H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Serena Williams vs Elena Dementieva H2H: 7-6 (incl. walkovers)

Serena Williams vs Elena Dementieva: 7–5 excluding walkovers; 7–6 including 1 walkover. Across 13 main-draw results including walkovers, they are tied 5–5 on hard courts, while Serena Williams leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Elena Dementieva won the 2010 Sydney International final 6-3 6-2.

USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H including walkovers
7 6
13 main-draw results
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Dementieva #5 6-3 6-2 Serena Williams #1 Match data Jan 17, 2010* F Sydney International Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Serena Williams #2 6-2 6-4 Elena Dementieva #5 Match data Oct 26, 2009 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Elena Dementieva #5 7-6(2) 6-1 Serena Williams #2 Match data Aug 22, 2009* SF Canadian Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #2 6-7(4) 7-5 8-6 Elena Dementieva #4 Match data Jul 4, 2009* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Elena Dementieva #4 (w/o) Serena Williams #1 Match data Feb 14, 2009* SF Paris Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Serena Williams #2 6-3 6-4 Elena Dementieva #4 Match data Jan 30, 2009* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Elena Dementieva #4 6-3 6-1 Serena Williams #2 Match data Jan 17, 2009* SF Sydney International Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Elena Dementieva #7 3-6 6-4 6-3 Serena Williams #4 Match data Aug 16, 2008* QF Beijing Olympics Olympics Hard
Elena Dementieva #14 5-7 6-1 6-1 Serena Williams #7 Match data Oct 14, 2007* F Moscow Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #8 7-6(3) 7-5 Elena Dementieva #5 Match data Nov 10, 2004 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Serena Williams #16 6-3 7-6(2) Elena Dementieva #6 Match data Jul 24, 2004* SF Los Angeles Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Serena Williams #6 6-1 6-1 Elena Dementieva #8 Match data Mar 30, 2004* F Miami Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-2 Elena Dementieva #16 Match data Jul 2, 2003* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Elena Dementieva #10 #3 8,286 2,125 483 245 66.3% 0 1 3 0 7 5 16

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 Elena Dementieva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #349 1,492 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,893 0 0 1998 0–2 0.0% #186 1,478 0 0
17 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5 1999 11–11 50.0% #62 1,583 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 2000 38–20 65.5% #11 1,897 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 2001 34–22 60.7% #15 1,840 0 0
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19 2002 36–26 58.1% #19 1,764 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23 2003 47–25 65.3% #8 1,966 0 3
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 2004 40–23 63.5% #6 1,975 0 4
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 2005 41–22 65.1% #8 1,916 0 4
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 2006 45–21 68.2% #8 1,922 0 6
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28 2007 41–18 69.5% #11 1,969 0 8
26 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32 2008 56–17 76.7% #4 2,050 0 11
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35 2009 55–18 75.3% #5 1,987 0 14
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37 2010 39–19 67.2% #9 1,955 0 16
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39
30 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46
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 2,112 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 Elena Dementieva
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 %
15 1997 3 2 5 60.0% 1997 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1998 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% 1999 6 5 11 54.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2000 25 10 35 71.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2001 18 12 30 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
20 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 2002 15 13 28 53.6% 10 7 17 58.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 2003 24 13 37 64.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 2004 27 14 41 65.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 28 15 43 65.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% 2006 24 13 37 64.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2007 24 11 35 68.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 2008 33 10 43 76.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2009 35 11 46 76.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
28 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 2010 28 15 43 65.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 0 4 100.0%
29 2011 18 2 20 90.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0%
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% 287 142 429 66.9% 103 55 158 65.2% 41 20 61 67.2% 52 28 80 65.0%

