Hingis–V. Williams rivalry explained

The Hingis–V. Williams rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Martina Hingis and Venus Williams, who met 21 times during their careers. Their overall head-to-head was 11–10 in Hingis' favor. Their rivalry was one of the best in women's sports and has been called a "rivalry for the ages".^{[1] [2]}

Head-to-head

Legend	Hingis	Williams
Grand Slam	4	2
WTA Tour Championships	1	0
WTA Tier I	4	4
WTA Tier II	2	3
Grand Slam Cup	0	1
Total	11	10

Singles

Martina Hingis–Venus Williams (11–10)

No.	Year	width=200	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Round	Winner	width=150	Score	Length	Sets	Hingis	Williams
1.	1997	Miami Open	Tier I	Hard	Round of 32	Hingis	6–4, 6–2	1:09	2/3	1	0
2.	1997	Southern California Open	Tier II	Hard	Round of 16	Hingis	6–2, 6–1	0:50	2/3	2	0
3.	1997	US Open	Major	Hard	Final	Hingis	6–0, 6–4	1:02	2/3	3	0
4.	1998	Sydney International	Tier II	Hard	Round of 16	Williams	3–6, 6–4, 7–5	2:12	3/3	3	1
5.	1998	Indian Wells Masters	Tier I	Hard	Semifinals	Hingis	6–0, 7–6^(9–7)	1:24	2/3	4	1
6.	1998	Miami Open	Tier I	Hard	Semifinals	Williams	6–2, 5–7, 6–2	1:59	3/3	4	2
7.	1998	Italian Open	Tier I	Clay	Final	Hingis	6–3, 2–6, 6–3	1:46	3/3	5	2
8.	1998	Roland Garros	Major	Clay	Quarterfinals	Hingis	6–3, 6–4	1:22	2/3	6	2
9.	1999	Italian Open	Tier I	Clay	Semifinals	Williams	6–4, 1–6, 6–4	1:28	3/3	6	3
10.	1999	Southern California Open	Tier II	Hardx	Final	Hingis	6–4, 6–0	1:02	2/3	7	3
11.	1999	US Open	Major	Hard	Semifinals	Hingis	6–1, 4–6, 6–3	2:01	3/3	8	3
12.	1999	Grand Slam Cup	GS Cup	Carpet	Semifinals	Williams	6–2, 6–7^(6–8), 9–7	2:31	3/3	8	4
13.	1999	Zurich Open	Tier I	Hard (i)	Final	Williams	6–3, 6–4	1:26	2/3	8	5
14.	1999	WTA Tour Championships	Tour Finals	Carpet	Semifinals	Hingis	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)	1:49	2/3	9	5
15.	2000	Wimbledon	Major	Grass	Quarterfinals	Williams	6–3, 4–6, 6–4	2:05	3/3	9	6
16.	2000	US Open	Major	Hard	Semifinals	Williams	4–6, 6–3, 7–5	1:53	3/3	9	7
17.	2001	Australian Open	Major	Hard	Semifinals	Hingis	6–1, 6–1	0:53	2/3	10	7
18.	2001	Miami Open	Tier I	Hard	Semifinals	Williams	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)	1:40	2/3	10	8
19.	2002	WTA Hamburg	Tier II	Clay	Semifinals	Williams	7–5, 6–3	1:12	2/3	10	9
20.	2006	Warsaw Open	Tier II	Clay	Round of 16	Williams	4–6, 7–5, 6–4	2:34	3/3	10	10
21.	2006	Italian Open	Tier I	Clay	Semifinals	Hingis	0–6, 6–3, 6–3	1:33	3/3	11	10

Doubles

Martina Hingis–Venus Williams (2–2)

No.	Year	width=150	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Round	Winners	width=150	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–Venus Williams (3–3)

No.	Year	Tournament Name	Tournament Location	Surface	Winner	Score
1.	2010	World TeamTennis	Washington, D.C., United States	Hard	Williams	5–4^(5–2)
2.	2012	World TeamTennis	New York City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Williams	7-1
3.	2012	World TeamTennis	New York City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Williams	1-0^(7–0)
4.	2014	Champions Tennis League	Chennai, India	Hard	Hingis	6–3
5.	2014	Champions Tennis League	Bangalore, India	Hard	Hingis	6–1
6.	2017	Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic	White Sulphur Springs, WV, U.S.	Hard	Hingis	6–4, 2–6, 10–7

Doubles

Martina Hingis–Venus Williams (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament Name	Tournament Location	Surface	Winners	Opponents	Score
1.	2010	World TeamTennis	Washington, D.C., United States	Hard	Williams/Stubbs	Hingis/Borwell	5–3
2.	2012	World TeamTennis	New York City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Hingis/Harkleroad	Williams/Rodionova	5–3

Mixed doubles

Martina Hingis–Venus Williams (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament Name	Tournament Location	Surface	Winners	Opponents	Score
1.	2010	World TeamTennis	Washington, D.C., United States	Hard	Williams/Paes	Hingis/Jenkins	5–3
2.	2012	World TeamTennis	New York City, U.S.	Hard (i)	Hingis/Kendrick	Williams/Paes	5–3
3.	2014	Champions Tennis League	Chennai, India	Hard	Williams/López	Hingis/Youzhny	6–5^(5–1)
4.	2014	Champions Tennis League	Bangalore, India	Hard	Williams/Lopez	Hingis/Youzhny	6–3
5.	2017	Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic	White Sulphur Springs, WV, U.S.	Hard	Hingis/Blake	Williams/Sampras	7-6^(8–6), 4–6, 12–10

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

Notes and References

1. News: Hingis – Williams Rivalry Takes Center Stage . ... 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 ... . . June 1, 1998 . 2010-12-20 .
2. News: Hingis, Williams Building A Rivalry . Venus vs. Martina is on its way to joining Chris vs. Martina as a rivalry for the ages. Women's tennis is rife with ... . . May 11, 1998 . 2010-12-20 .