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Serena Williams vs Nathalie Tauziat H2H: 2-1

Serena Williams holds a 2–1 lead over Nathalie Tauziat in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Serena Williams leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nathalie Tauziat won the 2000 Paris final 7-5 6-2.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 45 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Nathalie Tauziat
FRA Age 59 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Tauziat #6 7-5 6-2 Serena Williams #4 Match data Feb 13, 2000* F Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Serena Williams #24 6-1 6-4 Nathalie Tauziat #9 Match data Feb 26, 1999* R16 Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Serena Williams #31 7-5 6-0 Nathalie Tauziat #12 Match data May 6, 1998* R64 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Nathalie Tauziat #126 #3 2,562 2,033 548 333 62.2% 0 0 1 0 3 4 8

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 Nathalie Tauziat
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 1984 0–1 0.0% #296 1,499 0 0
17 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5 1985 3–3 50.0% #112 1,539 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 1986 12–17 41.4% #66 1,643 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 1987 32–20 61.5% #25 1,821 0 0
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19 1988 31–20 60.8% #26 1,850 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23 1989 32–19 62.7% #25 1,876 0 0
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 1990 46–20 69.7% #18 1,962 0 1
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 1991 38–20 65.5% #13 1,987 0 1
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 1992 39–20 66.1% #14 1,935 0 1
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28 1993 41–18 69.5% #18 1,975 0 2
26 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32 1994 29–21 58.0% #35 1,850 0 2
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35 1995 27–19 58.7% #27 1,845 0 3
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37 1996 30–22 57.7% #22 1,799 0 3
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39 1997 40–21 65.6% #11 1,977 0 4
30 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46 1998 41–23 64.1% #10 2,025 0 4
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57 1999 37–23 61.7% #7 1,988 0 6
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64 2000 36–25 59.0% #10 1,869 0 7
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,292 21 69 2001 34–21 61.8% #13 1,864 0 8
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 2,111 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 Nathalie Tauziat
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% — — — — 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 5 0 5 100.0% 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1986 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 5 7 28.6%
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1987 12 8 20 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1989 17 9 26 65.4% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1990 18 7 25 72.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 14 8 22 63.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 14 8 22 63.6% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 4 12 66.7%
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1993 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 4 13 69.2%
26 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1994 10 9 19 52.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
27 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1995 9 9 18 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 2 4 6 33.3%
28 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 1996 11 9 20 55.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 2011 18 2 20 90.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1997 12 8 20 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% — — — — 1998 15 9 24 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 14 7 21 66.7%
31 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1999 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 14 6 20 70.0%
32 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 13 7 20 65.0%
33 2015 30 3 33 90.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2001 19 11 30 63.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0%
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% — 212 137 349 60.7% 107 75 182 58.8% 109 43 152 71.7% 120 78 198 60.6%

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 Nathalie Tauziat
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 — — — — +41 — — 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1998 1893 158.1 — — — — -61 -201 -194 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.20 1984 1500 112.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.27
17 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69 1985 1540 107.2 — — — — — +23 — 46.7% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 101.7 +0.17
18 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.56 1986 1644 133.2 — — — — -36 -75 -21 46.4% -0.09 3–8 (27%) 3–3 (50%) 98.0 -0.72
19 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79 1987 1822 144.0 — — — — -38 -86 -164 55.4% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 5–2 (71%) 112.3 -1.34
20 2002 2339 173.5 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86 1988 1850 146.7 — — — — +38 -106 -227 56.3% +0.59 12–5 (71%) 6–4 (60%) 105.7 -1.09
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 1989 1876 150.1 — — — — +23 -63 -230 57.9% +0.68 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 106.8 -2.88
22 2004 2226 163.6 +6.68 +4.43 1.416 56.9% +107 -102 +86 74.8% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 96.9 -0.38 1990 1962 157.2 — — — — +21 -108 -164 63.2% +0.99 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 104.4 -0.16
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 1991 1987 160.0 — — — — +41 -50 -179 61.7% +0.77 11–5 (69%) 8–8 (50%) 102.2 -2.67
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 1992 1935 154.1 — — — — +33 -15 +3 61.8% +0.83 12–6 (67%) 7–5 (58%) 102.0 -0.30
25 2007 2077 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% +88 +12 +154 78.3% +1.84 6–4 (60%) 9–3 (75%) 101.7 -2.31 1993 1976 158.4 — — — — +43 -98 +43 62.9% +0.80 13–5 (72%) 6–6 (50%) 102.3 +0.82
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 1994 1851 144.9 — — — — +28 -21 +122 56.9% +0.60 8–8 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 93.9 +0.62
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 1995 1846 146.3 — — — — -44 +6 +203 57.1% +0.38 7–6 (54%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 -1.26
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 1996 1800 152.1 — — — — -33 +40 +315 58.3% +0.73 6–10 (38%) 7–1 (88%) 97.2 -1.06
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 1997 1978 157.1 — — — — -45 -150 +208 60.7% +0.51 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) 105.5 -0.76
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 1998 2025 161.2 — — — — +1 -296 +204 58.7% +0.74 16–6 (73%) 7–7 (50%) 101.5 +0.52
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 1999 1988 153.0 — — — — +7 -271 +186 58.7% +0.52 13–12 (52%) 5–7 (42%) 95.8 +0.19
32 2014 2273 171.7 +9.98 +6.05 1.454 57.3% +56 +1 +33 83.6% +2.37 7–3 (70%) 8–0 (100%) 102.4 -0.53 2000 1870 151.2 — — — — +44 -148 +296 56.9% +0.40 12–10 (55%) 9–3 (75%) 99.7 +4.24
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 2001 1865 149.8 — — — — 0 -189 +393 57.1% +0.37 15–10 (60%) 14–4 (78%) 105.2 +2.32
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 +269 +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 +0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 +1.05 -3.04 0.931 47.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2399 174.5 +8.45 +4.78 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +34 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.8 -2.44 — 2034 158.5 — — — — +9 -87 +99 58.5% +0.58 185–113 (62%) 111–82 (58%) 106.0 -0.41

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.