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

Yulia Putintseva vs Serena Williams H2H: 0-3

Serena Williams holds a 3–0 lead over Yulia Putintseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2016 Roland Garros quarterfinal 5-7 6-4 6-1.

Kazakhstan Age 31 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
0 3
3 main-draw meetings
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Serena Williams #1 5-7 6-4 6-1 Yulia Putintseva #60 Match data Jun 2, 2016* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Serena Williams #1 7-6(2) 6-0 Yulia Putintseva #56 Match data Mar 14, 2016* R32 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Serena Williams #1 7-6(5) 6-1 Yulia Putintseva #89 Match data May 8, 2013* R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Yulia Putintseva #84 #20 2,148 1,990 268 264 50.4% 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,399 837 172 83.0% 23 1 23 6 18 2 73

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 Yulia Putintseva Serena Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2010 0–1 0.0% #728 1,489 0 0 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,893 0 0
17 2012 1–2 33.3% #123 1,489 0 0 1999 38–7 84.4% #4 2,189 1 5
18 2013 5–12 29.4% #109 1,509 0 0 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,184 1 8
19 2014 5–6 45.5% #115 1,554 0 0 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,237 1 11
20 2015 10–17 37.0% #77 1,520 0 0 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,339 4 19
21 2016 28–23 54.9% #33 1,655 0 0 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,365 6 23
22 2017 20–27 42.6% #52 1,606 0 0 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,225 6 25
23 2018 19–21 47.5% #44 1,655 0 0 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,101 7 26
24 2019 29–24 54.7% #34 1,763 0 2 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,063 7 26
25 2020 15–10 60.0% #28 1,837 0 2 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,077 8 28
26 2021 31–22 58.5% #42 1,808 0 3 2008 44–9 83.0% #2 2,126 9 32
27 2022 20–18 52.6% #51 1,740 0 3 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,120 11 35
28 2023 22–22 50.0% #66 1,748 0 3 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,158 13 37
29 2024 34–17 66.7% #29 1,934 0 4 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,182 13 39
30 2025 15–26 36.6% #71 1,740 0 4 2012 54–6 90.0% #3 2,302 15 46
31 2026 14–16 46.7% #84 1,737 0 4 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,382 17 57
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,272 18 64
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,292 21 69
34 2016 38–6 86.4% #2 2,208 22 71
35 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,200 23 72
36 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,112 23 72
37 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,093 23 72
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 2,045 23 73
39 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,994 23 73
40 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,926 23 73
44 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 1,899 23 73

