H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Serena Williams H2H: 3-10

Serena Williams holds a 10–3 lead over Svetlana Kuznetsova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 6–2 on hard courts and 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2016 Wimbledon fourth round 7-5 6-0.

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Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 10
13 main draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 5, 2016* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Serena Williams #1 7-5 6-0 Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 Match data
May 14, 2016* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-0 Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 Match data
Mar 25, 2016* Miami WTA 1000 R16 Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2 Serena Williams #1 Match data
Mar 27, 2015* Miami WTA 1000 R16 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #29 Match data
Jun 6, 2013* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Serena Williams #1 6-1 3-6 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #39 Match data
Oct 26, 2009 WTA Tour Championships WTA Finals RR Hard Serena Williams #2 7-6(6) 7-5 Svetlana Kuznetsova #3 Match data
Jun 4, 2009* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 7-6(3) 5-7 7-5 Serena Williams #2 Match data
Jan 29, 2009* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Hard Serena Williams #2 5-7 7-5 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #8 Match data
Mar 29, 2008* Miami WTA 1000 SF Hard Serena Williams #8 3-6 7-5 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 Match data
Oct 13, 2007* Moscow WTA 1000 SF Hard Serena Williams #7 7-6(2) 6-1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #2 Match data
Oct 6, 2007* Stuttgart WTA 500 QF Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #2 6-3 6-3 Serena Williams #7 Match data
Sep 26, 2004* Beijing WTA 500 F Hard Serena Williams #10 4-6 7-5 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 Match data
May 15, 2004* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Serena Williams #7 7-5 6-0 Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,097 580 319 64.5% 2 2 0 10 4 18
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 Svetlana Kuznetsova Serena Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0
17 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,744 0 2 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4
18 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7
19 2004 54–19 74.0% #5 2,026 1 5 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10
20 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,868 1 5 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18
21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,039 1 8 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22
22 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,994 1 9 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24
23 2008 41–20 67.2% #8 1,934 1 9 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25
24 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,981 2 12 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25
25 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,884 2 13 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27
26 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31
27 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34
28 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,827 2 13 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36
29 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,845 2 14 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38
30 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,836 2 15 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44
31 2016 40–20 66.7% #9 1,917 2 17 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55
32 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,826 2 17 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62
33 2018 6–12 33.3% #106 1,709 2 18 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67
34 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,772 2 18 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69
35 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,799 2 18 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70
36 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18 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