H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 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 Open round of 16 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 51 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #4 6-4 1-6 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #17 Match data Mar 27, 2005* R16 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #6 6-1 4-6 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #42 Match data Mar 27, 2004* R32 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Elena Likhovtseva #18 6-3 6-3 Serena Williams #4 Match data Jan 25, 2000* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #11 4-6 6-3 6-1 Elena Likhovtseva #21 Match data Aug 12, 1999* R32 Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Serena Williams #304 6-3 7-5 Elena Likhovtseva #27 Match data Nov 6, 1997* R32 Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

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 Likhovtseva #1,092 #15 1,807 1,911 358 340 51.3% 0 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 1,893 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5 1993 11–8 57.9% #67 1,633 0 1
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 1994 17–19 47.2% #62 1,737 0 1
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 1995 18–18 50.0% #45 1,715 0 1
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19 1996 30–22 57.7% #18 1,816 0 1
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23 1997 24–24 50.0% #31 1,747 0 2
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 1998 35–29 54.7% #26 1,828 0 2
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 1999 34–29 54.0% #18 1,755 0 2
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 2000 29–28 50.9% #21 1,757 0 2
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28 2001 25–24 51.0% #36 1,745 0 2
26 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32 2002 24–27 47.1% #42 1,667 0 2
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35 2003 26–26 50.0% #37 1,678 0 2
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37 2004 26–24 52.0% #24 1,820 0 3
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39 2005 30–22 57.7% #17 1,794 0 3
30 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46 2006 16–20 44.4% #43 1,693 0 3
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57 2007 13–17 43.3% #62 1,666 0 3
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64 2008 0–3 0.0% #1044 1,634 0 3
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 Likhovtseva
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 5 0 5 100.0% 1993 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1996 12 12 24 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1997 15 10 25 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1998 11 13 24 45.8% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 7 14 50.0%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 13 13 26 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 8 15 46.7%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 15 15 30 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2001 9 11 20 45.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 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% 2003 18 14 32 56.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2004 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2011 18 2 20 90.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2005 15 13 28 53.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% — — — — 2006 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2007 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2008 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 181 180 361 50.1% 77 73 150 51.3% 47 34 81 58.0% 53 53 106 50.0%

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 83/223 of Elena Likhovtseva'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 Likhovtseva
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 16/50 6.4 2.6 61.3% 73.3% 51.5% 64.8% 54.6% 64.9% 49.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 14/30 5.9 2.6 61.2% 74.1% 52.5% 68.0% 48.3% 65.1% 47.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2% 2003 7/52 3.3 4.6 61.6% 67.0% 46.2% 62.5% 46.7% 58.7% 44.9%
28 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8% 2004 5/50 1.6 4.4 63.3% 65.5% 42.0% 46.7% 46.9% 57.0% 46.9%
29 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9% 2005 18/52 2.3 3.8 61.4% 62.1% 44.7% 53.8% 52.4% 54.8% 45.6%
30 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8% 2006 27/36 1.9 3.1 65.2% 59.3% 47.6% 51.3% 48.8% 55.2% 46.4%
31 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4% 2007 23/30 1.8 3.5 64.9% 64.2% 45.9% 55.1% 47.9% 57.6% 42.7%
32 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9% 2008 3/3 1.0 3.7 59.7% 57.8% 41.5% 36.1% 22.8% 51.0% 39.1%
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% — 83/698 2.0 3.6 63.7% 62.2% 45.8% 53.0% 48.1% 56.0% 44.8%

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 Likhovtseva
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1998 1893 158.1 — — — — -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69 1993 1634 127.1 — — — — +37 — — 56.8% +0.48 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.42
18 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57 1994 1737 144.1 — — — — +23 — — 49.4% -0.07 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.34
19 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79 1995 1716 139.9 — — — — +42 -182 — 48.1% -0.27 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 102.0 -1.00
20 2002 2339 173.4 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86 1996 1816 147.2 — — — — -25 -115 -207 52.0% +0.03 15–4 (79%) 9–5 (64%) 114.1 -0.96
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 1997 1748 148.3 — — — — +20 -67 -109 50.9% +0.16 6–8 (43%) 4–5 (44%) 95.9 -1.89
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 1998 1829 147.2 — — — — -41 -55 -44 52.5% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 5–4 (56%) 102.2 -1.26
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 1999 1756 151.4 — — — — -21 +65 +33 52.5% +0.32 8–7 (53%) 5–10 (33%) 98.6 -0.89
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 2000 1757 148.3 — — — — +3 +17 +50 50.4% +0.05 11–12 (48%) 8–4 (67%) 99.7 +0.59
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 2001 1746 140.2 — — — — -54 +47 +174 53.5% +0.30 7–11 (39%) 3–7 (30%) 92.1 +0.51
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 2002 1667 127.8 — — — — -65 +102 +297 48.7% -0.15 8–9 (47%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 +0.12
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 2003 1679 134.9 +1.49 +0.52 1.089 52.0% -25 +64 +194 50.9% +0.17 7–7 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 99.4 -0.21
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 2004 1820 143.6 +1.45 +1.57 1.088 51.6% -18 -76 -35 50.4% -0.33 12–9 (57%) 3–5 (38%) 102.1 -1.72
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 2005 1795 137.5 +0.25 +1.06 1.009 50.2% -28 +31 -16 52.8% +0.02 17–6 (74%) 10–4 (71%) 113.3 +0.64
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 2006 1694 129.9 -0.47 +1.55 1.034 50.6% +3 +16 +165 44.4% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 3–1 (75%) 102.3 +1.01
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 2007 1666 126.5 +1.88 -0.78 1.007 50.3% -17 +24 +183 44.1% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 99.7 -0.64
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 2008 1635 111.2 +0.16 -0.58 0.798 44.5% -16 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.57
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 — 1912 147.6 +0.64 +0.64 1.019 50.4% -12 +4 +83 50.6% +0.03 122–104 (54%) 73–65 (53%) 105.6 -1.03

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.