H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Serena Williams vs Sabine Appelmans H2H: 2-0

Serena Williams holds a 2–0 lead over Sabine Appelmans in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2000 Hanover fourth round 6-1 6-3.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 18, 2000* Hanover WTA 500 R16 Hard Serena Williams #4 6-1 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #29 Match data
Jan 23, 2000* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Serena Williams #4 6-2 7-6(2) Sabine Appelmans #31 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
Sabine Appelmans #94 #16 1,502 1,923 279 202 58.0% 0 0 0 2 5 7

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 Sabine Appelmans
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,468 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 1992 26–15 63.4% #26 1,875 0 3
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,828 0 3
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 1996 26–16 61.9% #21 1,843 0 7
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,856 0 7
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,721 0 7
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,777 0 7
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2000 20–22 47.6% #49 1,692 0 7
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,685 0 7
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 — — — — — — —
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 — — — — — — —
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —