H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Venus Williams vs Silvia Farina Elia H2H: 8-1

Venus Williams holds a 8–1 lead over Silvia Farina Elia in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Venus Williams leads 3–1 on hard courts and 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Silvia Farina Elia won the 2005 Dubai third round 7-5 7-6(6).

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Venus Williams
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main draw meetings
Silvia Farina Elia
ITA Age 54 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 3, 2005* Dubai WTA 500 R32 Hard Silvia Farina Elia #21 7-5 7-6(6) Venus Williams #9 Match data
Jun 1, 2003* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Venus Williams #3 6-1 6-2 Silvia Farina Elia #27 Match data
Feb 16, 2002* Antwerp WTA 500 QF Carpet Venus Williams #2 6-3 0-1 (ret.) Silvia Farina Elia #13 Match data
Feb 10, 2002* Paris WTA 500 QF Carpet Venus Williams #2 6-2 6-1 Silvia Farina Elia #13 Match data
May 5, 2001* Hamburg WTA 500 QF Clay Venus Williams #2 6-1 6-1 Silvia Farina Elia #29 Match data
Oct 8, 1998* Filderstadt WTA 250 R32 Hard Venus Williams #5 6-2 4-6 6-3 Silvia Farina Elia #24 Match data
Mar 24, 1998* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 QF Hard Venus Williams #11 6-1 6-2 Silvia Farina Elia #31 Match data
Mar 8, 1998* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R32 Hard Venus Williams #12 6-3 6-1 Silvia Farina Elia #31 Match data
Oct 31, 1997* Kremlin Cup WTA 1000 R16 Carpet Venus Williams #24 6-4 6-0 Silvia Farina Elia #49 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
Silvia Farina Elia #32 #11 1,838 1,943 365 309 54.2% 0 0 0 3 0 3

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 Silvia Farina Elia
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 1989 3–3 50.0% #172 1,522 0 0
18 1998 50–13 79.4% #5 2,094 0 2 1990 2–3 40.0% #194 1,527 0 0
19 1999 57–11 83.8% #3 2,258 0 8 1991 9–9 50.0% #69 1,590 0 0
20 2000 35–4 89.7% #3 2,321 2 13 1992 5–10 33.3% #172 1,578 0 0
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,338 4 19 1993 9–12 42.9% #85 1,587 0 0
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,297 4 26 1994 20–19 51.3% #52 1,678 0 0
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,257 4 27 1995 18–16 52.9% #52 1,650 0 0
24 2004 40–13 75.5% #9 2,072 4 29 1996 22–21 51.2% #34 1,711 0 0
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,085 5 31 1997 16–22 42.1% #43 1,720 0 0
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,007 5 31 1998 38–26 59.4% #19 1,901 0 0
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,048 6 34 1999 30–26 53.6% #26 1,782 0 0
28 2008 37–10 78.7% #6 2,133 7 37 2000 15–17 46.9% #63 1,695 0 0
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,981 7 39 2001 45–26 63.4% #14 1,768 0 1
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,057 7 41 2002 42–28 60.0% #17 1,745 0 2
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 1,994 7 41 2003 25–25 50.0% #24 1,719 0 3
32 2012 22–8 73.3% #24 2,007 7 42 2004 41–23 64.1% #20 1,770 0 3
33 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,889 7 42 2005 25–23 52.1% #32 1,648 0 3
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 — — — — — — —