🇺🇸Serena Williams
#9999 · 44 yrs · Right-Handed
7 meetings · sets 12–5
🇷🇴Simona Halep
#9999 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
Serena Williams and Simona Halep have met 7 times since 2015; Serena Williams leads 6–1. Their most recent meeting: Serena Williams won at Australian Open (2021).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Williams
💥 Big Hitter
Halep
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 57% vs 💥 Big Hitter across 4,155 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Simona Halep.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the big hitter's power groundstrokes.
7 career meetings, newest first
Feb 8, 2021
Australian Open
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jul 1, 2019
Wimbledon
G Grass · Final
Jan 14, 2019
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 29, 2016
US Open
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Mar 7, 2016
Indian Wells
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 17, 2015
Cincinnati
H Hard · Final
Mar 23, 2015
Miami
H Hard · Semifinals
Last five matches per player
Anett Kontaveit
Us Open · Round of 64
Aug 29
Ajla Tomljanovic
Us Open · Round of 32
Aug 29
Danka Kovinic
Us Open · Round of 128
Aug 29
Emma Raducanu
Cincinnati · Round of 64
Aug 15
Nuria Parrizas Diaz
Toronto · Round of 64
Aug 8
Belinda Bencic
Toronto · Round of 32
Aug 8
Harmony Tan
Wimbledon · Round of 128
Jun 27
Irina Camelia Begu
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 31
Lucia Bronzetti
Cluj-Napoca · Round of 32
Feb 3
Yue Yuan
Hong Kong · Round of 32
Oct 28
Paula Badosa
Miami · Round of 128
Mar 18
Daria Snigur
Us Open · Round of 128
Aug 29
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati · Round of 64
Aug 15
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Toronto · Final
Aug 8
Jil Teichmann
Toronto · Round of 16
Aug 8
Coco Gauff
Toronto · Quarterfinals
Aug 8
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Williams | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 3 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Williams | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 6 | 0 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
