H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Simona Halep vs Venus Williams H2H: 4-3

Simona Halep holds a 4–3 lead over Venus Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 3–1 on hard courts, while Venus Williams leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2019 Miami fourth round 6-3 6-3.

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Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main draw meetings
Venus Williams
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 22, 2019* Miami WTA 1000 R16 Hard Simona Halep #3 6-3 6-3 Venus Williams #43 Match data
Jan 19, 2019* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Simona Halep #1 6-2 6-3 Venus Williams #36 Match data
Aug 10, 2018* Montreal WTA 1000 R16 Hard Simona Halep #1 6-2 6-2 Venus Williams #14 Match data
May 15, 2015* Rome WTA 1000 R16 Clay Simona Halep #2 6-2 6-1 Venus Williams #16 Match data
Sep 27, 2013* Tokyo WTA 1000 R16 Hard Venus Williams #63 4-6 7-5 6-3 Simona Halep #18 Match data
May 16, 2012* Rome WTA 1000 R64 Clay Venus Williams #63 6-3 6-4 Simona Halep #48 Match data
May 9, 2012* Madrid WTA 1000 R64 Clay Venus Williams #72 6-1 4-6 7-6(6) Simona Halep #47 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
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 Simona Halep Venus Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1994 1–1 50.0% — 1,525 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 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 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0 1998 50–13 79.4% #5 2,094 0 2
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,592 0 0 1999 57–11 83.8% #3 2,258 0 8
20 2012 23–23 50.0% #47 1,699 0 0 2000 35–4 89.7% #3 2,321 2 13
21 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,004 0 6 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,338 4 19
22 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,969 0 8 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,297 4 26
23 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,929 0 11 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,257 4 27
24 2016 41–14 74.5% #4 1,997 0 14 2004 40–13 75.5% #9 2,072 4 29
25 2017 44–18 71.0% #1 1,973 0 15 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,085 5 31
26 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,005 1 18 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,007 5 31
27 2019 39–16 70.9% #4 1,938 2 19 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,048 6 34
28 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,056 2 22 2008 37–10 78.7% #6 2,133 7 37
29 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 1,949 2 22 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,981 7 39
30 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 1,986 2 24 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,057 7 41
31 — — — — — — — 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 1,994 7 41
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,913 2 24 2012 22–8 73.3% #24 2,007 7 42
33 2025 0–1 0.0% #873 1,887 2 24 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