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 Yulia Putintseva Serena Williams
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 %
15 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1998 16 7 23 69.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 2012 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 27 4 31 87.1% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 2013 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 2000 29 5 34 85.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 2014 3 5 8 37.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 32 5 37 86.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
20 2015 3 12 15 20.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 28 3 31 90.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
21 2016 17 16 33 51.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2003 13 0 13 100.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 4 0 4 100.0%
22 2017 14 18 32 43.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2004 23 6 29 79.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 1 7 85.7%
23 2018 12 14 26 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2005 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2019 16 17 33 48.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 2006 12 4 16 75.0%
25 2020 11 8 19 57.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 2007 24 6 30 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0%
26 2021 19 14 33 57.6% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 27 5 32 84.4% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 1 7 85.7%
27 2022 7 9 16 43.8% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 2009 36 8 44 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 2023 13 14 27 48.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 10 1 11 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 0 7 100.0%
29 2024 19 12 31 61.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 1 9 88.9% 2011 18 2 20 90.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2025 11 17 28 39.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 2012 26 4 30 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 13 0 13 100.0%
31 2026 8 9 17 47.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 46 4 50 92.0% 28 0 28 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
32 2014 41 6 47 87.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
33 2015 30 3 33 90.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 0 7 100.0%
34 2016 20 5 25 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 7 0 7 100.0%
35 2017 8 1 9 88.9%
36 2018 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
37 2019 16 5 21 76.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
38 2020 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0%
39 2021 8 2 10 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
40 2022 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
44 2026 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 156 171 327 47.7% 94 68 162 58.0% 18 25 43 41.9% 533 103 636 83.8% 174 47 221 78.7% 107 17 124 86.3% 23 5 28 82.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 493/534 of Yulia Putintseva's and 633/768 of Serena Williams's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Yulia Putintseva Serena Williams
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
15 2010 1/1 0.0 2.0 54.5% 50.0% 35.0% 37.5% 50.0% 43.2% 37.3% —/—
17 2012 2/3 6.5 5.5 51.0% 57.4% 39.3% 52.7% 83.3% 48.1% 45.1% —/—
18 2013 16/17 2.3 3.0 61.9% 60.5% 45.0% 46.0% 45.4% 54.9% 42.3% —/—
19 2014 11/11 1.3 3.1 63.0% 58.1% 44.3% 36.2% 51.4% 52.4% 43.5% —/—
20 2015 23/27 1.1 2.6 63.3% 58.5% 53.3% 52.7% 39.7% 56.4% 40.3% —/—
21 2016 43/51 1.1 1.9 71.0% 58.8% 49.6% 55.4% 51.1% 56.2% 46.9% 2003 13/39 3.9 2.1 61.7% 74.0% 52.8% 63.9% 58.8% 66.1% 51.8%
22 2017 46/48 1.7 2.8 65.9% 59.4% 44.5% 47.4% 48.4% 54.4% 44.5% 2004 16/50 6.4 2.6 61.3% 73.3% 51.5% 64.8% 54.6% 64.9% 49.7%
23 2018 36/40 1.1 2.4 69.3% 59.0% 46.2% 41.7% 48.5% 54.8% 44.7% 2005 14/30 5.9 2.6 61.2% 74.1% 52.5% 68.0% 48.3% 65.1% 47.5%
24 2019 49/53 1.6 2.5 66.5% 61.6% 47.9% 49.5% 51.6% 56.8% 44.4% 2006 15/16 6.3 2.9 59.3% 74.2% 47.4% 54.7% 58.2% 63.1% 46.9%
25 2020 25/25 0.9 2.3 69.0% 61.0% 43.7% 52.0% 49.1% 55.7% 44.9% 2007 42/44 6.1 2.6 59.4% 69.2% 48.1% 58.2% 57.3% 60.8% 46.0%
26 2021 52/53 1.2 2.5 68.5% 61.7% 49.4% 54.0% 50.9% 57.9% 46.2% 2008 44/53 6.8 2.7 61.4% 73.4% 45.2% 60.0% 47.6% 62.7% 47.7%
27 2022 38/38 0.8 2.2 69.5% 61.9% 45.2% 51.2% 46.6% 56.7% 44.5% 2009 57/63 6.2 2.8 60.8% 75.0% 50.7% 54.5% 48.2% 65.3% 46.2%
28 2023 42/45 1.1 2.0 73.4% 61.8% 44.0% 60.0% 48.6% 57.0% 44.3% 2010 29/29 8.6 2.9 62.3% 77.4% 47.5% 66.0% 51.5% 66.4% 46.8%
29 2024 51/51 1.5 1.7 70.0% 62.4% 50.3% 57.0% 55.0% 58.9% 46.4% 2011 25/26 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9%
30 2025 28/41 1.5 2.5 71.0% 59.9% 43.6% 49.3% 51.1% 55.4% 39.7% 2012 48/60 8.2 2.3 59.0% 78.7% 54.8% 66.6% 53.2% 68.8% 49.8%
31 2026 30/30 1.6 2.0 70.5% 58.9% 46.2% 54.1% 47.0% 55.2% 44.0% 2013 74/82 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4%
32 —/— 2014 56/62 7.7 3.5 59.3% 76.5% 51.6% 64.4% 52.8% 66.3% 48.9%
33 —/— 2015 50/56 9.5 3.5 59.9% 76.7% 55.9% 67.3% 54.5% 68.4% 47.8%
34 —/— 2016 41/44 7.9 2.8 62.3% 77.4% 51.9% 58.8% 50.6% 68.0% 49.0%
35 —/— 2017 9/9 7.9 3.9 55.9% 79.6% 46.7% 57.9% 51.3% 65.7% 46.5%
36 —/— 2018 24/25 7.1 3.4 59.2% 74.2% 48.5% 55.3% 51.9% 63.9% 44.0%
37 —/— 2019 31/33 6.6 2.8 59.2% 76.5% 50.4% 50.4% 45.6% 65.5% 46.7%
38 —/— 2020 20/21 8.9 2.7 61.3% 73.3% 50.7% 71.0% 49.7% 64.3% 44.9%
39 —/— 2021 17/18 5.1 2.6 57.4% 72.6% 48.9% 43.6% 49.4% 62.4% 46.2%
40 —/— 2022 7/7 8.0 4.7 65.0% 68.0% 35.4% 62.0% 45.8% 56.6% 40.5%
44 —/— 2026 1/1 7.0 7.0 79.0% 62.7% 45.0% 54.6% 27.3% 59.0% 38.2%
Career 493/534 1.3 2.3 68.6% 60.5% 46.9% 51.7% 49.6% 56.2% 44.5% 633/1,009 7.2 2.8 60.6% 75.5% 50.9% 60.9% 52.1% 65.8% 48.0%

