H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 16:32 UTC
Sesil Karatantcheva vs Venus Williams H2H: 1-0
Sesil Karatantcheva holds a 1–0 lead over Venus Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sesil Karatantcheva leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sesil Karatantcheva won the 2005 Roland Garros third round 6-3 1-6 6-1.
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BUL
Age 36
Right-Handed
171 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1
–
0
1 main draw meetings
USA
Age 46
Right-Handed
185 cm / 6'1"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2005* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R32 | Clay | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6-3 1-6 6-1 | Venus Williams | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sesil Karatantcheva | #1,329 | #35 | 919 | 1,727 | 50 | 75 | 40.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venus Williams | #467 | #1 | 7,452 | 2,362 | 768 | 288 | 72.7% | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 47 |
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 | Sesil Karatantcheva | Venus Williams | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 14 | 2004 | 7–5 | 58.3% | #133 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,525 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2005 | 17–14 | 54.8% | #39 | 1,703 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #205 | 1,561 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #216 | 1,571 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #22 | 1,851 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2008 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #148 | 1,693 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 50–13 | 79.4% | #5 | 2,094 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 2009 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #132 | 1,606 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 57–11 | 83.8% | #3 | 2,258 | 0 | 8 |
| 20 | 2010 | 7–8 | 46.7% | #140 | 1,623 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 35–4 | 89.7% | #3 | 2,321 | 2 | 13 |
| 21 | 2011 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #139 | 1,616 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 46–6 | 88.5% | #3 | 2,338 | 4 | 19 |
| 22 | 2012 | 4–12 | 25.0% | #110 | 1,538 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 63–9 | 87.5% | #2 | 2,297 | 4 | 26 |
| 23 | 2013 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #141 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 24–5 | 82.8% | #11 | 2,257 | 4 | 27 |
| 24 | 2014 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #178 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 40–13 | 75.5% | #9 | 2,072 | 4 | 29 |
| 25 | 2015 | 7–11 | 38.9% | #112 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 34–10 | 77.3% | #10 | 2,085 | 5 | 31 |
| 26 | 2016 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #211 | 1,534 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 13–6 | 68.4% | #46 | 2,007 | 5 | 31 |
| 27 | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #182 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | 46–10 | 82.1% | #8 | 2,048 | 6 | 34 |
| 28 | 2018 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #229 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 37–10 | 78.7% | #6 | 2,133 | 7 | 37 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2009 | 38–16 | 70.4% | #6 | 1,981 | 7 | 39 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2010 | 38–7 | 84.4% | #5 | 2,057 | 7 | 41 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 8–4 | 66.7% | #102 | 1,994 | 7 | 41 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 22–8 | 73.3% | #24 | 2,007 | 7 | 42 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 15–11 | 57.7% | #47 | 1,889 | 7 | 42 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 33–15 | 68.8% | #18 | 1,874 | 7 | 43 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 39–14 | 73.6% | #7 | 1,957 | 7 | 46 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 24–14 | 63.2% | #17 | 1,830 | 7 | 47 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 38–15 | 71.7% | #5 | 1,935 | 7 | 47 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 15–11 | 57.7% | #39 | 1,867 | 7 | 47 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #52 | 1,827 | 7 | 47 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 1–8 | 11.1% | #79 | 1,717 | 7 | 47 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #318 | 1,649 | 7 | 47 |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #1000 | 1,603 | 7 | 47 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 3–7 | 30.0% | #412 | 1,594 | 7 | 47 |