H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Serena Williams vs Magdalena Maleeva H2H: 4-0

Serena Williams holds a 4–0 lead over Magdalena Maleeva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2002 Berlin fourth round 7-6(2) 6-4.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Magdalena Maleeva
BUL Age 51 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 10, 2002* Berlin WTA 1000 R16 Clay Serena Williams #5 7-6(2) 6-4 Magdalena Maleeva #26 Match data
Jul 4, 2001* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Serena Williams #5 6-2 6-1 Magdalena Maleeva #14 Match data
Mar 12, 2001* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R16 Hard Serena Williams #10 6-3 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #16 Match data
Mar 22, 2000* Miami WTA 1000 R64 Hard Serena Williams #6 6-4 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #61 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
Magdalena Maleeva #401 #4 1,834 2,083 384 272 58.5% 0 2 0 2 6 10

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 Magdalena Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1989 1–3 25.0% #216 1,497 0 0
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 1990 12–10 54.5% #72 1,654 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0 1991 17–15 53.1% #38 1,718 0 0
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 1992 28–14 66.7% #20 1,908 0 1
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 1993 36–16 69.2% #16 1,962 0 1
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1994 31–12 72.1% #11 1,980 0 3
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 1995 37–12 75.5% #6 2,029 0 6
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 1996 18–15 54.5% #19 1,908 0 6
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 1997 21–22 48.8% #36 1,746 0 6
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 1998 5–7 41.7% #116 1,713 0 6
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 1999 12–8 60.0% #76 1,737 0 7
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 2000 25–25 50.0% #23 1,813 0 7
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 2001 35–24 59.3% #16 1,849 0 8
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2002 35–24 59.3% #14 1,855 0 9
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2003 27–21 56.2% #30 1,746 0 10
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2004 27–24 52.9% #25 1,710 0 10
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 2005 17–20 45.9% #53 1,682 0 10
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 — — — — — — —
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 — — — — — — —
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67 — — — — — — —
34 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69 — — — — — — —
35 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70 — — — — — — —
36 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,078 23 70 — — — — — — —
37 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,052 23 70 — — — — — — —
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 1,991 23 71 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —