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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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RUS
Age 41
Right-Handed
174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3
–
10
13 main-draw meetings
USA
Age 44
Right-Handed
175 cm / 5'9"
H2H Match Log
Player Score Player Match Data Date Round Tournament Category Surface
Serena Williams
#1
7-5 6-0
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#14
Match data
Jul 5, 2016*
R16
Wimbledon
Grand Slam
Grass
Serena Williams
#1
6-2 6-0
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#19
Match data
May 14, 2016*
QF
Italian Open
Premier 5
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Clay
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#19
6-7(3) 6-1 6-2
Serena Williams
#1
Match data
Mar 30, 2016*
R16
Miami Open
Premier Mandatory
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Serena Williams
#1
6-2 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#29
Match data
Apr 1, 2015*
R16
Miami Open
Premier Mandatory
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Serena Williams
#1
6-1 3-6 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#39
Match data
Jun 6, 2013*
QF
Roland Garros
Grand Slam
Clay
Serena Williams
#2
7-6(6) 7-5
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#3
Match data
Oct 26, 2009
RR
WTA Finals
WTA Finals
Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#7
7-6(3) 5-7 7-5
Serena Williams
#2
Match data
Jun 4, 2009*
QF
Roland Garros
Grand Slam
Clay
Serena Williams
#2
5-7 7-5 6-1
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#8
Match data
Jan 29, 2009*
QF
Australian Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Serena Williams
#8
3-6 7-5 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#4
Match data
Mar 29, 2008*
SF
Miami Open
Tier I
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Serena Williams
#7
7-6(2) 6-1
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#2
Match data
Oct 13, 2007*
SF
Moscow
Tier I
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#2
6-3 6-3
Serena Williams
#7
Match data
Oct 6, 2007*
QF
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Tier II
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Hard
Serena Williams
#10
4-6 7-5 6-4
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#5
Match data
Sep 26, 2004*
F
China Open
Tier II
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Hard
Serena Williams
#7
7-5 6-0
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#14
Match data
May 15, 2004*
QF
Italian Open
Tier I
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Clay
*
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories.
Mapping details.
Career Comparison
Player
Current
Peak
Pts
Elo
W
L
Win %
GS
Olympics
1000* including documented historical predecessor categories
Finals
500* including documented historical predecessor categories
250* including documented historical predecessor categories
Titles
Svetlana Kuznetsova
#1,203
#2
6,191
2,098
594
323
64.8%
2
0
2
0
8
6
18
Serena Williams
#320
#1
13,615
2,399
837
172
83.0%
23
1
23
6
18
2
73
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.
Yr W-L Win % Rank Elo GS Titles
Yr W-L Win % Rank Elo GS Titles
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
1,893
0
0
17
2002
22–9
71.0%
#43
1,743
0
2
1999
38–7
84.4%
#4
2,189
1
5
18
2003
22–16
57.9%
#35
1,819
0
2
2000
37–8
82.2%
#6
2,184
1
8
19
2004
57–20
74.0%
#5
2,031
1
5
2001
40–7
85.1%
#6
2,237
1
11
20
2005
29–17
63.0%
#18
1,871
1
5
2002
57–5
91.9%
#1
2,339
4
19
21
2006
61–20
75.3%
#4
2,043
1
8
2003
36–3
92.3%
#3
2,365
6
23
22
2007
51–20
71.8%
#2
1,998
1
9
2004
39–11
78.0%
#7
2,225
6
25
23
2008
41–21
66.1%
#8
1,928
1
9
2005
21–9
70.0%
#11
2,101
7
26
24
2009
41–16
71.9%
#3
1,988
2
12
2006
12–4
75.0%
#95
2,063
7
26
25
2010
26–16
61.9%
#27
1,885
2
13
2007
34–10
77.3%
#7
2,077
8
28
26
2011
31–19
62.0%
#19
1,804
2
13
2008
44–9
83.0%
#2
2,126
9
32
27
2012
13–12
52.0%
#71
1,776
2
13
2009
50–13
79.4%
#1
2,120
11
35
28
2013
29–18
61.7%
#21
1,825
2
13
2010
25–4
86.2%
#4
2,158
13
37
29
2014
27–18
60.0%
#27
1,851
2
14
2011
22–4
84.6%
#12
2,182
13
39
30
2015
26–19
57.8%
#25
1,843
2
15
2012
54–6
90.0%
#3
2,302
15
46
31
2016
46–21
68.7%
#9
1,926
2
17
2013
77–5
93.9%
#1
2,382
17
57
32
2017
32–17
65.3%
#12
1,829
2
17
2014
52–10
83.9%
#1
2,272
18
64
33
2018
11–13
45.8%
#106
1,756
2
18
2015
50–6
89.3%
#1
2,292
21
69
34
2019
14–13
51.9%
#53
1,787
2
18
2016
38–6
86.4%
#2
2,208
22
71
35
2020
8–7
53.3%
#36
1,797
2
18
2017
8–1
88.9%
#22
2,200
23
72
36
2021
5–9
35.7%
#109
1,726
2
18
2018
18–7
72.0%
#16
2,112
23
72
37
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2019
25–8
75.8%
#10
2,093
23
72
38
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2020
16–5
76.2%
#11
2,045
23
73
39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2021
12–6
66.7%
#41
1,994
23
73
40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2022
3–4
42.9%
#320
1,926
23
73
44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2026
0–1
0.0%
#320
1,899
23
73
Surface Results by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year.
Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
Yr
Yr
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1997
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
5
60.0%
16
2001
1
1
2
50.0%
1
1
2
50.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1998
16
7
23
69.6%
6
2
8
75.0%
4
2
6
66.7%
—
—
—
—
17
2002
10
4
14
71.4%
12
5
17
70.6%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1999
27
4
31
87.1%
6
3
9
66.7%
—
—
—
—
5
0
5
100.0%
18
2003
14
10
24
58.3%
3
3
6
50.0%
4
1
5
80.0%
1
2
3
33.3%
2000
29
5
34
85.3%
0
1
1
0.0%
5
1
6
83.3%
3
1
4
75.0%
19
2004
40
14
54
74.1%
12
4
16
75.0%
4
1
5
80.0%
1
1
2
50.0%
2001
32
5
37
86.5%
4
1
5
80.0%
4
1
5
80.0%
—
—
—
—
20
2005
11
9
20
55.0%
8
4
12
66.7%
6
2
8
75.0%
4
2
6
66.7%
2002
28
3
31
90.3%
18
2
20
90.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
4
0
4
100.0%
21
2006
38
11
49
77.6%
19
6
25
76.0%
4
2
6
66.7%
0
1
1
0.0%
2003
13
0
13
100.0%
12
3
15
80.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
4
0
4
100.0%
22
2007
32
14
46
69.6%
14
4
18
77.8%
4
1
5
80.0%
1
1
2
50.0%
2004
23
6
29
79.3%
10
4
14
71.4%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
23
2008
31
16
47
66.0%
7
3
10
70.0%
3
2
5
60.0%
—
—
—
—
2005
16
5
21
76.2%
2
2
4
50.0%
2
1
3
66.7%
1
1
2
50.0%
24
2009
23
12
35
65.7%
16
2
18
88.9%
2
2
4
50.0%
—
—
—
—
2006
12
4
16
75.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
25
2010
20
10
30
66.7%
3
4
7
42.9%
3
2
5
60.0%
—
—
—
—
2007
24
6
30
80.0%
6
3
9
66.7%
4
1
5
80.0%
—
—
—
—
26
2011
20
13
33
60.6%
7
4
11
63.6%
4
2
6
66.7%
—
—
—
—
2008
27
5
32
84.4%
11
3
14
78.6%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
27
2012
9
7
16
56.3%
4
4
8
50.0%
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
2009
36
8
44
81.8%
4
4
8
50.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
3
1
4
75.0%
28
2013
21
14
35
60.0%
8
4
12
66.7%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2010
10
1
11
90.9%
8
3
11
72.7%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
29
2014
15
12
27
55.6%
12
5
17
70.6%
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
2011
18
2
20
90.0%
—
—
—
—
4
2
6
66.7%
—
—
—
—
30
2015
15
13
28
53.6%
6
3
9
66.7%
5
3
8
62.5%
—
—
—
—
2012
26
4
30
86.7%
15
2
17
88.2%
13
0
13
100.0%
—
—
—
—
31
2016
34
15
49
69.4%
9
4
13
69.2%
3
2
5
60.0%
—
—
—
—
2013
46
4
50
92.0%
28
0
28
100.0%
3
1
4
75.0%
—
—
—
—
32
2017
17
11
28
60.7%
9
4
13
69.2%
6
2
8
75.0%
—
—
—
—
2014
41
6
47
87.2%
9
3
12
75.0%
2
1
3
66.7%
—
—
—
—
33
2018
7
5
12
58.3%
3
5
8
37.5%
1
3
4
25.0%
—
—
—
—
2015
30
3
33
90.9%
13
3
16
81.3%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
34
2019
9
6
15
60.0%
5
6
11
45.5%
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
2016
20
5
25
80.0%
11
1
12
91.7%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
35
2020
6
4
10
60.0%
2
3
5
40.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2017
8
1
9
88.9%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
36
2021
5
6
11
45.5%
0
1
1
0.0%
0
2
2
0.0%
—
—
—
—
2018
9
5
14
64.3%
3
1
4
75.0%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
37
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2019
16
5
21
76.2%
3
2
5
60.0%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
38
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2020
15
4
19
78.9%
1
1
2
50.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2021
8
2
10
80.0%
4
3
7
57.1%
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2022
3
3
6
50.0%
—
—
—
—
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2026
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
Career
—
378
207
585
64.6%
160
79
239
66.9%
49
30
79
62.0%
7
7
14
50.0%
—
533
103
636
83.8%
174
47
221
78.7%
107
17
124
86.3%
23
5
28
82.1%
Career Rivalries
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.