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 633/768 of Serena Williams's and 319/527 of Elena Dementieva'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 Serena Williams Elena Dementieva
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%
21 2003 13/39 3.9 2.1 61.7% 74.0% 52.8% 63.9% 58.8% 66.1% 51.8% 2003 8/72 1.3 3.9 63.6% 65.3% 42.0% 57.8% 70.6% 56.9% 47.7%
22 2004 16/50 6.4 2.6 61.3% 73.3% 51.5% 64.8% 54.6% 64.9% 49.7% 2004 13/63 0.8 9.8 57.2% 62.8% 38.5% 44.9% 55.2% 52.5% 49.7%
23 2005 14/30 5.9 2.6 61.2% 74.1% 52.5% 68.0% 48.3% 65.1% 47.5% 2005 21/63 0.8 8.7 57.0% 62.1% 39.9% 50.1% 50.1% 52.2% 50.7%
24 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9% 2006 46/66 0.8 8.4 60.8% 61.8% 41.0% 50.6% 49.1% 53.7% 49.9%
25 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0% 2007 54/59 1.5 7.1 56.6% 64.7% 44.3% 48.3% 57.1% 55.7% 50.7%
26 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7% 2008 59/73 1.5 4.1 64.0% 63.4% 45.2% 57.6% 53.0% 56.9% 48.6%
27 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2% 2009 67/73 1.9 5.8 60.2% 67.3% 47.2% 57.5% 53.7% 59.5% 49.3%
28 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8% 2010 51/58 1.5 4.7 64.7% 63.3% 47.4% 56.6% 54.7% 57.9% 50.0%
29 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9% —/—
30 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8% —/—
31 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4% —/—
32 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9% —/—
33 2015 50/56 9.5 3.5 59.9% 76.7% 55.9% 67.3% 54.5% 68.4% 47.8% —/—
34 2016 41/44 7.9 2.8 62.3% 77.4% 51.9% 58.8% 50.6% 68.0% 49.0% —/—
35 2017 9/9 7.9 3.9 55.9% 79.6% 46.7% 57.9% 51.3% 65.7% 46.5% —/—
36 2018 24/25 7.1 3.4 59.2% 74.2% 48.5% 55.3% 51.9% 63.9% 44.0% —/—
37 2019 31/33 6.6 2.8 59.2% 76.5% 50.4% 50.4% 45.6% 65.5% 46.7% —/—
38 2020 20/21 8.9 2.7 61.3% 73.3% 50.7% 71.0% 49.7% 64.3% 44.9% —/—
39 2021 17/18 5.1 2.6 57.4% 72.6% 48.9% 43.6% 49.4% 62.4% 46.2% —/—
40 2022 7/7 8.0 4.7 65.0% 68.0% 35.4% 62.0% 45.8% 56.6% 40.5% —/—
44 2026 1/1 7.0 7.0 79.0% 62.7% 45.0% 54.6% 27.3% 59.0% 38.2% —/—
Career 633/1,009 7.2 2.8 60.6% 75.5% 50.9% 60.9% 52.1% 65.8% 48.0% 319/728 1.4 6.2 60.8% 64.1% 44.5% 53.8% 53.9% 56.5% 49.7%

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 Elena Dementieva
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
15 1997 1582 144.0 +42 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 -0.18 1997 1493 97.6 0.0% -4.50 +0.06
16 1998 1893 158.1 -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19 1998 1479 106.2 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 -0.13
17 1999 2189 178.2 +12 -418 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69 1999 1584 124.5 -21 -3 54.0% +0.38 1–7 (13%) 0–1 +1.54
18 2000 2185 168.9 +24 -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57 2000 1897 159.0 -23 -186 59.6% +0.65 17–7 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 112.6 -1.08
19 2001 2238 172.8 +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79 2001 1841 149.4 +14 -69 -259 58.3% +0.58 8–10 (44%) 4–6 (40%) 95.9 +1.46
20 2002 2339 173.4 +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86 2002 1764 143.8 +7 -19 -9 60.1% +0.78 7–16 (30%) 9–12 (43%) 87.6 +3.61
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 2003 1967 156.8 +1.60 +2.78 1.106 52.3% -16 -140 -134 61.8% +0.81 15–12 (56%) 10–3 (77%) 107.7 -1.46
22 2004 2226 163.6 +6.68 +4.43 1.416 56.9% +107 -101 +86 74.8% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 96.9 -0.38 2004 1976 161.0 -0.64 +4.50 1.046 51.0% +8 -84 58.0% +0.42 14–4 (78%) 7–3 (70%) 108.8 -2.48
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 2005 1916 156.8 -1.41 +5.17 1.059 51.3% +26 -5 -155 59.7% +0.74 18–6 (75%) 8–3 (73%) 108.8 +2.18
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 2006 1922 155.6 -0.92 +5.86 1.077 51.8% +31 -42 -40 61.4% +0.70 18–3 (86%) 9–1 (90%) 116.2 +1.22
25 2007 2077 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% +88 +12 +155 78.3% +1.84 6–4 (60%) 9–3 (75%) 101.7 -2.31 2007 1969 151.5 +0.08 +6.52 1.145 53.1% +12 +5 -105 66.4% +1.22 10–3 (77%) 6–5 (55%) 104.2 +1.18
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 2008 2051 160.2 +2.18 +5.30 1.128 52.8% -4 -41 -104 71.0% +1.43 17–8 (68%) 10–8 (56%) 103.5 -2.32
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 2009 1988 160.0 +3.77 +5.90 1.216 54.3% +41 -23 -33 71.7% +1.67 9–10 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 93.9 -0.09
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 2010 1956 165.7 +2.28 +6.35 1.189 54.0% +28 -23 65.6% +1.32 12–6 (67%) 4–10 (29%) 96.4 -1.18
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
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
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% +55 +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 +268 +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 +0.57
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 +0.10 -3.44 0.931 47.3% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 +0.12
Career 2399 174.5 +8.45 +4.77 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +34 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.8 -2.44 2125 161.4 +1.36 +5.78 1.141 53.0% +11 -53 -91 62.8% +0.92 146–93 (61%) 82–64 (56%) 106.3 +0.35

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.