H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Venus Williams H2H: 5-6

Venus Williams holds a 6–5 lead over Svetlana Kuznetsova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Venus Williams leads 4–3 on hard courts, while Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Venus Williams won the 2018 US Open first round 6-3 5-7 6-3.

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Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 6
11 main draw meetings
Venus Williams
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 29, 2018* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Venus Williams #16 6-3 5-7 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #102 Match data
Mar 29, 2017* Miami WTA 1000 R16 Hard Venus Williams #12 6-3 7-6(4) Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 Match data
Sep 29, 2016* Wuhan WTA 1000 R16 Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 6-2 6-2 Venus Williams #7 Match data
Oct 26, 2009 WTA Tour Championships WTA Finals RR Hard Venus Williams #7 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #3 Match data
Mar 29, 2008* Miami WTA 1000 QF Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 6-4 6-4 Venus Williams #7 Match data
Jul 5, 2007* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass Venus Williams #31 6-3 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 Match data
May 5, 2007* Warsaw WTA 500 QF Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 3-6 6-3 6-4 Venus Williams #22 Match data
May 6, 2006* Warsaw WTA 500 QF Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 6-4 6-2 Venus Williams #13 Match data
May 2, 2004* Warsaw WTA 500 F Clay Venus Williams #13 6-1 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 Match data
Feb 28, 2004* Dubai WTA 500 QF Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #29 6-2 6-3 Venus Williams #18 Match data
Jan 15, 2003* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Venus Williams #2 6-4 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #45 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
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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,571 0 0
17 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,744 0 2 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,851 0 0
18 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2 1998 50–13 79.4% #5 2,094 0 2
19 2004 54–19 74.0% #5 2,026 1 5 1999 57–11 83.8% #3 2,258 0 8
20 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,868 1 5 2000 35–4 89.7% #3 2,321 2 13
21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,039 1 8 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,338 4 19
22 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,994 1 9 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,297 4 26
23 2008 41–20 67.2% #8 1,934 1 9 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,257 4 27
24 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,981 2 12 2004 40–13 75.5% #9 2,072 4 29
25 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,884 2 13 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,085 5 31
26 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,007 5 31
27 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,048 6 34
28 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,827 2 13 2008 37–10 78.7% #6 2,133 7 37
29 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,845 2 14 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,981 7 39
30 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,836 2 15 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,057 7 41
31 2016 40–20 66.7% #9 1,917 2 17 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 1,994 7 41
32 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,826 2 17 2012 22–8 73.3% #24 2,007 7 42
33 2018 6–12 33.3% #106 1,709 2 18 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,889 7 42
34 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,772 2 18 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,874 7 43
35 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,799 2 18 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,957 7 46
36 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18 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