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Serena Williams vs Patty Schnyder
H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Serena Williams vs Patty Schnyder H2H: 8-4
Serena Williams holds an 8–4 lead over Patty Schnyder in their WTA head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 7–1 on hard courts, while Patty Schnyder leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Patty Schnyder won the 2009 Italian Open second round 6-2 2-6 6-1.
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USA
Age 44
Right-Handed
175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
8
–
4
12 main draw meetings
SUI
Age 47
Left-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H Match Log
Player Score Player Match Data Date Round Tournament Category Surface
Patty Schnyder
#20
6-2 2-6 6-1
Serena Williams
#2
Match data
May 6, 2009*
R32
Italian Open
Premier 5
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Clay
Serena Williams
#5
6-3 6-1
Patty Schnyder
#13
Match data
Jul 19, 2008*
QF
Stanford
Tier II
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Hard
Serena Williams
#11
7-5 6-3
Patty Schnyder
#12
Match data
Mar 9, 2008*
F
Bangalore
Tier II
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Hard
Patty Schnyder
#17
6-0 3-0 (ret.)
Serena Williams
#6
Match data
Oct 18, 2007*
R32
Zurich
Tier I
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Patty Schnyder
#17
6-3 2-6 7-6(5)
Serena Williams
#11
Match data
May 19, 2007*
QF
Italian Open
Tier I
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Clay
Serena Williams
#11
6-4 6-2
Patty Schnyder
#16
Match data
Sep 7, 2004*
R16
US Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Patty Schnyder
#30
2-6 6-4 7-5
Serena Williams
#7
Match data
Apr 20, 2002*
QF
Charleston Open
Tier I
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Clay
Serena Williams
#7
6-1 6-2
Patty Schnyder
#31
Match data
Aug 17, 2000*
R32
Canadian Open
Tier I
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Serena Williams
#4
6-1 6-4
Patty Schnyder
#25
Match data
Feb 19, 2000*
QF
Hanover
Tier II
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Hard
Serena Williams
#4
6-2 6-2
Patty Schnyder
#25
Match data
Feb 11, 2000*
R16
Paris
Tier II
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Carpet
Serena Williams
#11
6-3 6-1
Patty Schnyder
#19
Match data
Aug 13, 1999*
R16
Manhattan Beach
Tier II
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Hard
Serena Williams
#40
6-0 4-6 6-3
Patty Schnyder
#17
Match data
Mar 23, 1998*
R16
Key Biscayne
Tier I
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
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
Patty Schnyder
#278
#7
3,050
1,984
495
350
58.6%
0
0
1
0
1
9
11
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.
Yr W-L Win % Rank Elo GS Titles
Yr W-L Win % Rank Elo GS Titles
15
1997
3–2
60.0%
#101
1,582
0
0
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16
1998
26–11
70.3%
#20
1,893
0
0
1995
1–1
50.0%
#143
1,526
0
0
17
1999
38–7
84.4%
#4
2,189
1
5
1996
7–10
41.2%
#64
1,586
0
0
18
2000
37–8
82.2%
#6
2,184
1
8
1997
21–24
46.7%
#26
1,709
0
0
19
2001
40–7
85.1%
#6
2,237
1
11
1998
51–20
71.8%
#11
1,903
0
5
20
2002
57–5
91.9%
#1
2,339
4
19
1999
29–23
55.8%
#21
1,792
0
6
21
2003
36–3
92.3%
#3
2,365
6
23
2000
31–25
55.4%
#25
1,750
0
6
22
2004
39–11
78.0%
#7
2,225
6
25
2001
24–24
50.0%
#37
1,734
0
7
23
2005
21–9
70.0%
#11
2,101
7
26
2002
34–24
58.6%
#15
1,848
0
8
24
2006
12–4
75.0%
#95
2,063
7
26
2003
28–23
54.9%
#23
1,809
0
8
25
2007
34–10
77.3%
#7
2,077
8
28
2004
33–23
58.9%
#14
1,808
0
8
26
2008
44–9
83.0%
#2
2,126
9
32
2005
58–25
69.9%
#7
1,932
0
10
27
2009
50–13
79.4%
#1
2,120
11
35
2006
47–25
65.3%
#9
1,889
0
10
28
2010
25–4
86.2%
#4
2,158
13
37
2007
45–26
63.4%
#16
1,885
0
10
29
2011
22–4
84.6%
#12
2,182
13
39
2008
34–22
60.7%
#14
1,820
0
11
30
2012
54–6
90.0%
#3
2,302
15
46
2009
21–22
48.8%
#42
1,754
0
11
31
2013
77–5
93.9%
#1
2,382
17
57
2010
26–19
57.8%
#44
1,798
0
11
32
2014
52–10
83.9%
#1
2,272
18
64
2011
3–9
25.0%
#55
1,668
0
11
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
2016
0–1
0.0%
#324
1,631
0
11
38
2020
16–5
76.2%
#11
2,045
23
73
2017
1–1
50.0%
#148
1,628
0
11
39
2021
12–6
66.7%
#41
1,994
23
73
2018
1–3
25.0%
#278
1,597
0
11
40
2022
3–4
42.9%
#320
1,926
23
73
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
44
2026
0–1
0.0%
#320
—
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.