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 Yulia Putintseva Serena Williams
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
15 2010 1490 97.2 +0.63 -0.74 0.656 40.0% 0.0% -4.00 -0.04 1997 1582 144.0 +42 54.5% +0.82 1–0 1–1 -0.18
16 1998 1893 158.1 -62 -201 -189 64.6% +1.29 8–5 (62%) 2–3 (40%) 106.2 -1.19
17 2012 1490 100.8 -0.19 -0.11 0.870 46.8% 33.3% -1.67 -0.09 1999 2189 178.2 +12 -418 80.2% +2.10 8–5 (62%) 6–0 (100%) 108.5 -2.69
18 2013 1509 122.8 -0.51 -0.15 0.936 48.7% +19 +40 +9 33.3% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 1–5 (17%) 95.7 -0.80 2000 2185 168.9 +24 -372 80.6% +2.43 6–1 (86%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 +0.57
19 2014 1554 119.1 -1.23 -0.32 0.913 48.3% 0 +24 43.5% -1.09 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.5 -0.17 2001 2238 172.8 +36 -434 -326 79.2% +2.45 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.5 -2.79
20 2015 1521 113.7 -1.66 -1.36 0.924 48.1% -46 +102 36.7% -0.77 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.9 +0.11 2002 2339 173.4 +18 -278 -232 87.1% +2.70 9–3 (75%) 11–1 (92%) 111.5 -2.86
21 2016 1656 137.1 +0.36 +2.58 1.071 51.5% -42 +126 -119 51.8% +0.15 8–7 (53%) 7–7 (50%) 103.1 +0.18 2003 2365 170.4 +7.11 +5.95 1.527 58.7% +80 -218 -130 86.0% +2.74 6–2 (75%) 2–0 -1.67
22 2017 1606 124.2 -1.52 +0.93 0.975 49.4% +11 +140 -128 41.2% -0.74 7–8 (47%) 6–2 (75%) 102.3 +0.67 2004 2226 163.6 +6.68 +4.43 1.416 56.9% +107 -101 +86 74.8% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 96.9 -0.38
23 2018 1656 123.1 -1.00 +0.88 0.990 49.7% -28 +80 -146 49.5% -0.07 6–7 (46%) 4–6 (40%) 97.9 +0.84 2005 2101 150.6 +5.70 +2.41 1.360 56.0% +157 -3 +122 70.0% +1.48 8–0 (100%) 1–6 (14%) 99.2 -0.26
24 2019 1764 143.1 +0.18 +1.48 1.026 50.6% -45 +52 -186 53.8% +0.28 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) 102.2 -0.93 2006 2064 147.1 +4.12 +2.38 1.272 54.9% +120 69.4% +1.75 3–1 (75%) 0–3 (0%) 96.2 -0.43
25 2020 1838 137.2 -0.85 +1.84 1.013 50.3% -41 +5 56.1% +0.53 7–2 (78%) 1–4 (20%) 103.4 +0.51 2007 2077 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% +88 +12 +155 78.3% +1.84 6–4 (60%) 9–3 (75%) 101.7 -2.31
26 2021 1808 137.8 +1.20 +2.65 1.098 51.8% -16 +31 57.9% +0.66 9–12 (43%) 7–4 (64%) 96.2 +0.54 2008 2126 164.9 +6.89 +4.29 1.280 55.0% +42 -33 +130 80.0% +2.11 9–4 (69%) 5–2 (71%) 102.9 -1.00
