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Serena Williams vs Laurence Courtois H2H: 1-0

Serena Williams holds a 1–0 lead over Laurence Courtois in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Serena Williams leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 1999 Roland Garros round of 128 6-4 6-0.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 45 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Laurence Courtois
BEL Age 50 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #10 6-4 6-0 Laurence Courtois #94 Match data May 26, 1999* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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 — #1 13,615 2,399 837 172 83.0% 23 1 23 6 18 2 73
Laurence Courtois — #37 565 1,701 75 94 44.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Laurence Courtois
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 3–3 50.0% #104 1,520 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 1994 8–13 38.1% #105 1,545 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 1995 14–14 50.0% #64 1,624 0 0
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19 1996 20–16 55.6% #44 1,697 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23 1997 4–9 30.8% #183 1,647 0 0
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 1998 4–9 30.8% #125 1,578 0 0
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 1999 13–17 43.3% #78 1,546 0 0
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 2000 6–10 37.5% #130 1,538 0 0
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,078 8 28 2001 3–3 50.0% #166 1,540 0 0
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 2,159 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 2,383 17 57 — — — — — — —
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64 — — — — — — —
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,293 21 69 — — — — — — —
34 2016 38–6 86.4% #2 2,208 22 71 — — — — — — —
35 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,201 23 72 — — — — — — —
36 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,112 23 72 — — — — — — —
37 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,094 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% — 1,926 23 73 — — — — — — —
44 2026 0–1 0.0% — 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 Laurence Courtois
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 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1994 2 4 6 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 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 9 7 16 56.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1997 2 1 3 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1998 2 5 7 28.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 5 7 12 41.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2001 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 22 31 53 41.5% 32 37 69 46.4% 9 11 20 45.0% 12 15 27 44.4%

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 Laurence Courtois
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 — — — — +41 — — 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1998 1893 158.1 — — — — -61 -201 -194 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69 1993 1521 107.7 — — — — +38 +20 — 53.3% +0.73 1–2 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 96.9 +0.37
18 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.56 1994 1545 117.8 — — — — +33 +35 — 40.0% -1.20 4–4 (50%) 3–0 (100%) — +0.11
19 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79 1995 1625 121.6 — — — — -31 -14 -24 50.0% -0.24 3–3 (50%) 8–3 (73%) 105.7 +0.28
20 2002 2339 173.5 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86 1996 1698 120.0 — — — — -38 -71 -18 50.0% -0.11 11–5 (69%) 5–2 (71%) 109.5 +1.19
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 1648 109.2 — — — — +22 -63 — 37.0% -1.26 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 99.6 +0.08
22 2004 2226 163.6 +6.68 +4.43 1.416 56.9% +107 -102 +86 74.8% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 96.9 -0.38 1998 1579 117.9 — — — — +32 -27 — 41.9% -0.13 0–5 (0%) 0–1 — +0.02
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 1546 109.3 — — — — +1 +26 +89 45.2% -0.32 6–7 (46%) 3–5 (38%) 97.3 +1.88
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 1539 113.0 — — — — — +52 — 40.0% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 -0.15
25 2007 2079 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% +88 +11 +153 78.3% +1.84 6–4 (60%) 9–3 (75%) 101.7 -2.35 2001 1540 100.3 — — — — — +39 — 47.1% -0.18 3–2 (60%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 +0.63
26 2008 2127 164.9 +6.89 +4.29 1.280 55.0% +42 -34 +130 80.0% +2.11 9–4 (69%) 5–2 (71%) 102.9 -1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 2121 165.8 +9.20 +3.92 1.332 55.3% +59 -117 +156 75.6% +1.76 11–6 (65%) 8–8 (50%) 98.1 -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%) 106.5 -1.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 2183 160.3 +9.93 +4.56 1.499 57.5% +57 — +124 78.9% +2.33 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 2303 168.5 +11.57 +6.33 1.597 58.7% -27 -158 +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% -1 -39 +41 89.7% +3.22 10–4 (71%) 3–3 (50%) 101.0 -0.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 2273 171.8 +9.98 +6.05 1.454 57.3% +55 +2 +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% +38 -12 +17 81.3% +2.24 17–2 (89%) 7–2 (78%) 105.8 -0.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 2209 161.7 +10.55 +5.23 1.529 57.9% +30 +121 +135 83.0% +2.39 4–2 (67%) 8–2 (80%) 100.3 -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 2201 137.9 +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 +269 +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 +283 +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 +0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2021 1994 145.7 +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 1900 99.1 +1.27 -2.62 0.931 47.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2400 174.5 +8.45 +4.78 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +33 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.9 -2.45 — 1702 119.9 — — — — -4 +2 +7 45.3% -0.37 33–34 (49%) 26–23 (53%) 102.4 +2.66

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.