H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 04:32 UTC

Venus Williams vs Barbara Rittner H2H: 1-0

Venus Williams holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Rittner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Venus Williams leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Venus Williams won the 1999 Hanover quarterfinal 6-2 6-1.

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Venus Williams
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 20, 1999* Hanover WTA 250 QF Carpet Venus Williams #6 6-2 6-1 Barbara Rittner #68 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
Venus Williams #467 #1 7,452 2,362 768 288 72.7% 7 9 1 20 10 47
Barbara Rittner #438 #24 661 1,883 209 217 49.1% 0 0 0 1 1 2

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 Venus Williams Barbara Rittner
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 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0
18 1998 50–13 79.4% #5 2,094 0 2 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0
19 1999 57–11 83.8% #3 2,258 0 8 1992 23–15 60.5% #29 1,829 0 1
20 2000 35–4 89.7% #3 2,321 2 13 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,838 0 1
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,338 4 19 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,818 0 1
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,297 4 26 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,728 0 1
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,257 4 27 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,728 0 1
24 2004 40–13 75.5% #9 2,072 4 29 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,653 0 1
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,085 5 31 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,664 0 1
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,007 5 31 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,655 0 1
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,048 6 34 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1
28 2008 37–10 78.7% #6 2,133 7 37 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,981 7 39 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,632 0 2
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,057 7 41 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,568 0 2
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 1,994 7 41 2004 1–2 33.3% #235 1,571 0 2
32 2012 22–8 73.3% #24 2,007 7 42 — — — — — — —
33 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 — — — — — — —