27 2022 1741 133.0 +0.13 +0.85 1.028 50.6% -18 +119 -198 48.8% +0.07 7–5 (58%) 3–1 (75%) 102.8 +0.49 2009 2120 165.8 +9.20 +3.92 1.332 55.3% +59 -117 +157 75.6% +1.76 11–6 (65%) 8–8 (50%) 98.1 -2.33
28 2023 1749 136.8 -0.38 +1.09 1.031 50.7% 0 +61 52.5% +0.28 7–10 (41%) 7–10 (41%) 95.4 -0.65 2010 2159 157.0 +8.78 +3.86 1.393 56.1% +37 -163 +212 79.1% +2.01 6–3 (67%) 10–2 (83%) 106.5 -1.14
29 2024 1934 154.1 +2.34 +3.48 1.129 52.6% -78 -30 -86 61.2% +0.84 13–8 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 106.6 -2.42 2011 2182 160.3 +9.93 +4.56 1.499 57.5% +57 +125 78.9% +2.33 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 -0.27
30 2025 1740 136.4 -1.20 -2.42 0.889 47.5% +21 +86 -34 37.8% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 96.6 +0.56 2012 2302 168.5 +11.57 +6.33 1.597 58.7% -26 -157 +62 88.2% +2.98 6–1 (86%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -2.18
31 2026 1738 137.7 -1.35 +1.09 0.982 49.5% +33 +89 48.6% -0.15 6–8 (43%) 4–4 (50%) 98.4 -1.31 2013 2383 177.8 +12.05 +8.21 1.643 59.9% -2 -40 +41 89.7% +3.22 10–4 (71%) 3–3 (50%) 101.0 -0.69
32 2014 2273 171.7 +9.98 +6.05 1.454 57.3% +55 +1 +33 83.6% +2.37 7–3 (70%) 8–0 (100%) 102.4 -0.53
33 2015 2293 165.1 +9.57 +5.97 1.514 57.9% +37 -12 +16 81.3% +2.24 17–2 (89%) 7–2 (78%) 105.8 -0.61
34 2016 2208 161.7 +10.55 +5.23 1.529 57.9% +31 +121 +136 83.0% +2.39 4–2 (67%) 8–2 (80%) 100.3 -0.68
35 2017 2201 137.8 +4.47 +1.79 1.354 56.0% +39 89.5% +2.32 0–1 1–0 -0.09
36 2018 2112 148.0 +5.23 +2.07 1.220 53.7% +22 +268 +229 71.2% +1.29 3–1 (75%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.74
37 2019 2094 156.8 +7.34 +3.63 1.352 55.6% +42 +282 +271 77.3% +2.05 7–1 (88%) -0.12
38 2020 2046 143.2 +4.70 +1.29 1.259 54.8% +19 70.6% +1.55 7–4 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 97.0 +0.57
39 2021 1994 145.6 +4.15 +2.90 1.229 53.9% +132 +333 68.6% +1.54 3–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) 101.9 -0.19
40 2022 1926 119.5 +0.06 -0.90 0.934 48.7% +144 47.1% -0.35 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) +0.04
44 2026 1899 96.8 +0.09 -3.44 0.931 47.3% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 +0.12
Career 1991 141.3 -0.13 +1.27 1.017 50.3% -21 +72 -111 49.6% +0.02 91–89 (51%) 66–69 (49%) 100.3 -0.47 2399 174.5 +8.45 +4.77 1.403 56.6% +43 -85 +34 79.6% +2.21 168–65 (72%) 113–57 (66%) 110.8 -2.44

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.