Hingis–V. Williams rivalry

The tennis players Venus Williams (United States) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) met 21 times during their careers. The overall head-to-head series is 11–10, in Hingis' favor. Their rivalry is one of the best in women's sports and has been called a "rivalry for the ages".^[1][2]

Head-to-head

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (6)
Olympic (0)
WTA Championships (1)
Grand Slam Cup (1)
Tier I (8)	Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (5)	Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0)	Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0)	International (0)

Hingis–V. Williams (11–10)

Year	Tournament	Surface	Round	Winner	Score	Hingis	Williams
1997	Lipton International Players Championships	Hard	R32	Hingis	6–4, 6–2	1	0
1997	Toshiba Classic	Hard	R16	Hingis	6–2, 6–1	2	0
1997	US Open	Hard	F	Hingis	6–0, 6–4	3	0
1998	Sydney International	Hard	R16	Williams	3–6, 6–4, 7–5	3	1
1998	State Farm Evert Cup	Hard	SF	Hingis	6–0, 7–6(7)	4	1
1998	Lipton International Players Championships	Hard	SF	Williams	6–2, 5–7, 6–2	4	2
1998	Italian Open	Clay	F	Hingis	6–3, 2–6, 6–3	5	2
1998	French Open	Clay	QF	Hingis	6–3, 6–4	6	2
1999	Italian Open	Clay	SF	Williams	6–4, 1–6, 6–4	6	3
1999	TIG Tennis Classic	Hard	F	Hingis	6–4, 6–0	7	3
1999	US Open	Hard	SF	Hingis	6–1, 4–6, 6–3	8	3
1999	Grand Slam Cup	Indoor Carpet	SF	Williams	6–1, 6–7(6), 9–7	8	4
1999	Swisscom Challenge	Indoor Hard	F	Williams	6–3, 6–4	8	5
1999	Chase Championships	Indoor Carpet	SF	Hingis	6–4, 7–6(2)	9	5
2000	Wimbledon	Grass	QF	Williams	6–3, 4–6, 6–4	9	6
2000	US Open	Hard	SF	Williams	4–6, 6–3, 7–5	9	7
2001	Australian Open	Hard	SF	Hingis	6–1, 6–1	10	7
2001	Ericsson Open	Hard	SF	Williams	6–3, 7–6(6)	10	8
2002	Betty Barclay Cup	Clay	SF	Williams	7–5, 6–3	10	9
2006	J&S Cup	Clay	R16	Williams	4–6, 7–5, 6–4	10	10
2006	Italian Open	Clay	SF	Hingis	0–6, 6–3, 6–3	11	10

Breakdown of the rivalry

• Hard courts: Hingis, 7–5
• Clay courts: Tied, 3–3
• Grass courts: Williams, 1–0
• Carpet: Tied, 1–1
• Grand Slam matches: Hingis, 4–2
• Grand Slam finals: Hingis, 1–0
• Year-End Championships matches: Hingis, 1–0
• Year-End Championships finals: None
• Fed Cup matches: None
• All finals: Hingis, 3–1

See also

• List of tennis rivalries

References

1. "Hingis - Williams Rivalry Takes Center Stage". Associated Press. June 1, 1998. Retrieved 2010-12-20. ... of the French Open today their fifth encounter already this year. The rivalry between Hingis and Williams is becoming one of the best in women's sports. Though it evokes ...
2. "Hingis, Williams Building A Rivalry". Associated Press. May 11, 1998. Retrieved 2010-12-20. Venus vs. Martina is on its way to joining Chris vs. Martina as a rivalry for the ages. Women's tennis is rife with ...