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

Serena Williams vs Na Li H2H: 11-2 (incl. walkovers)

Serena Williams vs Na Li: 11–1 excluding walkovers; 11–2 including 1 walkover. Across 13 main-draw results including walkovers, Serena Williams leads 10–1 on hard courts, while Na Li leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2014 Miami Open final 7-5 6-1.

USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H including walkovers
11 2
13 main-draw results
CHN Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #1 7-5 6-1 Na Li #2 Match data Mar 23, 2014* F Miami Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #1 2-6 6-3 6-0 Na Li #3 Match data Oct 29, 2013* F WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Serena Williams #1 6-0 6-3 Na Li #6 Match data Sep 7, 2013* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #1 7-5 7-5 Na Li #5 Match data Aug 17, 2013* SF Cincinnati Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #1 6-3 7-6(5) Na Li #5 Match data Mar 23, 2013* QF Miami Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #3 7-6(2) 6-3 Na Li #8 Match data Oct 22, 2012 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Na Li #9 (w/o) Serena Williams #6 Match data May 19, 2012* SF Italian Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Serena Williams #1 7-5 6-3 Na Li #12 Match data Jul 1, 2010* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Serena Williams #1 7-6(4) 7-6(1) Na Li #17 Match data Jan 29, 2010* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Serena Williams #2 6-3 7-6(6) Na Li #18 Match data Jul 30, 2009* R32 Bank of the West Classic Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Serena Williams #1 4-6 7-6(1) 6-2 Na Li #40 Match data Apr 3, 2009* QF Miami Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Na Li #30 0-6 6-1 6-4 Serena Williams #1 Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Serena Williams #15 6-3 6-7(1) 6-2 Na Li #52 Match data Jan 18, 2006* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Na Li #9 #2 7,585 2,117 338 159 68.0% 2 0 1 0 1 5 9

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 Na Li
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
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 2000 1–3 25.0% #136 1,496 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 2001 0–1 0.0% #302 1,480 0 0
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 2004 6–1 85.7% #78 1,599 0 1
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 2005 23–14 62.2% #56 1,710 0 1
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 2006 36–22 62.1% #21 1,818 0 1
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28 2007 22–12 64.7% #29 1,819 0 1
26 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32 2008 28–14 66.7% #23 1,863 0 2
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35 2009 35–17 67.3% #15 1,938 0 2
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37 2010 36–20 64.3% #11 1,849 0 3
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39 2011 33–17 66.0% #5 1,862 1 5
30 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46 2012 43–17 71.7% #7 1,999 1 6
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57 2013 46–14 76.7% #3 2,067 1 7
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64 2014 29–7 80.6% #9 2,024 2 9
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 Na Li
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%
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 2000 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2001 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 2004 6 1 7 85.7%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 16 12 28 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 2007 13 5 18 72.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 2008 26 12 38 68.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2009 22 9 31 71.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8%
29 2011 18 2 20 90.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
30 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% 2012 30 10 40 75.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2013 35 8 43 81.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 2 8 75.0%
32 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2014 22 3 25 88.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 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% 222 104 326 68.1% 77 33 110 70.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 372/485 of Na Li'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 Na Li
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% 2005 2/37 1.5 3.5 71.4% 54.3% 62.6% 49.2% 41.7% 56.3% 43.6%
24 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9% 2006 36/58 1.9 2.3 71.1% 61.5% 49.3% 51.6% 50.5% 57.6% 45.2%
25 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0% 2007 33/34 1.5 2.0 71.5% 62.4% 51.9% 52.6% 45.7% 59.2% 46.2%
26 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7% 2008 32/42 2.2 3.9 66.3% 63.4% 48.3% 58.5% 51.1% 58.2% 46.8%
27 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2% 2009 47/52 2.1 2.9 63.9% 65.4% 51.1% 45.7% 50.4% 59.9% 46.1%
28 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8% 2010 48/56 2.3 2.9 68.5% 65.7% 49.2% 50.4% 51.7% 60.4% 47.3%
29 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9% 2011 39/50 2.1 3.2 69.1% 64.4% 47.3% 54.6% 51.5% 59.1% 45.2%
30 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8% 2012 49/60 2.3 3.0 68.7% 65.1% 53.5% 57.5% 51.0% 61.2% 47.8%
31 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4% 2013 52/60 2.8 4.2 63.2% 67.9% 49.4% 58.5% 57.2% 61.0% 49.3%
32 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9% 2014 34/36 1.9 4.0 66.5% 66.3% 49.7% 55.6% 57.2% 60.8% 50.0%
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% 372/497 2.2 3.2 67.4% 64.9% 50.1% 53.8% 51.9% 59.9% 47.2%

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 Na Li
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
16 1998 1893 158.1 -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19
17 1999 2189 178.2 +12 -418 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69
18 2000 2185 168.9 +24 -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57 2000 1497 107.1 +34 14.3% -2.14 0–1 -0.21
19 2001 2238 172.8 +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79 2001 1481 95.3 0.0% -4.00 +0.12
20 2002 2339 173.4 +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86
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
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 2004 1600 125.7 +18 81.3% +1.81 1–1 2–1 (67%) +0.22
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 2005 1711 139.1 -0.18 +0.14 0.999 49.8% -25 -56 61.4% +1.04 8–5 (62%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 -0.97
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 2006 1819 148.7 +1.65 +1.60 1.068 51.4% -79 -12 -62 61.2% +1.05 9–4 (69%) 7–4 (64%) 111.4 -2.52
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 2007 1820 150.2 +2.75 +2.06 1.133 52.7% +69 -38 -48 62.2% +0.96 7–7 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 102.0 +0.95
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 2008 1864 153.7 +2.74 +2.93 1.119 52.6% +37 -127 60.4% +0.83 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 103.2 -1.80
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 2009 1938 153.8 +4.35 +2.54 1.150 52.7% +49 -152 -127 64.9% +1.04 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 103.4 -2.23
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 2010 1850 150.5 +4.51 +3.61 1.195 53.7% -23 -4 +91 64.3% +1.23 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.6 +0.93
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 2011 1862 151.3 +3.52 +2.62 1.106 52.2% -57 +131 +42 62.8% +0.61 8–7 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 102.8 -0.26
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 2012 2000 162.2 +5.42 +5.11 1.234 54.2% -1 -5 -158 68.1% +1.30 11–10 (52%) 6–4 (60%) 100.7 0.00
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 2013 2067 165.5 +5.56 +6.05 1.265 55.0% +56 -126 -177 72.1% +1.64 8–5 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -2.68
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 2014 2024 155.9 +4.17 +5.37 1.275 55.5% +114 -110 -151 75.0% +1.82 6–4 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 96.9 +0.97
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 2117 160.4 +4.01 +3.66 1.175 53.4% +13 -21 -66 65.1% +1.13 89–64 (58%) 61–48 (56%) 106.5 -1.53

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.