H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Serena Williams vs Kimiko Date H2H: 1-0

Serena Williams holds a 1–0 lead over Kimiko Date in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Serena Williams leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2013 Wimbledon round of 32 6-2 6-0.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Kimiko Date
JPN Age 55 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-0 Kimiko Date #84 Match data Jun 30, 2013* R32 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
Kimiko Date #1,191 #4 1,280 2,092 245 190 56.3% 0 0 1 0 2 5 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 Kimiko Date
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 — — — — — — —
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 1989 6–5 54.5% #119 1,563 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 1990 10–7 58.8% #79 1,665 0 0
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19 1991 12–11 52.2% #32 1,724 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23 1992 27–14 65.9% #21 1,853 0 1
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 1993 25–11 69.4% #13 1,947 0 2
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 1994 32–12 72.7% #9 1,985 0 4
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 1995 39–12 76.5% #4 2,029 0 5
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28 1996 34–14 70.8% #8 2,077 0 7
26 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32 — — — — — — —
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35 — — — — — — —
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37 — — — — — — —
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 2008 0–1 0.0% #189 2,048 0 7
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 2,045 23 73 2009 6–11 35.3% #69 1,845 0 8
39 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,994 23 73 2010 19–18 51.4% #51 1,823 0 8
40 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,926 23 73 2011 7–24 22.6% #87 1,570 0 8
41 — — — — — — — 2012 2–14 12.5% #99 1,456 0 8
42 — — — — — — — 2013 12–15 44.4% #75 1,576 0 8
43 — — — — — — — 2014 11–14 44.0% #90 1,597 0 8
44 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 — 23 73 2015 3–6 33.3% #182 1,573 0 8

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 Kimiko Date
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1990 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1991 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1993 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1994 26 5 31 83.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 16 6 22 72.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1996 25 8 33 75.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2020 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
39 2021 8 2 10 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 17 15 32 53.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 2022 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 4 16 20 20.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 2 11 13 15.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 10 12 22 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
44 2026 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2015 3 5 8 37.5% 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% — 170 127 297 57.2% 24 27 51 47.1% 31 24 55 56.4% 20 12 32 62.5%

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 149/164 of Kimiko Date'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 Kimiko Date
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2008 1/1 0.0 2.0 59.2% 51.7% 35.0% 44.4% 33.3% 44.9% 36.5%
38 2020 20/21 8.9 2.7 61.3% 73.3% 50.7% 71.0% 49.7% 64.3% 44.9% 2009 13/17 0.8 4.3 67.1% 59.1% 41.4% 54.1% 46.2% 53.0% 43.8%
39 2021 17/18 5.1 2.6 57.4% 72.6% 48.9% 43.6% 49.4% 62.4% 46.2% 2010 33/37 0.9 3.4 63.8% 59.3% 47.5% 49.2% 52.3% 54.8% 45.1%
40 2022 7/7 8.0 4.7 65.0% 68.0% 35.4% 62.0% 45.8% 56.6% 40.5% 2011 30/31 0.6 3.6 63.3% 56.5% 42.0% 46.1% 41.4% 51.2% 42.7%
41 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 15/16 0.8 3.3 61.9% 58.2% 43.5% 48.8% 55.9% 52.0% 42.0%
42 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 27/27 0.7 2.1 69.1% 57.3% 44.5% 47.7% 51.0% 53.3% 46.6%
43 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 24/25 1.1 3.4 67.2% 57.3% 48.2% 43.4% 49.8% 54.3% 43.1%
44 2026 1/1 7.0 7.0 79.0% 62.7% 45.0% 54.6% 27.3% 59.0% 38.5% 2015 5/9 1.0 5.4 65.2% 53.7% 48.1% 42.2% 47.4% 51.7% 39.4%
46 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 1/1 0.0 3.0 51.5% 23.5% 18.8% 0.0% 0.0% 21.2% 19.4%
Career — 633/1,009 7.2 2.8 60.6% 75.5% 50.9% 60.9% 52.1% 65.8% 48.0% — 149/435 0.8 3.3 65.2% 57.4% 44.8% 47.1% 48.6% 52.9% 43.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Kimiko Date
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%) — -1.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) — -2.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.57 1989 1563 118.2 — — — — -9 — +53 48.0% +0.24 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +1.20
19 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.79 1990 1665 128.2 — — — — -15 — — 57.1% +0.40 1–0 3–2 (60%) — -0.03
20 2002 2339 173.4 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) — -2.86 1991 1725 132.7 — — — — -22 — -81 52.7% +0.15 4–5 (44%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.73
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 1992 1854 155.6 — — — — +53 -237 -209 60.9% +0.92 8–2 (80%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.72
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%) — -0.38 1993 1948 158.1 — — — — +75 -344 — 62.8% +1.00 7–1 (88%) 4–3 (57%) — -0.46
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%) — -0.26 1994 1985 161.2 — — — — +87 -347 -333 67.0% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 3–1 (75%) — -0.33
24 2006 2064 147.1 +4.12 +2.38 1.272 54.9% +120 — — 69.4% +1.75 3–1 (75%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.43 1995 2030 160.2 — — — — +41 -192 -291 71.6% +1.43 11–5 (69%) 6–1 (86%) — -2.22
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%) — -2.31 1996 2077 165.2 — — — — +20 -248 -187 65.8% +1.32 11–9 (55%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.42
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%) — -1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -2.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -1.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -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%) — -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%) — -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%) — -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%) — -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%) — -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 2201 137.8 +4.48 +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%) — -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 2008 2049 101.3 +0.44 -0.26 0.663 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.05
38 2020 2046 143.2 +4.70 +1.29 1.259 54.8% +19 — — 70.6% +1.55 7–4 (64%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.57 2009 1845 123.3 -0.97 +0.28 0.931 48.6% +25 — — 44.4% -0.38 3–8 (27%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.84
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%) — -0.19 2010 1823 145.4 -0.25 +1.83 0.998 49.9% +18 -46 — 51.8% -0.11 11–8 (58%) 9–2 (82%) — -3.09
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 2011 1571 117.6 -2.22 +0.23 0.876 46.9% +27 +117 +226 27.3% -1.21 0–4 (0%) 3–10 (23%) — -2.48
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1457 113.8 -2.85 -1.69 0.875 47.1% +33 — — 20.0% -1.63 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.10
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1576 135.2 -1.65 +2.04 0.997 50.0% +7 — +183 46.4% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 0–7 (0%) — -0.50
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1597 125.2 -1.57 -0.21 0.942 48.7% -18 — +178 50.8% -0.15 5–8 (38%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.26
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1574 113.0 -2.60 -0.62 0.817 46.3% -2 — — 35.0% -0.65 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.05
Career — 2399 174.6 +8.46 +4.79 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +34 79.6% +2.21 168–64 (72%) 112–57 (66%) 111.1 -2.45 — 2093 154.4 -1.51 +0.62 0.928 48.3% +30 -185 -61 55.2% +0.45 77–65 (54%) 42–48 (47%) 95.3 -2.24

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.