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

Venus Williams vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 3-1

Venus Williams holds a 3–1 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Venus Williams leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Irina Spirlea leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Venus Williams won the 2000 Hamburg Open round of 16 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2.

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Venus Williams
United States Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Venus Williams #3 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 Irina Spirlea #53 Match data May 4, 2000* R16 Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Venus Williams #3 6-3 6-2 Irina Spirlea #19 Match data Oct 15, 1999* R16 Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Irina Spirlea #8 6-3 6-2 Venus Williams #25 Match data Nov 13, 1997* R32 Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Venus Williams #66 7-6 4-6 7-6 Irina Spirlea #12 Match data Sep 6, 1997* SF 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
Venus Williams #469 #1 7,452 2,368 782 299 72.3% 7 1 9 2 19 11 49
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Irina Spirlea
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 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1998 51–13 79.7% #5 2,099 0 3 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1999 57–12 82.6% #3 2,248 0 9 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0
20 2000 41–4 91.1% #3 2,337 2 15 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,358 4 21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,303 4 28 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,260 4 29 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 2004 42–14 75.0% #9 2,077 4 31 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,128 5 33 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,035 5 33 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,059 6 36 — — — — — — —
28 2008 40–11 78.4% #6 2,138 7 39 — — — — — — —
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,988 7 41 — — — — — — —
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 Irina Spirlea
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% 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1998 36 8 44 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1999 34 6 40 85.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
20 2000 25 0 25 100.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 2002 35 5 40 87.5% 14 2 16 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 2003 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
24 2004 21 9 30 70.0% 17 2 19 89.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
25 2005 18 7 25 72.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
26 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2007 27 5 32 84.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 29 9 38 76.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2009 21 11 32 65.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2%

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 Irina Spirlea
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 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13
18 1998 2100 174.0 — — — — +4 -331 -385 75.6% +2.04 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 108.8 -0.82 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10
19 1999 2248 179.2 — — — — +7 -300 -461 77.5% +1.83 10–5 (67%) 9–4 (69%) 105.8 -4.08 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20
20 2000 2337 171.5 — — — — +16 -397 -317 84.0% +2.34 8–2 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 106.2 -2.30 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37
21 2001 2358 172.4 — — — — +31 -379 -127 83.8% +2.48 8–1 (89%) 10–3 (77%) 106.1 -1.53 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60
22 2002 2303 175.2 — — — — +58 -205 -10 81.3% +2.44 12–4 (75%) 7–3 (70%) 101.1 -2.34 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50
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 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60
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 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82
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 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88
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 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39

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.