H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Serena Williams vs Elena Likhovtseva H2H: 4-1

Serena Williams holds a 4–1 lead over Elena Likhovtseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2005 Miami fourth round 6-4 1-6 6-4.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Elena Likhovtseva
RUS Age 50 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 27, 2005* Miami WTA 1000 R16 Hard Serena Williams #4 6-4 1-6 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #17 Match data
Mar 27, 2004* Miami WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #6 6-1 4-6 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #42 Match data
Jan 25, 2000* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Elena Likhovtseva #18 6-3 6-3 Serena Williams #4 Match data
Aug 12, 1999* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R32 Hard Serena Williams #11 4-6 6-3 6-1 Elena Likhovtseva #21 Match data
Nov 6, 1997* Chicago WTA 250 R32 Carpet Serena Williams #304 6-3 7-5 Elena Likhovtseva #27 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
Elena Likhovtseva #1,092 #15 1,807 1,912 358 338 51.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Likhovtseva
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 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,736 0 1
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,718 0 1
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 1996 30–21 58.8% #18 1,819 0 1
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,749 0 2
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,829 0 2
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 2000 29–27 51.8% #21 1,770 0 2
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,746 0 2
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,666 0 2
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,828 0 3
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,795 0 3
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,695 0 3
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,665 0 3
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3
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 — — — — — — —