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

Serena Williams vs Lindsay Davenport H2H: 10-4

Serena Williams holds a 10–4 lead over Lindsay Davenport in their WTA head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 9–3 on hard courts, while Lindsay Davenport leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2005 Australian Open final 2-6 6-3 6-0.

USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
10 4
14 main draw meetings
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 189 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #7 2-6 6-3 6-0 Lindsay Davenport #1 Match data Jan 29, 2005* F Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Lindsay Davenport #1 3-6 7-5 6-1 Serena Williams #8 Match data Nov 10, 2004 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Lindsay Davenport #5 6-1 6-3 Serena Williams #16 Match data Jul 25, 2004* F Los Angeles Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Serena Williams #1 6-1 7-5 Lindsay Davenport #5 Match data Apr 12, 2003* SF Charleston Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Serena Williams #1 6-3 7-5 Lindsay Davenport #10 Match data Sep 7, 2002* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #6 (w/o) Lindsay Davenport #1 Match data Nov 7, 2001* F WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Serena Williams #10 6-3 6-7(7) 7-5 Lindsay Davenport #3 Match data Sep 6, 2001* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #10 6-1 6-2 Lindsay Davenport #2 Match data Mar 8, 2001 QF Indian Wells Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #2 6-4 6-2 Serena Williams #5 Match data Aug 22, 2000 QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #7 4-6 6-4 7-6(1) Lindsay Davenport #2 Match data Aug 13, 2000* F Los Angeles Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Serena Williams #6 6-4 1-6 6-4 Lindsay Davenport #2 Match data Sep 11, 1999* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #21 6-4 6-2 Lindsay Davenport #2 Match data Mar 11, 1999* R32 Indian Wells Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #96 1-6 7-5 7-5 Lindsay Davenport #3 Match data Jan 16, 1998* QF Sydney International Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #5 6-4 6-4 Serena Williams #304 Match data Nov 8, 1997* SF 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
Lindsay Davenport #35 #1 6,100 2,374 711 191 78.8% 3 1 11 1 26 13 55

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 Lindsay Davenport
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 1991 1–2 33.3% #348 1,504 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,893 0 0 1992 2–5 28.6% #161 1,512 0 0
17 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5 1993 31–15 67.4% #20 1,858 0 1
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 1994 44–15 74.6% #6 2,041 0 3
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 1995 31–14 68.9% #12 1,964 0 4
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19 1996 47–15 75.8% #9 2,065 0 7
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23 1997 57–16 78.1% #3 2,166 0 13
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 1998 68–14 82.9% #1 2,286 1 19
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 1999 58–11 84.1% #2 2,327 2 26
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 2000 57–14 80.3% #2 2,253 3 30
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28 2001 64–10 86.5% #1 2,298 3 37
26 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32 2002 24–9 72.7% #12 2,165 3 37
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35 2003 48–15 76.2% #5 2,074 3 38
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37 2004 64–10 86.5% #1 2,208 3 45
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39 2005 58–11 84.1% #1 2,215 3 51
30 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46 2006 21–8 72.4% #25 2,132 3 51
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57 2007 13–1 92.9% #72 2,156 3 53
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64 2008 23–6 79.3% #35 2,111 3 55
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 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 Lindsay Davenport
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% 1991 1 2 3 33.3%
16 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1992 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
17 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 0 5 100.0% 1993 18 8 26 69.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1994 21 6 27 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1995 15 8 23 65.2% 8 1 9 88.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 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 29 6 35 82.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1997 36 8 44 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9%
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 1998 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 33 8 41 80.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% 2000 41 9 50 82.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 8 1 9 88.9%
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2001 51 9 60 85.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
26 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 2002 21 8 29 72.4% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2003 30 10 40 75.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 0 4 100.0%
28 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 2004 40 5 45 88.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 1 7 85.7%
29 2011 18 2 20 90.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2005 38 7 45 84.4% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
30 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% 2006 21 8 29 72.4%
31 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2007 13 1 14 92.9%
32 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 18 4 22 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% 471 116 587 80.2% 106 33 139 76.3% 55 16 71 77.5% 79 26 105 75.2%

