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How the women's Wimbledon semi-finalists match up.
WOMEN'S WIMBLEDON SEMI-FINAL MATCH-UPS ON THURSDAY (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING):
11-SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) leads BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE) 3-0
2017 Australian Open, hard, R16, Williams 7-5 6-4
2012 Wimbledon, grass, R128, Williams 6-2 6-4
2012 Australian Open, hard, R64, Williams 6-0 6-4
SERENA WILLIAMS
Age: 37
Ranking: 10
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US88,856,834
Career titles: 72
Grand slam titles: 23 (Australian Open 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017; French Open 2002, 2013, 2015; Wimbledon 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016; US Open 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Career win-loss record: 815-139
2019 win-loss record: 14-3
Wimbledon win-loss record: 97-11
Best Wimbledon results: champion 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016; runner-up 2004, 2008, 2018
BARBORA STRYCOVA
Age: 33
Ranking: 54
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US9,822,654
Career titles: 2
Grand slam titles: 0
Career win-loss record: 557-393
2019 win-loss record: 18-14
Wimbledon win-loss record: 21-15
Best Wimbledon result: semi-finalist 2019
8-ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR) leads 7-SIMONA HALEP (ROM) 4-3
2019 Doha, hard, SF, Halep 6-3 3-6 6-4
2018 Rome, clay, F, Svitolina 6-0 6-4
2017 WTA Tour Finals, Singapore, hard, R1, Svitolina 6-3 6-4
2017 Toronto, hard, SF, Svitolina 6-1 6-1
2017 French Open, clay, QF, Halep 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-0
2017 Rome, clay, F, Svitolina 4-6 7-5 6-1
2013 Sofia, hard, R32, Halep 6-1 6-1
SIMONA HALEP
Age: 27
Ranking: 7
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US30,187,343
Career titles: 18
Grand slam titles: 1 (French Open 2018)
Career win-loss record: 484-207
2019 win-loss record: 34-10
Wimbledon win-loss record: 22-8
Best Wimbledon results: semi-finalist 2014, 2019
ELINA SVITOLINA
Age: 24
Ranking: 8
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US14,248,573
Career titles: 13
Grand slam titles: 0
Career win-loss record: 348-180
2019 win-loss record: 19-11
Wimbledon win-loss record: 10-6
Best Wimbledon result: semi-finalist 2019