Yr
Yr
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%
—
—
—
—
1995
1
1
2
50.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
17
1999
27
4
31
87.1%
6
3
9
66.7%
—
—
—
—
5
0
5
100.0%
1996
0
2
2
0.0%
5
4
9
55.6%
0
1
1
0.0%
2
3
5
40.0%
18
2000
29
5
34
85.3%
0
1
1
0.0%
5
1
6
83.3%
3
1
4
75.0%
1997
9
9
18
50.0%
11
10
21
52.4%
0
2
2
0.0%
1
3
4
25.0%
19
2001
32
5
37
86.5%
4
1
5
80.0%
4
1
5
80.0%
—
—
—
—
1998
17
9
26
65.4%
27
6
33
81.8%
1
2
3
33.3%
6
3
9
66.7%
20
2002
28
3
31
90.3%
18
2
20
90.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
4
0
4
100.0%
1999
16
10
26
61.5%
12
8
20
60.0%
0
1
1
0.0%
1
4
5
20.0%
21
2003
13
0
13
100.0%
12
3
15
80.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
4
0
4
100.0%
2000
15
11
26
57.7%
9
8
17
52.9%
3
2
5
60.0%
4
4
8
50.0%
22
2004
23
6
29
79.3%
10
4
14
71.4%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
2001
11
10
21
52.4%
11
10
21
52.4%
2
2
4
50.0%
0
2
2
0.0%
23
2005
16
5
21
76.2%
2
2
4
50.0%
2
1
3
66.7%
1
1
2
50.0%
2002
14
10
24
58.3%
16
10
26
61.5%
1
2
3
33.3%
3
2
5
60.0%
24
2006
12
4
16
75.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2003
14
9
23
60.9%
10
9
19
52.6%
0
1
1
0.0%
4
4
8
50.0%
25
2007
24
6
30
80.0%
6
3
9
66.7%
4
1
5
80.0%
—
—
—
—
2004
18
12
30
60.0%
11
6
17
64.7%
4
3
7
57.1%
0
2
2
0.0%
26
2008
27
5
32
84.4%
11
3
14
78.6%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
2005
42
17
59
71.2%
15
6
21
71.4%
0
1
1
0.0%
1
1
2
50.0%
27
2009
36
8
44
81.8%
4
4
8
50.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
3
1
4
75.0%
2006
30
15
45
66.7%
12
7
19
63.2%
1
1
2
50.0%
4
2
6
66.7%
28
2010
10
1
11
90.9%
8
3
11
72.7%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
2007
30
18
48
62.5%
12
6
18
66.7%
3
1
4
75.0%
0
1
1
0.0%
29
2011
18
2
20
90.0%
—
—
—
—
4
2
6
66.7%
—
—
—
—
2008
25
16
41
61.0%
9
5
14
64.3%
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
30
2012
26
4
30
86.7%
15
2
17
88.2%
13
0
13
100.0%
—
—
—
—
2009
8
12
20
40.0%
12
8
20
60.0%
0
1
1
0.0%
1
1
2
50.0%
31
2013
46
4
50
92.0%
28
0
28
100.0%
3
1
4
75.0%
—
—
—
—
2010
11
9
20
55.0%
14
8
22
63.6%
0
1
1
0.0%
1
1
2
50.0%
32
2014
41
6
47
87.2%
9
3
12
75.0%
2
1
3
66.7%
—
—
—
—
2011
3
4
7
42.9%
0
5
5
0.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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%
—
—
—
—
2016
—
—
—
—
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
38
2020
15
4
19
78.9%
1
1
2
50.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2017
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
50.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
39
2021
8
2
10
80.0%
4
3
7
57.1%
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
2018
0
1
1
0.0%
1
2
3
33.3%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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%
—
264
175
439
60.1%
188
120
308
61.0%
15
22
37
40.5%
28
33
61
45.9%
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.