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

Venus Williams vs Steffi Graf H2H: 2-3

Steffi Graf holds a 3–2 lead over Venus Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Steffi Graf leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Venus Williams leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1999 Wimbledon quarterfinal 6-2 3-6 6-4.

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Venus Williams
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 2, 1999* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass Steffi Graf #3 6-2 3-6 6-4 Venus Williams #5 Match data
Mar 23, 1999* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 SF Hard Venus Williams #6 6-2 6-4 Steffi Graf #7 Match data
Feb 20, 1999* Hanover WTA 250 SF Carpet Venus Williams #6 6-3 3-6 6-3 Steffi Graf #7 Match data
Jan 16, 1999* Sydney WTA 500 QF Hard Steffi Graf #10 4-6 6-2 6-4 Venus Williams #5 Match data
Aug 16, 1996* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R16 Hard Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-4 Venus Williams #192 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
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,600 866 109 88.8% 22 17 5 12 50 106

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 Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0
14 1994 1–1 50.0% — 1,525 0 0 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,546 0 0
15 1995 2–3 40.0% #205 1,561 0 0 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,747 0 0
16 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,571 0 0 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,037 0 0
17 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,851 0 0 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,329 0 8
18 1998 50–13 79.4% #5 2,094 0 2 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 1999 57–11 83.8% #3 2,258 0 8 1988 68–3 95.8% #1 2,535 5 29
20 2000 35–4 89.7% #3 2,321 2 13 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,584 8 43
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,338 4 19 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,510 9 53
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,297 4 26 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,418 10 60
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,257 4 27 1992 61–6 91.0% #2 2,448 11 68
24 2004 40–13 75.5% #9 2,072 4 29 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,510 14 78
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,085 5 31 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,417 15 85
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,007 5 31 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,466 18 94
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,048 6 34 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,446 21 101
28 2008 37–10 78.7% #6 2,133 7 37 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,353 21 102
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,981 7 39 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,284 21 105
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,057 7 41 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 106
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 1,994 7 41 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —