Hingis–S. Williams rivalry

Tennis rivalry

The Hingis–S. Williams rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Martina Hingis and Serena Williams, who met 13 times between 1998 and 2002. Their head-to-head is 7–6, in Williams' favor. They turned pro within a year of each other, Hingis in October 1994 and Serena in September 1995.^[1]

Head-to-head

Legend	Hingis	Williams
Grand Slam	1	2
WTA Tier I	3	2
WTA Tier II	2	3
Total	6	7

Singles

Martina Hingis–Serena Williams (6–7)

No.	Year	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Round	Winner	Score	Length	Sets	Hingis	Williams
1.	1998	Miami Open	Tier I	Hard	Quarterfinals	Hingis	6–3, 1–6, 7–6^(7–4)	2:03	3/3	1	0
2.	1998	LA Women's Tennis Championships	Tier II	Hard	Quarterfinals	Hingis	6–4, 6–1	1:05	2/3	2	0
3.	1999	Miami Open	Tier I	Hard	Semifinals	Williams	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)	1:46	2/3	2	1
4.	1999	Italian Open	Tier I	Clay	Quarterfinals	Hingis	6–2, 6–2	1:02	2/3	3	1
5.	1999	LA Women's Tennis Championships	Tier II	Hard	Semifinals	Williams	6–3, 7–5	1:09	2/3	3	2
6.	1999	US Open	Major	Hard	Final	Williams	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	1:42	2/3	3	3
7.	2000	LA Women's Tennis Championships	Tier II	Hard	Semifinals	Williams	4–6, 6–2, 6–3	1:55	3/3	3	4
8.	2000	Canadian Open	Tier I	Hard	Final	Hingis	0–6, 6–3, 3–0 RET	1:07	3/3	4	4
9.	2001	Sydney International	Tier II	Hard	Quarterfinals	Hingis	6–4, 7–5	1:39	2/3	5	4
10.	2001	Australian Open	Major	Hard	Quarterfinals	Hingis	6–2, 3–6, 8–6	2:19	3/3	6	4
11.	2001	US Open	Major	Hard	Semifinals	Williams	6–3, 6–2	0:51	2/3	6	5
12.	2002	State Farm Women's Tennis Classic	Tier II	Hard	Semifinals	Williams	6–1, 3–6, 6–4	1:36	3/3	6	6
13.	2002	Miami Open	Tier I	Hard	Quarterfinals	Williams	6–4, 6–0	0:59	2/3	6	7

Doubles

Martina Hingis–Serena Williams (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Round	Winners	Score	Opponents	Hingis	Williams
1.	1998	Indian Wells Masters	Tier I	Hard	Semifinals	Hingis/Lučić	7–5, 4–6, 6–1	S.Williams/V.Williams	1	0
2.	1999	Roland Garros	Major	Clay	Final	S.Williams/V.Williams	6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 8–6	Hingis/Kournikova	1	1
3.	2001	Sydney International	Tier II	Hard	Round of 16	Hingis/Seles	6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(7–2)	S.Williams/V.Williams	2	1
4.	2001	Australian Open	Major	Hard	Semifinals	S.Williams/V.Williams	7–5, 6–2	Hingis/Seles	2	2

Exhibitions

Singles

Martina Hingis–Serena Williams (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament Name	Tournament Location	Surface	Winner	Score
1.	2011	World TeamTennis	New York City, United States	Hard (i)	Williams	5–3
2.	2011	World TeamTennis	New York City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Hingis	5–3

Doubles

Martina Hingis–Serena Williams (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament Name	Tournament Location	Surface	Winners	Losers	Score
1.	2011	World TeamTennis	New York City, United States	Hard (i)	Williams/Stubbs	Hingis/O’Brien	5–2
2.	2011	World TeamTennis	New York City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Williams/Stubbs	Hingis/O’Brien	5–3

Mixed doubles

Martina Hingis–Serena Williams (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament Name	Tournament Location	Surface	Winners	Losers	Score
1.	2011	World TeamTennis	New York City, United States	Hard (i)	Hingis/Parrott	Williams/Paes	5–4^(5–1)
2.	2011	World TeamTennis	New York City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Williams/Paes	Hingis/Parrott	5–1

Breakdown of the rivalry

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

References

^ "Hingis relives old rivalries thanks to World TeamTennis". USA Today. July 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-20. Hingis and Venus turned pro within weeks of each other in October 1994, and Serena followed less than a year later. Rivalries were born. ... Now, thanks to World TeamTennis, those old rivalries will get a rebirth, starting tonight in Washington, when Hingis' New York Buzz faces off against the Washington Kastles, featuring Venus Williams. Serena, coming off her fourth Wimbledon title, and Hingis will play Friday when the Kastles and Buzz face off in Glens Falls, N.Y.

Serena Williams

98 WTA Titles: 73 singles, 23 doubles & 2 mixed doubles

Entourage

Oracene Price (mother & coach)
Richard Williams (father & current coach; 1994—present)
Venus Williams (sister & title-winning doubles partner)

Alexandra Stevenson (title-winning doubles partner)
Title-winning/cup-winning mixed doubles partners
- Max Mirnyi
- James Blake
- Mardy Fish

Career

Rivalries

Seasons

Notable matches

2018 US Open final

Year-end No.1

SGL
2002
2009
2013
2014
2015

Grand Slam titles

Australian Open	SGL 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2015 2017 DBL with Venus Williams 2001 2003 2009 2010
French Open	SGL 2002 2013 2015 DBL with Venus Williams 1999 2010
Wimbledon	SGL 2002 2003 2009 2010 2012 2015 2016 DBL with Venus Williams 2000 2002 2008 2009 2012 2016 MX with Max Mirnyi 1998
US Open	SGL 1999 2002 2008 2012 2013 2014 DBL with Venus Williams 1999 2009 MX with Max Mirnyi 1998

ITF titles

Grand Slam Cup	SGL 1999 Munich

WTA Tour titles

WTA Finals

WTA 1000 &
analogues

Qatar ↔ Dubai Open	Nil
Indian Wells Open	SGL 1999 2001
Miami Open	SGL 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008 2013 2014 2015
Charleston & Berlin Open → Madrid Open	SGL 2008 (C) 2012 (M) 2013 (M) DBL with Venus Williams 2010 (M)
Italian Open	SGL 2002 2013 2014 2016
Canadian Open	SGL 2001 (T) 2011 (T) 2013 (T)
San Diego → Cincinnati Open	SGL 2014 (C) 2015 (C)
Tokyo → Wuhan Open	Nil
Zurich & Moscow Open^→ → Beijing Open	SGL 2013 (B) DBL with Venus Williams 1998 (Z)

WTA 500

WTA 250

DBL
with Venus Williams
- 1998 Oklahoma

National representation

Olympics	SGL Gold at 2012 London DBL with Venus Williams Gold at 2000 Sydney Gold at 2008 Beijing Gold at 2012 London
BJK Cup	1999
Hopman Cup	2003 (with James Blake) 2008 (with Mardy Fish)