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

Serena Williams vs Patty Schnyder H2H: 8-4

Serena Williams holds a 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 Rome third round 6-2 2-6 6-1.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
8 – 4
12 main draw meetings
Patty Schnyder
SUI Age 47 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 7, 2009* Rome WTA 1000 R32 Clay Patty Schnyder #20 6-2 2-6 6-1 Serena Williams #2 Match data
Jul 19, 2008* Stanford WTA 500 QF Hard Serena Williams #5 6-3 6-1 Patty Schnyder #13 Match data
Mar 9, 2008* Bangalore WTA 500 F Hard Serena Williams #11 7-5 6-3 Patty Schnyder #12 Match data
Oct 18, 2007* Zurich WTA 1000 R32 Hard Patty Schnyder #17 6-0 3-0 (ret.) Serena Williams #6 Match data
May 19, 2007* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Patty Schnyder #17 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) Serena Williams #11 Match data
Sep 7, 2004* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Serena Williams #11 6-4 6-2 Patty Schnyder #16 Match data
Apr 20, 2002* Charleston WTA 1000 QF Clay Patty Schnyder #30 2-6 6-4 7-5 Serena Williams #7 Match data
Aug 17, 2000* Montreal WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #7 6-1 6-2 Patty Schnyder #31 Match data
Feb 19, 2000* Hanover WTA 500 QF Hard Serena Williams #4 6-1 6-4 Patty Schnyder #25 Match data
Feb 11, 2000* Paris WTA 500 R16 Carpet Serena Williams #4 6-2 6-2 Patty Schnyder #25 Match data
Aug 13, 1999* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R16 Hard Serena Williams #11 6-3 6-1 Patty Schnyder #19 Match data
Mar 23, 1998* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 R16 Hard Serena Williams #40 6-0 4-6 6-3 Patty Schnyder #17 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
Patty Schnyder #278 #7 3,050 1,987 492 346 58.7% 0 2 0 3 6 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 1,895 0 0 1995 1–1 50.0% #143 1,526 0 0
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 1996 7–9 43.8% #64 1,587 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 1997 21–24 46.7% #26 1,710 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1998 51–19 72.9% #11 1,910 0 5
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 1999 29–23 55.8% #21 1,793 0 6
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 2000 31–25 55.4% #25 1,751 0 6
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 2001 24–24 50.0% #37 1,734 0 7
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 2002 34–24 58.6% #15 1,848 0 8
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 2003 28–23 54.9% #23 1,818 0 8
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 2004 31–22 58.5% #14 1,793 0 8
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 2005 58–25 69.9% #7 1,928 0 10
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2006 47–25 65.3% #9 1,898 0 10
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2007 45–26 63.4% #16 1,879 0 10
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2008 33–21 61.1% #14 1,827 0 11
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 2009 21–22 48.8% #42 1,755 0 11
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 2010 26–19 57.8% #44 1,799 0 11
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 2011 3–9 25.0% #55 1,667 0 11
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 2016 0–1 0.0% #324 1,631 0 11
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 1,991 23 71 2017 1–1 50.0% #148 1,627 0 11
39 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,950 23 71 2018 1–3 25.0% #278 1,597 0 11
40 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,891 23 71 — — — — — — —
44 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 — 23 71 — — — — — — —