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

Serena Williams vs Francesca Schiavone H2H: 7-2

Serena Williams holds a 7–2 lead over Francesca Schiavone in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 5–0 on hard courts, while Francesca Schiavone leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2013 Beijing third round 6-4 7-5.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
7 – 2
9 main draw meetings
Francesca Schiavone
ITA Age 46 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 3, 2013* Beijing WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-4 7-5 Francesca Schiavone #50 Match data
Aug 28, 2013* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-0 6-1 Francesca Schiavone #54 Match data
Aug 5, 2013 Toronto WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-2 Francesca Schiavone #57 Match data
May 13, 2009* Madrid WTA 1000 R64 Clay Francesca Schiavone #45 6-4 0-0 (ret.) Serena Williams #2 Match data
May 8, 2008* Berlin WTA 1000 R32 Clay Serena Williams #6 6-2 6-3 Francesca Schiavone #20 Match data
Sep 3, 2005* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Serena Williams #8 6-3 6-4 Francesca Schiavone #26 Match data
May 12, 2005* Rome WTA 1000 R32 Clay Francesca Schiavone #26 7-6(2) 6-1 Serena Williams #4 Match data
Mar 21, 2003* Miami WTA 1000 R64 Hard Serena Williams #1 7-5 6-1 Francesca Schiavone #35 Match data
Jun 28, 2002* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Serena Williams #2 6-3 6-3 Francesca Schiavone #45 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
Francesca Schiavone #486 #4 5,246 1,984 439 367 54.5% 1 0 0 3 4 8

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 Francesca Schiavone
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 — — — — — — —
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 — — — — — — —
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1999 0–1 0.0% #200 1,494 0 0
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 2000 7–4 63.6% #80 1,577 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 2001 26–22 54.2% #31 1,657 0 0
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 2002 20–22 47.6% #41 1,691 0 0
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 2003 32–23 58.2% #20 1,803 0 0
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 2004 32–22 59.3% #19 1,822 0 0
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 2005 39–21 65.0% #13 1,952 0 0
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 2006 35–23 60.3% #15 1,802 0 0
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2007 27–22 55.1% #24 1,835 0 1
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2008 22–21 51.2% #30 1,757 0 1
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2009 35–25 58.3% #17 1,837 0 2
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 2010 38–21 64.4% #7 1,898 1 4
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 2011 34–21 61.8% #11 1,819 1 4
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 2012 20–21 48.8% #35 1,687 1 5
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67 2013 25–24 51.0% #39 1,722 1 6
34 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69 2014 14–25 35.9% #78 1,619 1 6
35 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70 2015 9–17 34.6% #114 1,562 1 6
36 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,078 23 70 2016 13–13 50.0% #103 1,594 1 7
37 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,052 23 70 2017 11–14 44.0% #91 1,619 1 8
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 1,991 23 71 2018 0–5 0.0% #486 1,501 1 8
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 — — — — — — —