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 114/278 of Lindsay Davenport'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 Lindsay Davenport
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 13/63 3.1 3.8 57.5% 72.0% 48.9% 70.1% 61.3% 62.1% 50.3%
28 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8% 2004 20/74 4.7 3.3 61.0% 76.7% 48.0% 71.2% 55.1% 65.5% 51.1%
29 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9% 2005 28/69 5.6 5.0 59.7% 73.5% 46.4% 56.5% 54.0% 62.4% 48.6%
30 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8% 2006 19/29 3.9 3.5 57.9% 67.9% 53.5% 56.9% 47.3% 61.8% 47.5%
31 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4% 2007 9/14 4.9 3.6 57.3% 72.4% 53.0% 46.7% 63.5% 64.0% 52.9%
32 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9% 2008 25/29 6.0 4.0 58.0% 74.4% 51.4% 48.4% 54.3% 65.2% 47.8%
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% 38.5% —/—
Career 633/1,009 7.2 2.8 60.6% 75.5% 50.9% 60.9% 52.1% 65.8% 48.0% 114/902 4.9 4.0 58.8% 73.1% 49.8% 58.1% 54.7% 63.6% 49.2%

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 Lindsay Davenport
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 1991 1505 103.8 +36 28.6% -1.71 1–0 -0.02
16 1998 1893 158.1 -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) -1.19 1992 1512 119.7 +67 0 31.3% -1.38 1–1 -0.26
17 1999 2189 178.2 +12 -418 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) -2.69 1993 1859 149.8 -28 -178 -240 61.3% +0.93 11–3 (79%) 4–4 (50%) -0.48
18 2000 2185 168.9 +24 -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) +0.57 1994 2041 168.7 -27 -191 -346 69.7% +1.73 11–7 (61%) 6–5 (55%) -2.86
19 2001 2238 172.8 +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) -2.79 1995 1964 155.1 -15 -55 -216 64.4% +1.21 10–5 (67%) 1–4 (20%) +0.77
20 2002 2339 173.4 +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) -2.86 1996 2066 172.6 +4 -68 -253 73.5% +1.73 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) -1.62
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 2166 175.6 +24 -154 74.4% +1.95 10–10 (50%) 7–8 (47%) +0.58
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 1998 2287 180.4 +50 -220 -395 75.7% +1.94 16–7 (70%) 8–5 (62%) -2.47
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 1999 2328 179.8 +19 -263 -303 82.2% +2.53 8–4 (67%) 7–2 (78%) -1.25
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 2000 2254 177.5 +41 -106 76.8% +2.17 13–6 (68%) 8–8 (50%) -2.76
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 2001 2298 174.7 +17 -24 81.0% +2.19 13–4 (76%) 9–4 (69%) -1.06
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 2002 2166 166.9 +25 71.1% +1.46 4–6 (40%) 7–5 (58%) -0.63
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 2003 2075 165.9 +4.70 +4.45 1.328 56.1% +52 +20 +133 74.6% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) -0.74
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 2004 2208 171.1 +7.65 +5.05 1.482 57.9% +54 -118 +45 83.1% +2.56 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) -0.46
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 2005 2215 170.5 +5.92 +4.60 1.294 55.2% +26 -49 +49 79.2% +2.00 16–6 (73%) 9–7 (56%) -1.58
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 2006 2133 165.6 +4.92 +4.20 1.241 54.4% +19 71.9% +1.67 4–4 (50%) 7–2 (78%) -1.47
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 2007 2157 145.6 +4.78 +3.86 1.472 58.3% +12 83.9% +2.65 3–0 (100%) 1–1 -0.41
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 2008 2112 144.2 +7.49 +3.10 1.375 56.0% -6 +44 80.0% +2.18 5–0 (100%) 1–1 -0.18
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
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
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
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
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 2375 176.5 +6.17 +4.21 1.351 56.0% +22 -122 -126 74.8% +1.90 149–78 (66%) 95–72 (57%) 101.9 -1.91

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.