H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Venus Williams vs Ginger Helgeson H2H: 1-0

Venus Williams holds a 1–0 lead over Ginger Helgeson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Venus Williams leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Venus Williams won the 1997 Key Biscayne round of 128 6-1 4-6 6-3.

United States Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 0
1 main-draw meetings
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Venus Williams #110 6-1 4-6 6-3 Ginger Helgeson #526 Match data Mar 21, 1997* R128 Key Biscayne Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Venus Williams #469 #1 7,452 2,368 782 299 72.3% 7 1 9 2 19 11 49
Ginger Helgeson #467 #29 246 1,865 94 95 49.7% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Ginger Helgeson
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 1,570 0 0
17 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,830 0 0
18 1998 51–13 79.7% #5 2,099 0 3
19 1999 57–12 82.6% #3 2,248 0 9
20 2000 41–4 91.1% #3 2,337 2 15 1989 0–2 0.0% #239 1,485 0 0
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,358 4 21 1990 1–2 33.3% #246 1,498 0 0
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,303 4 28 1991 17–17 50.0% #58 1,647 0 0
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,260 4 29 1992 12–15 44.4% #71 1,648 0 0
24 2004 42–14 75.0% #9 2,077 4 31 1993 22–20 52.4% #54 1,736 0 0
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,128 5 33 1994 29–17 63.0% #30 1,777 0 1
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,035 5 33 1995 8–7 53.3% #111 1,772 0 1
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,059 6 36 1996 0–2 0.0% #792 1,721 0 1
28 2008 40–11 78.4% #6 2,138 7 39 1997 3–8 27.3% #167 1,639 0 1
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,988 7 41 1998 2–5 28.6% #152 1,572 0 1
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,061 7 43
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 2,017 7 43
32 2012 24–9 72.7% #24 2,016 7 44
33 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,910 7 44
34 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,888 7 45
35 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,971 7 48
36 2016 24–15 61.5% #17 1,817 7 49
37 2017 38–15 71.7% #5 1,941 7 49
38 2018 15–11 57.7% #39 1,872 7 49
39 2019 20–15 57.1% #52 1,819 7 49
40 2020 1–8 11.1% #79 1,713 7 49
41 2021 3–9 25.0% #318 1,647 7 49
42 2022 0–4 0.0% #1000 1,602 7 49
43 2023 3–7 30.0% #412 1,592 7 49

