H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Serena Williams vs Monica Seles H2H: 4-1

Serena Williams holds a 4–1 lead over Monica Seles in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2001 Toronto semifinal 7-5 7-6(5).

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 13, 2001 Toronto WTA 1000 SF Hard Serena Williams #10 7-5 7-6(5) Monica Seles #8 Match data
Aug 11, 2001* Los Angeles WTA 500 QF Hard Monica Seles #10 6-2 3-6 7-6(2) Serena Williams #8 Match data
Sep 9, 1999* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Serena Williams #6 4-6 6-3 6-2 Monica Seles #4 Match data
Mar 22, 1999* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 R16 Hard Serena Williams #16 6-2 6-3 Monica Seles #3 Match data
Nov 8, 1997* Chicago WTA 250 QF Carpet Serena Williams #304 4-6 6-1 6-1 Monica Seles #4 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
Monica Seles #223 #1 4,056 2,540 578 121 82.7% 9 12 3 7 22 53

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 Monica Seles
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,600 0 0
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,002 0 1
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,295 1 10
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,443 4 20
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,499 7 30
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,485 8 32
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 — — — — — — —
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,487 8 33
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 1996 43–8 84.3% #2 2,342 9 38
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,159 9 41
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,174 9 43
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,116 9 44
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 2000 51–12 81.0% #4 2,144 9 47
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,127 9 51
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,088 9 53
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,993 9 53
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —