Updated 8/12/20 SERENA WILLIAMS vs. VENUS WILLIAMS OVERALL: Serena leads 18-12 Hard: Serena leads 12-9 • Grass: Serena leads 4-2 • Clay: Serena leads 2-1 Grand Slams: Serena leads, 11-5 • Title Matches: Serena leads, 9-3 Year Tournament Name Surface Round Winner Scores 1998 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD R64 VENUS 7-6(4) 6-1 1998 ROME CLAY QF VENUS 6-4 6-2 1999 MIAMI HARD F VENUS 6-1 4-6 6-4 1999 MUNICH - GRAND SLAM CUP HARD F SERENA 6-1 3-6 6-3 2000 WIMBLEDON GRASS SF VENUS 6-2 7-6(3) 2001 INDIAN WELLS HARD SF SERENA W/O 2001 US OPEN HARD F VENUS 6-2 6-4 2002 MIAMI HARD SF SERENA 6-2 6-2 2002 FRENCH OPEN CLAY F SERENA 7-5 6-3 2002 WIMBLEDON GRASS F SERENA 7-6(4) 6-3 2002 US OPEN HARD F SERENA 6-4 6-3 2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD F SERENA 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 2003 WIMBLEDON GRASS F SERENA 4-6 6-4 6-2 2005 MIAMI HARD QF VENUS 6-1 7-6(8) 2005 US OPEN HARD R16 VENUS 7-6(5) 6-2 2008 BANGALORE HARD SF SERENA 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) 2008 WIMBLEDON GRASS F VENUS 7-5 6-4 2008 US OPEN HARD QF SERENA 7-6(6) 7-6(7) 2008 WTA FINALS HARD R1 VENUS 5-7 6-1 6-0 2009 DUBAI HARD SF VENUS 6-1 2-6 7-6(3) 2009 MIAMI HARD SF SERENA 6-4 3-6 6-3 2009 WIMBLEDON GRASS F SERENA 7-6(3) 6-2 2009 WTA FINALS HARD RR SERENA 5-7 6-4 7-6(4) 2009 WTA FINALS HARD F SERENA 6-2 7-6(4) 2013 CHARLESTON CLAY SF SERENA 6-1 6-2 2014 MONTRÉAL HARD SF VENUS 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3 2015 WIMBLEDON GRASS R16 SERENA 6-4 6-3 2015 US OPEN HARD QF SERENA 6-2 1-6 6-3 2017 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD F SERENA 6-4 6-4 2018 INDIAN WELLS HARD R32 VENUS 6-3 6-4 2018 US OPEN HARD R32 SERENA 6-1 6-2 2019 ROME CLAY R32 VENUS W/O TENNIS RIVALRIES Open Era - Most Meetings RIVALRY MATCHES SERIES Navratilova vs Evert 80 Navratilova leads 43-37 Evert vs Wade 46 Evert leads 40-6 Navratilova vs Shriver 43 Navratilova leads 40-3 Graf vs Sabatini 40 Graf leads 29-11 Goolagong vs Wade 40 Goolagong leads 30-10 Open Era - Most Grand Slam Meetings RIVALRY MATCHES SERIES Navratilova vs Evert 22 Navratilova leads 14-8 Serena vs Venus 16 Serena leads 11-5 Graf vs Sanchez Vicario 13 Graf leads 9-4 Evert vs Mandlikova 13 Evert leads 10-3 Graf vs Sabatini 12 Graf leads 11-1 *Among head-to-head meetings in Grand Slams, Serena defeated Venus in four consecutive Grand Slam finals (2002 Roland Garros, 2002 Wimbledon, 2002 US Open, 2003 Australian Open) Updated 8/12/20 THE WILLIAMS SISTERS • Serena and Venus have met 30 times, including 16 times at Grand Slams • Serena holds a 18-12 advantage overall with a 11-5 record at Grand Slams; only Evert-Navratilova met more often at the Slams (22 times) • Their first head-to-head meeting came at the 1998 Australian Open when Venus, then 17 years old, defeated her younger sister Serena (16 years old) in the second round • Serena has won 9 of the last 11 meetings • Serena leads 7-4 in 3-set matches • Serena has won 9 of the 14 tie-break sets played. Three of those were third set tie-breaks, with Serena winning two of them • The most lopsided scoreline was Serena's 61 62 in the semifinals at 2013 Charleston and in R32 at 2018 US Open. The only 6-0 set in the series occurred in round robin action at the 2008 WTA Finals, with Venus a 57 61 60 victor • The winner of the first set has won all but four encounters. Those were Serena's 46 64 62 win in the 2003 Wimbledon final, Venus' 57 61 60 win in round robin action at the 2008 WTA Finals and Serena's 57 64 76(4) win in round robin action at the 2009 WTA Finals and Venus’ 67(2) 62 63 win at 2014 Montreal • They have met three times with one of them ranked No.1 in the world and the other No.2, with Serena winning all three of those match-ups WILLIAMS SISTERS: Most Meetings vs. Single Opponent SERENA MEETINGS SERIES VENUS MEETINGS SERIES Venus Williams 30 SW leads 18-12 Serena Williams 30 SW leads 18-12 Maria Sharapova 22 SW leads 20-2 Lindsay Davenport 27 LD leads 14-13 Victoria Azarenka 22 SW leads 18-4 Martina Hingis 21 MH leads 11-10 WILLIAMS SISTERS: Most Meetings at a Grand Slam vs. Single Opponent SERENA MEETINGS SERIES VENUS MEETINGS SERIES Venus Williams 16 SW leads 11-5 Serena Williams 16 SW leads 11-5 Victoria Azarenka 10 SW leads 10-0 Lindsay Davenport 9 VW leads 5-4 Maria Sharapova 9 SW leads 8-1 Martina Hingis 6 MH leads 2-4 WILLIAMS SISTERS: Most Wins Over Serena & Venus vs. SERENA Wins SERIES Vs. VENUS Wins SERIES Venus Williams 12 SW leads 18-12 Serena Williams 18 SW leads 18-12 Jennifer Capriati 7 SW leads 10-7 Lindsay Davenport 14 LD leads 14-13 Justine Henin 6 SW leads 8-6 Martina Hingis 11 MH leads 11-10 Martina Hingis 6 SW leads 7-6 Kim Clijsters 7 KC leads 7-6 Elena Dementieva 5 SW leads 7-5 Jelena Jankovic 7 JJ leads 7-6 WTA Most Wins vs. Current World No.1s (Since Computer Rankings Introduced in 1975) PLAYER WINS WINS OVER WORLD NO.1s Martina Navratilova 18 Evert–13, Seles–3, Graf–2 Serena Williams 17 Hingis–5, Azarenka–4 Capriati–2, Henin–2, V.Williams–1, Davenport–1, Wozniacki–1, Halep–1 Lindsay Davenport 15 Graf–1, Hingis–11, Capriati–1, Mauresmo–2 Venus Williams 15 Hingis–8, Davenport–2, S.Williams-2, Jankovic–1, Safina–1, Kerber–1 Updated 8/12/20 SERENA & VENUS: BY THE NUMBERS TOTAL SERENA VENUS Career Singles Titles 122 73 49 Grand Slam Singles Titles 30 23 7 Weeks at No.1 330 319 11 Wins over World No.1s 32 17 15 Olympic Gold Medals 8^ 4^ 4^ Career Prize Money Earnings $120.9M 84.4M 36.5M ^ Both Serena and Venus own 4 gold medals, 3 in doubles and one each in singles (Venus in 2000 Sydney; Serena in 2012 London) MATCH NOTES LEXINGTON - United States, KY | Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2020 | $225,500 | INTERNATIONAL [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #9) vs. VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #67) Head to Head: SERENA WILLIAMS leads 18-12 2019 ROME CLAY O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS W/O 2018 US OPEN HARD O R3 SERENA WILLIAMS 6-1 6-2 72 mins 2018 INDIAN WELLS HARD O R3 VENUS WILLIAMS 6-3 6-4 86 mins 2017 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O F SERENA WILLIAMS 6-4 6-4 82 mins 2015 US OPEN HARD O QF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-2 1-6 6-3 98 mins 2015 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R16 SERENA WILLIAMS 6-4 6-3 68 mins 2014 MONTRÉAL HARD O SF VENUS WILLIAMS 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3 122 mins 2013 CHARLESTON CLAY O SF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-1 6-2 55 mins 2009 WTA FINALS HARD O F SERENA WILLIAMS 6-2 7-6(4) 85 mins 2009 WTA FINALS HARD O R1 SERENA WILLIAMS 5-7 6-4 7-6(4) 162 mins 2009 WIMBLEDON GRASS O F SERENA WILLIAMS 7-6(3) 6-2 87 mins 2009 MIAMI HARD O SF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-4 3-6 6-3 116 mins 2009 DUBAI HARD O SF VENUS WILLIAMS 6-1 2-6 7-6(3) 123 mins 2008 WTA FINALS HARD O R1 VENUS WILLIAMS 5-7 6-1 6-0 108 mins 2008 US OPEN HARD O QF SERENA WILLIAMS 7-6(6) 7-6(7) 145 mins 2008 WIMBLEDON GRASS O F VENUS WILLIAMS 7-5 6-4 111 mins 2008 BANGALORE HARD O SF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) 130 mins 2005 US OPEN HARD O R16 VENUS WILLIAMS 7-6(5) 6-2 2005 MIAMI HARD O QF VENUS WILLIAMS 6-1 7-6(8) 2003 WIMBLEDON GRASS O F SERENA WILLIAMS 4-6 6-4 6-2 2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O F SERENA WILLIAMS 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 2002 US OPEN HARD O F SERENA WILLIAMS 6-4 6-3 2002 WIMBLEDON GRASS O F SERENA WILLIAMS 7-6(4) 6-3 2002 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O F SERENA WILLIAMS 7-5 6-3 2002 MIAMI HARD O SF SERENA WILLIAMS 6-2 6-2 2001 US OPEN HARD O F VENUS WILLIAMS 6-2 6-4 2001 INDIAN WELLS HARD O SF SERENA WILLIAMS W/O 2000 WIMBLEDON GRASS O SF VENUS WILLIAMS 6-2 7-6(3) 1999 MUNICH - GRAND HARD I F SERENA WILLIAMS 6-1 3-6 6-3 SLAMCUP 1999 MIAMI HARD O F VENUS WILLIAMS 6-1 4-6 6-4 1998 ROME CLAY O QF VENUS WILLIAMS 6-4 6-2 1998 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R2 VENUS WILLIAMS 7-6(4) 6-1 Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA from MATCH NOTES LEXINGTON - United States, KY | Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2020 | $225,500 | INTERNATIONAL SERENA WILLIAMS VENUS WILLIAMS 9 WTA RANKING 67 25 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 521 26-09-1981 (38) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 17-06-1980 (40) $171,306 YTD PRIZE MONEY $69,118 $92,715,122 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $41,805,656 1 / 73 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 49 0 / 23 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 22 1-0 LEXINGTON W-L (MD) * 1-0 9-2 / 826-140 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 1-3 / 795-250 2-2 / 163-62 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-2 / 185-115 3-2 / 110-54 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-2 / 135-97 9-2 / 515-86 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 1-3 / 481-149 0-0 / 68-13 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 73-16 0-0 / 112-34 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 65-75 0-0 / 175-72 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 136-105 0-0 / 306-98 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 236-152 * Updated through entering 2020 Lexington 2r ROAD TO THE SECOND ROUND [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #9) VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #67) R32: d.