H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

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 final 6-3 3-6 7-5.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 11, 1999* Indian Wells WTA 1000 F Hard Serena Williams #21 6-3 3-6 7-5 Steffi Graf #7 Match data
Jan 15, 1999* Sydney WTA 500 R16 Hard Steffi Graf #10 6-2 3-6 7-5 Serena Williams #22 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
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,600 866 109 88.8% 22 17 5 12 50 106

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 1,747 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,037 0 0
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,329 0 8
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 1988 68–3 95.8% #1 2,535 5 29
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,584 8 43
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,510 9 53
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,418 10 60
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 1992 61–6 91.0% #2 2,448 11 68
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,510 14 78
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,417 15 85
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,466 18 94
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,446 21 101
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,353 21 102
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,284 21 105
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 106
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 — — — — — — —