60.0% #81 1,620 0 0
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 1987 12–13 48.0% #54 1,639 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,893 0 0 1988 31–16 66.0% #18 1,785 0 1
17 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,065 1 3
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,080 1 5
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,167 1 6
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19 1992 63–16 79.7% #4 2,283 1 8
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,167 3 22
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 1996 57–17 77.0% #2 2,117 3 24
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,026 3 24
26 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,034 4 26
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,923 4 27
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37 2000 41–19 68.3% #9 1,932 4 27
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,796 4 29
30 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46 2002 21–24 46.7% #53 1,634 4 29
31 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 2,111 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 Serena Williams Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2 2 4 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
15 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
16 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1988 5 4 9 55.6% 26 10 36 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 5 0 5 100.0% 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 28 5 33 84.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1990 5 1 6 83.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 7 5 12 58.3%
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1991 20 4 24 83.3% 22 6 28 78.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1992 31 5 36 86.1% 26 7 33 78.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 27 3 30 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1994 38 5 43 88.4% 24 2 26 92.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1995 20 8 28 71.4% 21 3 24 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 23 8 31 74.2% 23 5 28 82.1% 6 1 7 85.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 13 7 20 65.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1998 28 8 36 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2000 22 9 31 71.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
29 2011 18 2 20 90.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2001 15 15 30 50.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
30 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% — — — — 2002 9 13 22 40.9% 12 11 23 52.2% — — — — — — — —
31 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 — 533 103 636 83.8% 174 47 221 78.7% 107 17 124 86.3% 23 5 28 82.1% — 297 118 415 71.6% 329 102 431 76.3% 57 18 75 76.0% 37 33 70 52.9%

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 Serena Williams Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1620 109.9 — — — — -68 +75 — 57.1% +0.13 4–2 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 105.4 +3.75
15 1997 1582 144.0 — — — — +41 — — 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 — -0.18 1987 1639 128.0 — — — — -145 +141 — 48.1% -0.35 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +0.45
16 1998 1893 158.1 — — — — -61 -201 -194 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.20 1988 1785 156.3 — — — — -239 +151 — 67.0% +1.55 0–5 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 -0.24
17 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69 1989 2066 163.2 — — — — -271 +71 -441 74.2% +1.91 8–4 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.7 -3.81
18 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.56 1990 2081 165.6 — — — — -183 +86 -321 70.1% +1.57 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.5 -4.19
19 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79 1991 2168 175.0 — — — — -81 +83 -252 75.0% +2.29 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 103.4 -3.51
20 2002 2339 173.5 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86 1992 2284 179.5 — — — — -5 +24 — 75.6% +1.86 10–8 (56%) 12–1 (92%) 107.1 -6.89
21 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 1993 2248 179.1 — — — — -9 +146 -280 77.4% +2.28 13–3 (81%) 8–6 (57%) 104.5 -2.91
22 2004 2226 163.6 +6.68 +4.43 1.416 56.9% +107 -102 +86 74.8% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 96.9 -0.38 1994 2334 179.3 — — — — -14 +77 -381 82.8% +2.52 12–6 (67%) 14–3 (82%) 105.3 -3.56
23 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 1995 2167 167.9 — — — — -23 +257 -97 73.5% +1.92 11–5 (69%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -1.09
24 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 1996 2118 172.0 — — — — -21 +231 +89 71.5% +1.61 13–6 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -1.50
25 2007 2077 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% +88 +12 +154 78.3% +1.84 6–4 (60%) 9–3 (75%) 101.7 -2.31 1997 2027 162.2 — — — — -3 +132 +232 64.2% +1.13 10–9 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 97.4 +1.63
26 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 1998 2035 164.7 — — — — -10 +128 +211 66.4% +1.25 16–7 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 100.2 +1.12
27 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 1999 1924 153.3 — — — — +11 +138 +206 55.2% +0.49 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 -0.61
28 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 2000 1933 158.0 — — — — -18 +139 +277 62.9% +0.64 14–6 (70%) 9–0 (100%) 108.9 -1.56
29 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 2001 1797 144.3 — — — — -25 +299 — 56.9% +0.68 12–8 (60%) 5–10 (33%) 89.3 +1.17
30 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 2002 1635 126.7 — — — — +18 +228 — 47.0% -0.12 5–7 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 92.1 +1.10
31 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% +56 +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 +269 +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 +0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 +1.05 -3.04 0.931 47.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2399 174.5 +8.45 +4.78 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +34 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.8 -2.44 — 2385 171.0 — — — — -40 +138 -56 68.5% +1.46 151–93 (62%) 92–61 (60%) 103.1 -2.10

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.