H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

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 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Nathalie Tauziat
FRA Age 58 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 13, 2000* Paris WTA 500 F Carpet Nathalie Tauziat #6 7-5 6-2 Serena Williams #4 Match data
Feb 26, 1999* Paris WTA 500 R16 Carpet Serena Williams #24 6-1 6-4 Nathalie Tauziat #9 Match data
May 6, 1998* Rome WTA 1000 R64 Clay Serena Williams #31 7-5 6-0 Nathalie Tauziat #12 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
Nathalie Tauziat #126 #3 2,562 2,033 546 330 62.3% 0 1 0 1 6 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 1,895 0 0 1984 0–1 0.0% #296 1,499 0 0
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 1985 3–3 50.0% #112 1,539 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 1986 12–17 41.4% #66 1,643 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1987 32–20 61.5% #25 1,845 0 0
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 1988 30–19 61.2% #26 1,856 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 1989 32–19 62.7% #25 1,881 0 0
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 1990 46–20 69.7% #18 1,962 0 1
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 1991 38–20 65.5% #13 1,970 0 1
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 1992 38–19 66.7% #14 1,936 0 1
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 1993 41–18 69.5% #18 1,975 0 2
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 1994 29–21 58.0% #35 1,850 0 2
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 1995 27–19 58.7% #27 1,846 0 3
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 1996 30–21 58.8% #22 1,806 0 3
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 1997 40–21 65.6% #11 1,976 0 4
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 1998 41–23 64.1% #10 2,024 0 4
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 1999 37–23 61.7% #7 1,987 0 6
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 2000 36–25 59.0% #10 1,868 0 7
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67 2001 34–21 61.8% #13 1,863 0 8
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 — — — — — — —