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Serena Williams vs Steffi Graf H2H: 1-1

Serena Williams and Steffi Graf are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 1999 Indian Wells Open final 6-3 3-6 7-5.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 45 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #16 6-3 3-6 7-5 Steffi Graf #7 Match data Mar 15, 1999* F Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Steffi Graf #10 6-2 3-6 7-5 Serena Williams #22 Match data Jan 15, 1999* R16 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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 — #1 13,615 2,399 837 172 83.0% 23 1 23 6 18 2 73
Steffi Graf — #1 5,028 2,604 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 36 28 107

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 Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,546 0 0
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,893 0 0 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,039 0 0
17 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,540 5 30
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,078 8 28 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,415 15 86
26 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,159 13 37 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106
30 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46 1999 34–9 79.1% — 2,242 22 107
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,383 17 57 — — — — — — —
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64 — — — — — — —
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,293 21 69 — — — — — — —
34 2016 38–6 86.4% #2 2,208 22 71 — — — — — — —
35 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,201 23 72 — — — — — — —
36 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,112 23 72 — — — — — — —
37 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,094 23 72 — — — — — — —
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 2,045 23 73 — — — — — — —
39 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,994 23 73 — — — — — — —
40 2022 3–4 42.9% — 1,926 23 73 — — — — — — —
44 2026 0–1 0.0% — 1,899 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 Steffi Graf
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 %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 5 0 5 100.0% 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5%
18 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0%
19 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
20 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0%
21 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0%
22 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
23 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3%
24 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
25 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
27 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8%
28 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
29 2011 18 2 20 90.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
30 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% — — — — 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
31 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2020 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2021 8 2 10 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Steffi Graf
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
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.65
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1507 121.7 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.08
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.36
15 1997 1582 144.0 — — — — +41 — — 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 — -0.18 1984 1749 139.7 — — — — -69 -81 -29 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.28
16 1998 1893 158.1 — — — — -61 -201 -194 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.20 1985 2039 163.2 — — — — -73 -131 -290 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.87
17 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69 1986 2323 176.8 — — — — -62 -129 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.8 -5.74
18 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.56 1987 2506 181.5 — — — — -49 -85 -638 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -5.08
19 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -529 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -2.00
20 2002 2339 173.5 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86 1989 2589 183.5 — — — — +30 -141 -494 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.57
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 1990 2513 179.0 — — — — +88 -53 -325 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44
22 2004 2226 163.6 +6.68 +4.43 1.416 56.9% +107 -102 +86 74.8% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 96.9 -0.38 1991 2420 177.2 — — — — +73 +84 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99
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%) 99.2 -0.26 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +25 +66 -42 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85
24 2006 2064 147.1 +4.12 +2.38 1.272 54.9% +120 — — 69.4% +1.75 3–1 (75%) 0–3 (0%) 96.2 -0.43 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -108 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07
25 2007 2079 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% +88 +11 +153 78.3% +1.84 6–4 (60%) 9–3 (75%) 101.7 -2.35 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05
26 2008 2127 164.9 +6.89 +4.29 1.280 55.0% +42 -34 +130 80.0% +2.11 9–4 (69%) 5–2 (71%) 102.9 -1.01 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +7 +52 -59 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58
27 2009 2121 165.8 +9.20 +3.92 1.332 55.3% +59 -117 +156 75.6% +1.76 11–6 (65%) 8–8 (50%) 98.1 -2.33 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -5 +55 +64 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13
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%) 106.5 -1.14 1997 2400 149.2 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00
29 2011 2183 160.3 +9.93 +4.56 1.499 57.5% +57 — +124 78.9% +2.33 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 -0.27 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +166 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13
30 2012 2303 168.5 +11.57 +6.33 1.597 58.7% -27 -158 +62 88.2% +2.98 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -2.18 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -4 +219 +172 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 -2.55
31 2013 2383 177.8 +12.05 +8.21 1.643 59.9% -1 -39 +41 89.7% +3.22 10–4 (71%) 3–3 (50%) 101.0 -0.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 2273 171.8 +9.98 +6.05 1.454 57.3% +55 +2 +33 83.6% +2.37 7–3 (70%) 8–0 (100%) 102.4 -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 2293 165.1 +9.57 +5.97 1.514 57.9% +38 -12 +17 81.3% +2.24 17–2 (89%) 7–2 (78%) 105.8 -0.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 2209 161.7 +10.55 +5.23 1.529 57.9% +30 +121 +135 83.0% +2.39 4–2 (67%) 8–2 (80%) 100.3 -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 2201 137.9 +4.47 +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 +269 +229 71.2% +1.29 3–1 (75%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2019 2094 156.8 +7.34 +3.63 1.352 55.6% +42 +283 +271 77.3% +2.05 7–1 (88%) — — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2020 2046 143.2 +4.70 +1.29 1.259 54.8% +19 — — 70.6% +1.55 7–4 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 97.0 +0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2021 1994 145.7 +4.15 +2.90 1.229 53.9% +132 +333 — 68.6% +1.54 3–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) 101.9 -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
44 2026 1900 99.1 +1.24 -3.10 0.931 47.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2400 174.5 +8.45 +4.77 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +33 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.9 -2.45 — 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.00

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.