WTA · Head-to-Head Rivalry

🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova
Age 39 · Elo 1599
vs
🇺🇸 Serena Williams
#1221 · Age 44 · Elo 1643
2
20

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Meetings

22

Series

2–20

Maria Sharapova first

Last Meeting

Aug 26, 2019

Avg Game Margin

6.2

winner's games minus loser's

Maria Sharapova · 220 · Serena Williams
20042019

Record by Surface

Hard
113
Grass
13
Clay
04

Maria Sharapova in green, Serena Williams in blue.

Series shown from Maria Sharapova's perspective.

Every Maria Sharapova vs Serena Williams Meeting

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerScore
Aug 26, 2019Us OpenR128HardSerena Williams6-1 6-1
Jan 18, 2016Australian OpenQuarterfinalHardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
Jun 29, 2015WimbledonSemifinalGrassSerena Williams6-2 6-4
Jan 19, 2015Australian OpenFinalHardSerena Williams6-3 7-6(5)
Mar 17, 2014MiamiSemifinalHardSerena Williams6-4 6-3
Dec 30, 2013BrisbaneSemifinalHardSerena Williams6-2 7-6(7)
May 27, 2013Roland GarrosFinalClaySerena Williams6-4 6-4
May 6, 2013MadridFinalClaySerena Williams6-1 6-4
Mar 18, 2013MiamiFinalHardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 6-0
Feb 11, 2013DohaSemifinalHardSerena Williams6-3 6-2
Oct 22, 2012WTA ChampionshipsFinalHardSerena Williams6-4 6-3
Jul 30, 2012OlympicsFinalGrassSerena Williams6-0 6-1
May 7, 2012MadridQuarterfinalClaySerena Williams6-1 6-3
Jul 25, 2011StanfordQuarterfinalHardSerena Williams6-1 6-3
Jun 21, 2010WimbledonR16GrassSerena Williams7-6(9) 6-4
Apr 14, 2008CharlestonQuarterfinalClaySerena Williams7-5 4-6 6-1
Mar 19, 2007MiamiR16HardSerena Williams6-1 6-1
Jan 15, 2007Australian OpenFinalHardSerena Williams6-1 6-2
Jan 17, 2005Australian OpenSemifinalHardSerena Williams2-6 7-5 8-6
Nov 10, 2004WTA Tour ChampionshipsFinalHardMaria Sharapova4-6 6-2 6-4
Jun 21, 2004WimbledonFinalGrassMaria Sharapova6-1 6-4
Mar 24, 2004MiamiR16HardSerena Williams6-4 6-3

Tour-level meetings back to 1968 where available. Dates reflect the tournament start.

Rating & Ranking

Maria SharapovaSerena Williams
WTA Rank#1221
1599Overall Elo1643
1581Hard Elo1668
1574Clay Elo1589
1519Grass Elo1543

breakPoint Elo starts every player at 1500 and weights matches by tournament importance — values are internally consistent but not comparable to other published Elo scales.

Form & Activity

Maria SharapovaSerena Williams
2026 Season0–1
0 matchesLast 12 Months0%1 matches
25%Form (last 5)40%
Form (30 days)
Jan 20, 2020Last MatchJun 30, 2026

Serve & Return

Maria SharapovaSerena Williams
12%Hold %61%
141%Break %68%
5.7%Ace Rate10.5%
8.2%Double Fault Rate5.7%
60%Serve Pts Won63%
48%Return Pts Won43%

Career rates over each player's tracked matches.

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Per-Match Averages

Maria SharapovaSerena Williams
3.8Avg Aces7.6
2.1Avg Aces Against2.5
4.6Avg Breaks4.2
20.7Avg Games19.7
402Matches471

Career averages per best-of-3 match; aces against are opponent aces conceded, breaks are service breaks won. Each stat covers the matches where it was tracked.

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