H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 04:32 UTC

Venus Williams vs Maria Sharapova H2H: 3-5

Maria Sharapova holds a 5–3 lead over Venus Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Maria Sharapova leads 4–1 on hard courts, while Venus Williams leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2013 Australian Open third round 6-1 6-3.

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Venus Williams
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 5
8 main draw meetings
Maria Sharapova
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 20, 2013* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Maria Sharapova #2 6-1 6-3 Venus Williams #26 Match data
May 19, 2012* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Maria Sharapova #2 6-4 6-3 Venus Williams #63 Match data
Aug 1, 2009* Stanford WTA 500 QF Hard Venus Williams #3 6-2 6-2 Maria Sharapova #62 Match data
Jul 3, 2007* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Venus Williams #31 6-1 6-3 Maria Sharapova #2 Match data
Mar 22, 2007* Miami WTA 1000 R32 Hard Maria Sharapova #2 2-6 6-2 7-5 Venus Williams #39 Match data
Jul 2, 2005* Wimbledon Grand Slam SF Grass Venus Williams #16 7-6(2) 6-1 Maria Sharapova #2 Match data
Mar 28, 2005* Miami WTA 1000 SF Hard Maria Sharapova #3 6-4 6-3 Venus Williams #9 Match data
Oct 23, 2004* Zurich WTA 1000 QF Hard Maria Sharapova #7 6-3 6-4 Venus Williams #11 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
Maria Sharapova #373 #1 10,690 2,238 596 174 77.4% 5 14 1 9 7 36

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 Maria Sharapova
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 2002 1–2 33.3% #188 1,503 0 0
16 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,571 0 0 2003 24–12 66.7% #32 1,779 0 2
17 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,851 0 0 2004 55–16 77.5% #4 2,063 1 7
18 1998 50–13 79.4% #5 2,094 0 2 2005 53–13 80.3% #4 2,068 1 10
19 1999 57–11 83.8% #3 2,258 0 8 2006 59–10 85.5% #2 2,210 2 15
20 2000 35–4 89.7% #3 2,321 2 13 2007 40–12 76.9% #5 2,113 2 16
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,338 4 19 2008 31–6 83.8% #9 2,098 3 19
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,297 4 26 2009 31–9 77.5% #14 2,050 3 20
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,257 4 27 2010 33–11 75.0% #18 1,981 3 22
24 2004 40–13 75.5% #9 2,072 4 29 2011 43–13 76.8% #4 1,993 3 24
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,085 5 31 2012 55–10 84.6% #2 2,155 4 27
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,007 5 31 2013 37–8 82.2% #4 2,136 4 29
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,048 6 34 2014 50–13 79.4% #2 2,093 5 33
28 2008 37–10 78.7% #6 2,133 7 37 2015 35–10 77.8% #4 2,044 5 35
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,981 7 39 2016 4–1 80.0% #91 2,049 5 35
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,057 7 41 2017 16–7 69.6% #61 1,976 5 36
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 1,994 7 41 2018 21–11 65.6% #29 1,929 5 36
32 2012 22–8 73.3% #24 2,007 7 42 2019 8–8 50.0% #133 1,858 5 36
33 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,889 7 42 2020 0–2 0.0% #373 1,820 5 36
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 — — — — — — —