H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Taylor Townsend vs Serena Williams H2H: 0-1

Serena Williams holds a 1–0 lead over Taylor Townsend in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Serena Williams leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2014 US Open round of 128 6-3 6-1.

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Taylor Townsend
United States Age 30 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-1 Taylor Townsend #103 Match data Aug 27, 2014* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Taylor Townsend #96 #46 1,267 1,886 74 88 45.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Age Taylor Townsend 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 1,893 0 0
17 2013 1–3 25.0% #365 1,502 0 0 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5
18 2014 5–6 45.5% #104 1,573 0 0 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8
19 2015 2–5 28.6% #309 1,557 0 0 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11
20 2016 1–3 25.0% #135 1,570 0 0 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19
21 2017 5–7 41.7% #94 1,624 0 0 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23
22 2018 5–7 41.7% #90 1,633 0 0 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25
23 2019 7–8 46.7% #81 1,683 0 0 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26
24 2020 1–3 25.0% #89 1,627 0 0 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26
25 — — — — — — — 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28
26 2022 1–4 20.0% #133 1,647 0 0 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32
27 2023 8–7 53.3% #81 1,741 0 0 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35
28 2024 15–16 48.4% #68 1,785 0 0 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37
29 2025 9–8 52.9% #117 1,828 0 0 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39
30 2026 14–11 56.0% #96 1,881 0 0 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46
31 — — — — — — — 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57
32 — — — — — — — 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64
33 — — — — — — — 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,292 21 69
34 — — — — — — — 2016 38–6 86.4% #2 2,208 22 71
35 — — — — — — — 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,200 23 72
36 — — — — — — — 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.

