H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Serena Williams vs Mary Pierce H2H: 5-1

Serena Williams holds a 5–1 lead over Mary Pierce in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 3–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2005 Amelia Island round of 16 7-6(5) 6-4.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main-draw meetings
Mary Pierce
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #4 7-6(5) 6-4 Mary Pierce #27 Match data Apr 8, 2005* R16 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Serena Williams #7 6-3 6-1 Mary Pierce #29 Match data Apr 8, 2004* R32 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Serena Williams #3 6-1 6-1 Mary Pierce #132 Match data Jun 6, 2002* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Mary Pierce #6 6-2 6-1 Serena Williams #4 Match data Mar 19, 2000* QF Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #21 7-5 7-6 Mary Pierce #8 Match data Mar 14, 1999* QF Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #304 6-3 7-6 Mary Pierce #7 Match data Nov 7, 1997* R16 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
Mary Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,145 465 218 68.1% 2 0 5 0 5 6 18

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 Mary Pierce
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1989 0–3 0.0% #243 1,480 0 0
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 1990 6–7 46.2% #107 1,543 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,893 0 0 1991 21–9 70.0% #26 1,785 0 1
17 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5 1992 32–10 76.2% #13 1,900 0 4
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,055 0 5
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,007 1 7
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23 1996 18–12 60.0% #24 1,881 1 7
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,066 1 8
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,124 1 12
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,032 2 15
26 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,838 2 15
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,751 2 15
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39 2004 25–17 59.5% #29 1,785 2 16
30 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,128 2 18
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,974 2 18
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 — — — — — — —
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 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 Mary Pierce
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
15 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
16 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
17 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 5 0 5 100.0% 1992 9 2 11 81.8% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 12 4 16 75.0%
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1993 19 6 25 76.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1994 15 5 20 75.0% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6%
20 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1995 25 6 31 80.6% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1997 14 6 20 70.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 14 6 20 70.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 1 15 93.3%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 24 10 34 70.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2000 13 6 19 68.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2001 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2002 1 5 6 16.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
29 2011 18 2 20 90.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% — — — — 2005 19 5 24 79.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3%
31 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2006 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — 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% — 207 99 306 67.6% 157 72 229 68.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 74 34 108 68.5%

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 60/152 of Mary Pierce'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 Mary Pierce
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% 2003 9/40 3.9 1.9 64.5% 68.8% 54.0% 63.9% 46.3% 63.3% 44.5%
29 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9% 2004 7/42 1.6 2.1 67.0% 71.4% 54.8% 59.0% 37.4% 66.4% 41.8%
30 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8% 2005 28/53 3.1 1.5 68.1% 68.9% 54.4% 59.1% 48.4% 64.3% 46.0%
31 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4% 2006 16/17 3.5 1.4 67.3% 69.2% 47.5% 52.5% 42.1% 62.2% 42.2%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 633/1,009 7.2 2.8 60.6% 75.5% 50.9% 60.9% 52.1% 65.8% 48.0% — 60/683 3.1 1.6 67.2% 69.2% 52.6% 58.1% 45.1% 63.9% 44.3%

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 Mary Pierce
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1480 106.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — -0.34
15 1997 1582 144.0 — — — — +42 — — 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 — -0.18 1990 1544 134.3 — — — — +3 +35 — 48.3% +0.52 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.17
16 1998 1893 158.1 — — — — -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19 1991 1786 146.7 — — — — -38 -56 — 66.7% +1.33 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 108.5 +1.05
17 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69 1992 1900 149.4 — — — — -37 -50 — 75.3% +2.01 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 100.2 +3.22
18 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57 1993 2003 165.9 — — — — -4 -109 — 70.4% +1.83 6–5 (55%) 6–9 (40%) 98.2 +1.14
19 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79 1994 2055 169.7 — — — — -25 -54 — 70.9% +1.86 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 +0.50
20 2002 2339 173.4 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86 1995 2008 168.6 — — — — +34 -13 — 72.1% +1.78 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 94.5 +1.10
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 1996 1881 134.2 — — — — +65 +72 -205 58.3% +0.64 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.2 +2.43
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%) 96.9 -0.38 1997 2066 169.1 — — — — -62 +83 -301 68.5% +1.35 12–4 (75%) 6–3 (67%) 108.2 -4.07
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 1998 2124 173.3 — — — — +36 -4 — 66.0% +1.50 12–0 (100%) 3–5 (38%) 110.4 -2.64
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 1999 2053 167.4 — — — — +28 +14 -309 67.8% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 99.5 +1.22
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%) 101.7 -2.31 2000 2033 163.9 — — — — -27 +116 — 72.3% +2.00 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 -0.29
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%) 102.9 -1.00 2001 1839 112.0 — — — — +44 +254 — 48.4% -0.13 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +1.21
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%) 98.1 -2.33 2002 1752 124.6 — — — — +10 +260 +15 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 92.5 -0.57
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 2003 1787 140.5 +4.39 +0.45 1.214 53.8% -23 +157 +58 58.1% +0.66 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 98.2 -0.38
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%) 101.2 -0.27 2004 1785 145.7 +5.15 -0.28 1.246 53.7% -31 +86 +122 59.6% +1.00 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 94.9 -1.86
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%) 103.3 -2.18 2005 2128 166.4 +7.54 +2.70 1.291 54.8% -48 -147 -186 71.7% +1.54 8–1 (89%) 7–5 (58%) 108.3 -3.66
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%) 101.0 -0.69 2006 1975 136.3 +4.44 -0.56 1.116 52.0% -39 — — 55.9% +0.27 1–1 5–3 (63%) — -0.83
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%) 102.4 -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%) 105.8 -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%) 100.3 -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 2201 137.8 +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 +268 +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 +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%) 97.0 +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%) 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 1899 96.8 +0.09 -3.44 0.931 47.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2399 174.5 +8.45 +4.77 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +34 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.8 -2.44 — 2145 166.5 +5.96 +1.15 1.225 53.8% -10 +27 -119 66.1% +1.33 90–58 (61%) 69–58 (54%) 101.5 -0.38

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.