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 Venus Williams Ginger Helgeson
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 %
14 1994 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
16 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1997 15 7 22 68.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
18 1998 36 8 44 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1999 34 6 40 85.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0%
20 2000 25 0 25 100.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2001 32 3 35 91.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 0 7 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2002 35 5 40 87.5% 14 2 16 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 1991 9 7 16 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2003 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 1992 8 9 17 47.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2004 21 9 30 70.0% 17 2 19 89.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1993 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2005 18 7 25 72.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 1994 20 9 29 69.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 1995 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
27 2007 27 5 32 84.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2008 29 9 38 76.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 1997 0 6 6 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
29 2009 21 11 32 65.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2010 19 3 22 86.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
31 2011 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
32 2012 14 3 17 82.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 2013 12 8 20 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
34 2014 27 11 38 71.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
35 2015 34 10 44 77.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
36 2016 14 11 25 56.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 1 6 83.3%
37 2017 26 11 37 70.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
38 2018 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
39 2019 16 11 27 59.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
40 2020 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
41 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
42 2022 0 4 4 0.0%
43 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
Career 487 189 676 72.0% 163 69 232 70.3% 98 27 125 78.4% 34 14 48 70.8% 55 50 105 52.4% 28 24 52 53.8% 9 13 22 40.9% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 Venus Williams Ginger Helgeson
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
14 1994 1526 122.1 60.0% 0.00 0–1 -0.18
15 1995 1561 123.9 +29 36.4% -0.36 1–0 0–1 -0.31
16 1996 1570 134.2 +31 46.7% +0.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.34
17 1997 1831 160.2 +5 -255 -230 55.8% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 108.3 -1.92
18 1998 2100 174.0 +4 -331 -385 75.6% +2.04 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 108.8 -0.82
19 1999 2248 179.2 +7 -300 -461 77.5% +1.83 10–5 (67%) 9–4 (69%) 105.8 -4.08
20 2000 2337 171.5 +16 -397 -317 84.0% +2.34 8–2 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 106.2 -2.30 1989 1486 104.0 0.0% -2.75 0–1 +0.02
21 2001 2358 172.4 +31 -379 -127 83.8% +2.48 8–1 (89%) 10–3 (77%) 106.1 -1.53 1990 1498 100.1 28.6% -2.00 1–0 -0.32
22 2002 2303 175.2 +58 -205 -10 81.3% +2.44 12–4 (75%) 7–3 (70%) 101.1 -2.34 1991 1647 138.4 -14 +44 48.1% -0.22 6–3 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 106.2 -1.02
23 2003 2261 155.8 +4.06 +5.13 1.337 56.1% +107 -163 +33 81.0% +2.37 4–3 (57%) 1–2 (33%) 97.7 -1.73 1992 1649 128.8 +13 +33 -159 48.5% -0.17 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 98.8 +0.26
24 2004 2078 159.0 +4.27 +3.93 1.315 55.7% +59 +131 75.7% +1.99 6–3 (67%) 8–6 (57%) 99.4 +0.68 1993 1737 139.0 -44 -4 -162 52.6% +0.62 7–6 (54%) 1–2 (33%) -0.91
25 2005 2128 165.4 +4.52 +4.90 1.293 55.5% +29 +38 +223 75.0% +2.03 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 -2.36 1994 1777 146.6 +6 -21 -203 61.0% +0.87 5–3 (63%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 +1.21
26 2006 2035 136.6 +3.30 +3.85 1.231 54.0% +67 +87 +280 63.8% +0.94 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.08 1995 1773 137.3 -13 +12 60.0% +0.67 0–4 (0%) 0–2 -0.56
27 2007 2059 153.9 +5.55 +3.98 1.286 55.2% +31 +23 +331 79.0% +2.10 6–6 (50%) 6–5 (55%) 95.6 -1.59 1996 1721 92.9 0.0% -3.50 0–1 +0.20
28 2008 2138 163.5 +7.00 +3.95 1.260 54.6% -5 -109 +293 74.6% +1.81 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 99.1 -1.46 1997 1639 107.6 -14 -6 30.4% -1.22 0–1 -0.15
29 2009 1989 162.7 +7.24 +2.88 1.255 54.5% +47 -3 +361 65.1% +1.53 13–10 (57%) 3–12 (20%) 88.0 -2.55 1998 1573 99.1 +16 41.2% -0.71 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 94.9 +1.00
30 2010 2062 156.7 +5.33 +3.88 1.244 54.7% +31 -11 +294 79.6% +1.80 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 104.0 +0.82
31 2011 2018 120.4 +4.82 +1.85 1.287 54.7% +52 +278 70.8% +1.58 3–1 (75%) 0–2 +0.19
32 2012 2016 150.4 +3.65 +3.04 1.127 52.6% +82 +19 +154 65.4% +1.15 9–3 (75%) 5–5 (50%) 99.5 -1.94
33 2013 1911 141.0 +0.75 +3.14 1.071 51.5% +85 +50 58.1% +0.65 6–6 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 92.5 -0.63
34 2014 1888 149.7 +4.15 +2.82 1.178 53.5% +57 +2 +268 66.4% +1.21 10–11 (48%) 5–6 (45%) 93.1 +0.59
35 2015 1971 157.4 +3.80 +3.44 1.187 53.2% +43 -131 +141 67.2% +1.27 13–4 (76%) 10–5 (67%) 105.5 -0.59
36 2016 1818 133.2 +2.07 +3.27 1.126 52.8% +13 +15 +295 62.0% +0.67 5–9 (36%) 11–4 (73%) 95.7 +1.30
37 2017 1941 149.8 +3.49 +3.26 1.155 53.0% -13 -79 +233 67.8% +1.01 11–6 (65%) 11–3 (79%) 106.7 -0.36
38 2018 1873 141.1 +0.84 +1.05 1.013 50.4% +44 -80 +237 54.0% +0.33 7–4 (64%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 +0.67
39 2019 1820 145.6 +0.36 +1.07 0.992 50.0% +35 -40 +249 51.9% +0.05 9–4 (69%) 6–3 (67%) 103.1 -1.42
40 2020 1714 126.0 +0.01 -0.68 0.905 48.2% +47 27.3% -1.14 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 90.8 -1.11
41 2021 1647 111.7 -2.68 -2.16 0.811 45.9% +79 -9 29.6% -1.59 1–2 (33%) 0–2 -0.85
42 2022 1602 107.5 -2.82 -1.21 0.703 43.0% +66 11.1% -2.78 0–1 0–1 0.00
43 2023 1593 114.1 -1.10 -0.46 0.880 47.2% +55 +447 40.0% -1.00 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 95.5 -0.01
Career 2369 167.3 +3.54 +2.76 1.146 52.9% +33 -76 +111 68.9% +1.40 185–126 (59%) 137–101 (58%) 99.2 -2.45 1865 140.4 -9 +11 -127 50.6% +0.14 23–28 (45%) 18–17 (51%) 99.4 -0.14

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.