H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 22:30 UTC

Simona Halep vs Serena Williams H2H: 3-10

Serena Williams holds a 10–3 lead over Simona Halep in their WTA head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 8–2 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2021 Australian Open quarterfinal 6-3 6-3.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 10
13 main draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 18, 2021* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Hard Serena Williams #11 6-3 6-3 Simona Halep #2 Match data
Jul 14, 2019* Wimbledon Grand Slam F Grass Simona Halep #7 6-2 6-2 Serena Williams #10 Match data
Jan 22, 2019* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Serena Williams #16 6-1 4-6 6-4 Simona Halep #1 Match data
Sep 8, 2016* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Serena Williams #1 6-2 4-6 6-3 Simona Halep #5 Match data
Mar 18, 2016* Indian Wells WTA 1000 QF Hard Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-3 Simona Halep #5 Match data
Aug 23, 2015* Cincinnati WTA 1000 F Hard Serena Williams #1 6-3 7-6(5) Simona Halep #3 Match data
Mar 28, 2015* Miami WTA 1000 SF Hard Serena Williams #1 6-2 4-6 7-5 Simona Halep #3 Match data
Mar 14, 2015* Indian Wells WTA 1000 SF Hard Simona Halep #3 (w/o) Serena Williams #1 Match data
Oct 28, 2014* WTA Finals WTA Finals F Hard Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-0 Simona Halep #3 Match data
Oct 20, 2014 WTA Finals WTA Finals RR Hard Simona Halep #4 6-0 6-2 Serena Williams #1 Match data
Aug 17, 2013* Cincinnati WTA 1000 QF Hard Serena Williams #1 6-0 6-4 Simona Halep #25 Match data
May 18, 2013* Rome WTA 1000 SF Clay Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-0 Simona Halep #64 Match data
Jun 24, 2011* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Serena Williams #25 3-6 6-2 6-1 Simona Halep #58 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
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,111 446 197 69.4% 2 10 1 2 9 24
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,405 825 170 82.9% 23 23 5 17 3 71

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 Simona Halep Serena Williams
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
17 — — — — — — — 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4
18 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,592 0 0 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10
20 2012 23–23 50.0% #47 1,699 0 0 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,004 0 6 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,969 0 8 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,929 0 11 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25
24 2016 41–14 74.5% #4 1,997 0 14 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25
25 2017 44–18 71.0% #1 1,973 0 15 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,005 1 18 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31
27 2019 39–16 70.9% #4 1,938 2 19 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,056 2 22 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 1,949 2 22 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 1,986 2 24 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44
31 — — — — — — — 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,913 2 24 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62
33 2025 0–1 0.0% #873 1,887 2 24 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