Age Taylor Townsend Serena Williams
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
17 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2014 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 2015 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
20 2016 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
21 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
22 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
23 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
26 2022 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
27 2023 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 2024 13 10 23 56.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
29 2025 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 18 2 20 90.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2026 12 7 19 63.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 30 3 33 90.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 20 5 25 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 58 61 119 48.7% 14 20 34 41.2% 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — 533 103 636 83.8% 174 47 221 78.7% 107 17 124 86.3% 23 5 28 82.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 158/162 of Taylor Townsend's and 633/768 of Serena Williams's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Taylor Townsend Serena Williams
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 2013 4/4 2.0 4.8 55.2% 55.1% 39.1% 39.3% 39.0% 48.0% 35.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2014 11/11 2.3 5.2 62.4% 59.8% 43.5% 56.2% 39.8% 53.7% 39.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2015 7/7 3.6 3.0 62.4% 59.1% 54.6% 50.0% 26.1% 57.1% 33.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2016 4/4 1.5 2.3 60.1% 65.5% 43.4% 60.0% 41.7% 56.1% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2017 12/12 1.8 2.3 69.4% 58.5% 44.9% 49.7% 44.3% 54.2% 43.2% 2003 13/39 3.9 2.1 61.7% 74.0% 52.8% 63.9% 58.8% 66.1% 51.8%
22 2018 12/12 2.7 2.6 65.7% 59.6% 46.9% 66.8% 43.8% 55.4% 39.2% 2004 16/50 6.4 2.6 61.3% 73.3% 51.5% 64.8% 54.6% 64.9% 49.7%
23 2019 15/15 3.3 2.3 64.6% 64.5% 49.1% 59.2% 49.1% 59.0% 39.5% 2005 14/30 5.9 2.6 61.2% 74.1% 52.5% 68.0% 48.3% 65.1% 47.5%
24 2020 4/4 3.8 3.3 69.3% 63.5% 43.9% 70.8% 49.1% 57.2% 37.6% 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0%
26 2022 5/5 2.6 2.6 63.4% 62.4% 50.1% 59.4% 52.6% 58.0% 40.7% 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7%
27 2023 15/15 4.7 1.7 66.0% 68.3% 53.2% 57.1% 39.3% 63.1% 41.2% 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2%
28 2024 31/31 5.9 2.6 64.3% 67.6% 46.1% 48.8% 39.3% 59.9% 41.2% 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8%
29 2025 14/17 5.1 2.6 68.8% 67.3% 47.7% 59.6% 41.0% 61.5% 40.8% 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9%
30 2026 24/25 4.4 1.8 65.5% 67.6% 48.3% 60.0% 46.1% 61.0% 42.9% 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 50/56 9.5 3.5 59.9% 76.7% 55.9% 67.3% 54.5% 68.4% 47.8%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 41/44 7.9 2.8 62.3% 77.4% 51.9% 58.8% 50.6% 68.0% 49.0%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 9/9 7.9 3.9 55.9% 79.6% 46.7% 57.9% 51.3% 65.7% 46.5%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 24/25 7.1 3.4 59.2% 74.2% 48.5% 55.3% 51.9% 63.9% 44.0%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 31/33 6.6 2.8 59.2% 76.5% 50.4% 50.4% 45.6% 65.5% 46.7%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 20/21 8.9 2.7 61.3% 73.3% 50.7% 71.0% 49.7% 64.3% 44.9%
39 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 17/18 5.1 2.6 57.4% 72.6% 48.9% 43.6% 49.4% 62.4% 46.2%
40 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 7/7 8.0 4.7 65.0% 68.0% 35.4% 62.0% 45.8% 56.6% 40.5%
44 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 1/1 7.0 7.0 79.0% 62.7% 45.0% 54.6% 27.3% 59.0% 38.2%
Career — 158/162 4.0 2.6 65.1% 64.5% 47.5% 56.2% 42.3% 58.6% 40.5% — 633/1,009 7.2 2.8 60.6% 75.5% 50.9% 60.9% 52.1% 65.8% 48.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Taylor Townsend Serena Williams
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1582 144.0 — — — — +42 — — 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 — -0.18
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1893 158.1 — — — — -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19
17 2013 1502 104.1 -0.84 -1.79 0.678 42.7% +26 — — 22.2% -2.89 1–0 1–0 — -0.50 1999 2189 178.2 — — — — +12 -418 — 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69
18 2014 1574 128.6 -0.80 -1.58 0.859 47.1% -6 +13 — 42.3% -0.58 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.82 2000 2185 168.9 — — — — +24 — -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57
19 2015 1557 114.7 -0.50 -1.91 0.784 45.4% +10 — — 29.4% -1.29 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.9 -0.54 2001 2238 172.8 — — — — +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79
20 2016 1571 109.8 +0.84 -0.72 0.888 46.9% — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–1 — — +0.05 2002 2339 173.4 — — — — +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86
21 2017 1625 115.8 -1.20 -0.43 0.943 48.6% +23 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.49 2003 2365 170.4 +7.11 +5.95 1.527 58.7% +80 -218 -130 86.0% +2.74 6–2 (75%) 2–0 — -1.67
22 2018 1634 117.5 -0.54 -2.71 0.880 47.3% -7 -71 — 42.9% -0.78 2–2 (50%) — — -0.28 2004 2226 163.6 +6.68 +4.43 1.416 56.9% +107 -101 +86 74.8% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 96.9 -0.38
23 2019 1684 129.6 +1.95 -1.49 0.963 49.3% -20 -103 — 50.0% -0.34 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 101.7 -0.42 2005 2101 150.6 +5.70 +2.41 1.360 56.0% +157 -3 +122 70.0% +1.48 8–0 (100%) 1–6 (14%) 99.2 -0.26
24 2020 1627 106.3 +0.06 -1.17 0.878 47.6% -7 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.01 2006 2064 147.1 +4.12 +2.38 1.272 54.9% +120 — — 69.4% +1.75 3–1 (75%) 0–3 (0%) 96.2 -0.43
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2077 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% +88 +12 +155 78.3% +1.84 6–4 (60%) 9–3 (75%) 101.7 -2.31
26 2022 1647 115.1 +0.27 -1.15 0.969 49.3% +6 — — 33.3% -0.92 0–2 — — +0.05 2008 2126 164.9 +6.89 +4.29 1.280 55.0% +42 -33 +130 80.0% +2.11 9–4 (69%) 5–2 (71%) 102.9 -1.00
27 2023 1741 131.8 +3.65 -0.47 1.118 51.9% -39 -60 — 55.6% +0.61 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.2 +0.21 2009 2120 165.8 +9.20 +3.92 1.332 55.3% +59 -117 +157 75.6% +1.76 11–6 (65%) 8–8 (50%) 98.1 -2.33
28 2024 1786 139.0 +2.59 -0.84 1.026 50.1% +32 -149 — 48.6% +0.10 6–6 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 100.9 -0.68 2010 2159 157.0 +8.78 +3.86 1.393 56.1% +37 -163 +212 79.1% +2.01 6–3 (67%) 10–2 (83%) 106.5 -1.14
29 2025 1829 135.5 +2.83 -0.68 1.059 51.0% +19 — — 52.6% -0.08 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.55 2011 2182 160.3 +9.93 +4.56 1.499 57.5% +57 — +125 78.9% +2.33 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 -0.27
30 2026 1882 146.3 +3.96 +1.42 1.101 51.8% +41 -197 — 55.2% +0.40 4–4 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 102.5 -1.62 2012 2302 168.5 +11.57 +6.33 1.597 58.7% -26 -157 +62 88.2% +2.98 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -2.18
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 2383 177.8 +12.05 +8.21 1.643 59.9% -2 -40 +41 89.7% +3.22 10–4 (71%) 3–3 (50%) 101.0 -0.69
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 2273 171.7 +9.98 +6.05 1.454 57.3% +55 +1 +33 83.6% +2.37 7–3 (70%) 8–0 (100%) 102.4 -0.53
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 2293 165.1 +9.57 +5.97 1.514 57.9% +37 -12 +16 81.3% +2.24 17–2 (89%) 7–2 (78%) 105.8 -0.61
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 2208 161.7 +10.55 +5.23 1.529 57.9% +31 +121 +136 83.0% +2.39 4–2 (67%) 8–2 (80%) 100.3 -0.68
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 2201 137.8 +4.47 +1.79 1.354 56.0% +39 — — 89.5% +2.32 0–1 1–0 — -0.09
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 2112 148.0 +5.23 +2.07 1.220 53.7% +22 +268 +229 71.2% +1.29 3–1 (75%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.74
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 2094 156.8 +7.34 +3.63 1.352 55.6% +42 +282 +271 77.3% +2.05 7–1 (88%) — — -0.12
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 2046 143.2 +4.70 +1.29 1.259 54.8% +19 — — 70.6% +1.55 7–4 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 97.0 +0.57
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1994 145.6 +4.15 +2.90 1.229 53.9% +132 +333 — 68.6% +1.54 3–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) 101.9 -0.19
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1926 119.5 +0.06 -0.90 0.934 48.7% +144 — — 47.1% -0.35 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.04
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1899 96.8 +0.09 -3.44 0.931 47.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — +0.12
Career — 1887 139.3 +1.69 -0.76 0.978 49.4% +13 -107 — 46.8% -0.25 27–31 (47%) 27–17 (61%) 105.7 -2.84 — 2399 174.5 +8.45 +4.77 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +34 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.8 -2.44

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.