H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Serena Williams vs Nadia Petrova H2H: 7-3

Serena Williams holds a 7–3 lead over Nadia Petrova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 5–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 2–2 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2012 Rome third round 4-6 6-2 6-3.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
7 – 3
10 main draw meetings
Nadia Petrova
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 17, 2012* Rome WTA 1000 R32 Clay Serena Williams #6 4-6 6-2 6-3 Nadia Petrova #30 Match data
May 14, 2010* Madrid WTA 1000 R16 Clay Nadia Petrova #18 4-6 6-2 6-3 Serena Williams #1 Match data
Oct 9, 2009* Beijing WTA 1000 R16 Hard Nadia Petrova #17 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) Serena Williams #2 Match data
Jan 20, 2007* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Serena Williams #81 1-6 7-5 6-3 Nadia Petrova #6 Match data
Jan 25, 2005* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Serena Williams #7 6-1 3-6 6-3 Nadia Petrova #13 Match data
Sep 25, 2004* Beijing WTA 500 QF Hard Serena Williams #10 6-2 4-1 (ret.) Nadia Petrova #13 Match data
Apr 10, 2004* Amelia Island WTA 500 QF Clay Nadia Petrova #9 6-2 6-3 Serena Williams #7 Match data
Jun 5, 2001* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay Serena Williams #7 6-3 6-1 Nadia Petrova #58 Match data
Jan 19, 2001* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Serena Williams #6 6-3 6-2 Nadia Petrova #61 Match data
Aug 22, 2000 US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Serena Williams #5 6-3 6-2 Nadia Petrova #52 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
Nadia Petrova #578 #3 3,882 2,077 441 276 61.5% 0 3 1 7 2 13

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 Nadia Petrova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0 1998 2–2 50.0% #145 1,536 0 0
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 1999 3–5 37.5% #93 1,568 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 2000 12–15 44.4% #60 1,624 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 2001 20–21 48.8% #39 1,682 0 0
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 2002 7–5 58.3% #112 1,758 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 2003 36–20 64.3% #12 1,924 0 0
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 2004 39–24 61.9% #12 1,880 0 0
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 2005 56–25 69.1% #9 1,945 0 1
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 2006 48–19 71.6% #6 1,990 0 6
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 2007 37–18 67.3% #14 1,931 0 7
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 2008 47–24 66.2% #11 1,923 0 9
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2009 30–21 58.8% #20 1,821 0 9
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2010 32–20 61.5% #15 1,828 0 9
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2011 25–21 54.3% #29 1,781 0 10
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 2012 37–18 67.3% #12 1,917 0 13
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 2013 9–13 40.9% #104 1,718 0 13
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 2014 1–5 16.7% #362 1,648 0 13
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 — — — — — — —