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.

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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
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.

Age Serena Williams Patty Schnyder
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 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.

Age Serena Williams Patty Schnyder
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% 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%

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 311/496 of Patty Schnyder'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 Patty Schnyder
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% —/—
24 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9% 2003 7/51 2.3 1.3 62.4% 65.7% 61.0% 60.5% 42.0% 63.0% 42.9%
25 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0% 2004 12/56 3.3 3.0 61.5% 66.1% 51.6% 45.1% 45.4% 60.7% 45.6%
26 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7% 2005 20/83 3.7 2.4 60.5% 64.6% 49.7% 59.6% 51.8% 58.6% 45.3%
27 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2% 2006 50/72 3.8 2.2 63.4% 65.7% 51.4% 61.6% 49.7% 60.3% 45.6%
28 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8% 2007 66/71 3.2 2.3 65.5% 66.1% 52.0% 58.4% 49.6% 61.1% 45.3%
29 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9% 2008 51/56 2.6 2.4 63.7% 64.1% 50.4% 55.4% 43.9% 59.2% 44.8%
30 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8% 2009 42/43 2.5 2.5 61.8% 61.6% 51.0% 56.5% 52.6% 57.4% 42.2%
31 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4% 2010 44/45 2.2 2.3 63.9% 60.2% 47.9% 54.6% 45.7% 55.7% 43.1%
32 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9% 2011 12/12 1.8 2.6 61.5% 55.2% 44.6% 47.4% 46.7% 51.2% 37.7%
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% 2016 1/1 1.0 3.0 58.2% 54.7% 41.3% 66.7% 57.1% 49.1% 52.3%
38 2020 20/21 8.9 2.7 61.3% 73.3% 50.7% 71.0% 49.7% 64.3% 44.9% 2017 2/2 3.5 3.5 64.6% 64.7% 55.9% 67.9% 30.6% 61.7% 39.6%
39 2021 17/18 5.1 2.6 57.4% 72.6% 48.9% 43.6% 49.4% 62.4% 46.2% 2018 4/4 1.0 2.3 66.7% 59.9% 44.0% 41.5% 33.6% 54.4% 39.3%
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% 38.5% —/—
Career 633/1,009 7.2 2.8 60.6% 75.5% 50.9% 60.9% 52.1% 65.8% 48.0% 311/845 2.9 2.4 63.4% 63.6% 50.6% 56.7% 47.9% 58.7% 44.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Patty Schnyder
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%) -1.19 1995 1527 112.0 40.0% -1.40 1–0 -0.07
17 1999 2189 178.2 +12 -418 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) -2.69 1996 1586 120.2 -33 +52 40.5% -0.76 5–3 (63%) 4–3 (57%) -0.06
18 2000 2185 168.9 +24 -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) +0.57 1997 1710 151.6 -46 +9 50.0% +0.26 1–11 (8%) 4–5 (44%) -0.80
19 2001 2238 172.8 +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) -2.79 1998 1903 159.4 -62 +111 -333 66.7% +1.21 15–12 (56%) 10–5 (67%) -0.16
20 2002 2339 173.4 +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) -2.86 1999 1792 148.7 +35 +80 54.3% -0.08 13–12 (52%) 8–1 (89%) -0.13
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 2000 1751 142.6 +23 +53 -191 53.4% +0.31 11–8 (58%) 9–5 (64%) -1.04
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%) -0.38 2001 1734 129.7 -24 +33 -136 53.1% -0.08 7–14 (33%) 7–4 (64%) +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%) -0.26 2002 1848 146.2 -30 -40 -263 53.7% +0.32 15–7 (68%) 10–5 (67%) -1.16
24 2006 2064 147.1 +4.12 +2.38 1.272 54.9% +120 69.4% +1.75 3–1 (75%) 0–3 (0%) -0.43 2003 1810 143.5 +3.50 +0.33 1.160 53.0% +28 -43 51.4% +0.06 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) +0.37
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%) -2.31 2004 1809 142.7 +3.52 +0.81 1.159 52.9% +2 +9 -226 59.7% +0.61 12–8 (60%) 5–5 (50%) +1.41
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%) -1.00 2005 1932 158.1 +2.86 +1.20 1.093 51.8% -18 +31 66.2% +1.20 19–17 (53%) 8–7 (53%) +3.23
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%) -2.33 2006 1890 156.1 +3.89 +1.47 1.148 53.0% +35 +25 62.8% +0.85 10–8 (56%) 12–7 (63%) +1.42
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%) -1.14 2007 1886 151.5 +4.70 +1.91 1.163 53.3% -17 +90 -218 61.6% +1.02 13–13 (50%) 4–7 (36%) +2.16
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%) -0.27 2008 1821 141.5 +3.54 +0.46 1.097 51.8% -3 +98 57.7% +0.47 11–9 (55%) 10–3 (77%) +2.47
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%) -2.18 2009 1754 137.4 +1.61 -0.95 0.991 49.8% -10 +114 49.0% -0.07 7–5 (58%) 8–2 (80%) -1.38
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%) -0.69 2010 1799 133.5 -0.01 -0.10 0.972 49.4% -35 +64 51.0% +0.09 12–2 (86%) 3–8 (27%) -1.95
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%) -0.53 2011 1668 112.8 -2.14 -2.61 0.773 44.9% +67 +63 27.6% -1.34 3–2 (60%) 2–0 -0.02
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%) -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%) -0.68
35 2017 2201 137.8 +4.48 +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%) -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 2016 1632 99.5 -0.77 +0.04 1.027 50.7% 33.3% 0.00 0–1 -0.10
38 2020 2046 143.2 +4.70 +1.29 1.259 54.8% +19 70.6% +1.55 7–4 (64%) 4–3 (57%) +0.57 2017 1628 107.6 -0.85 -0.91 1.035 50.3% 50.0% +0.34 1–1 1–2 (33%) +0.25
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%) -0.19 2018 1597 111.4 -1.17 -1.12 0.861 46.5% +29 22.2% -1.22 1–0 0–1 -0.22
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
Career 2399 174.6 +8.46 +4.79 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +34 79.6% +2.21 168–64 (72%) 112–57 (66%) 111.1 -2.45 1984 151.9 +2.71 +0.57 1.069 51.4% -6 +46 -221 56.5% +0.46 164–137 (54%) 110–75 (59%) 105.5 +0.53

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.