H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Serena Williams vs Barbara Rittner H2H: 2-0

Serena Williams holds a 2–0 lead over Barbara Rittner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2003 Roland Garros first round 6-2 6-1.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 28, 2003* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-1 Barbara Rittner #87 Match data
Jun 29, 2001* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Serena Williams #5 6-4 6-0 Barbara Rittner #52 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
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,405 825 170 82.9% 23 23 5 17 3 71
Barbara Rittner #438 #24 661 1,883 209 217 49.1% 0 0 0 1 1 2

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 Barbara Rittner
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 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1992 23–15 60.5% #29 1,829 0 1
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,838 0 1
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,818 0 1
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,728 0 1
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,728 0 1
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,653 0 1
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,664 0 1
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,655 0 1
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,632 0 2
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,568 0 2
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 2004 1–2 33.3% #235 1,571 0 2
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 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 — — — — — — —