H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Anna-Lena Friedsam vs Tsvetana Pironkova

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Anna-Lena Friedsam vs Tsvetana Pironkova.

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Anna-Lena Friedsam
Germany Age 32 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 0
0 main-draw meetings
Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tsvetana Pironkova #93 5-7 7-5 6-3 Anna-Lena Friedsam #55 Match data Feb 15, 2016 Q4 Q Dubai Tennis Championships Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Anna-Lena Friedsam #253 #45 1,160 1,743 62 83 42.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsvetana Pironkova #1,170 #31 1,805 1,774 172 226 43.2% 0 0 0 1 0 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Anna-Lena Friedsam Tsvetana Pironkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0
20 2014 7–10 41.2% #85 1,539 0 0 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0
21 2015 11–14 44.0% #95 1,582 0 0 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0
22 2016 15–14 51.7% #67 1,645 0 0 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0
23 2017 0–1 0.0% #507 1,601 0 0 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0
24 2018 1–2 33.3% #483 1,596 0 0 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0
25 2019 7–9 43.8% #145 1,658 0 0 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0
26 2020 5–4 55.6% #111 1,646 0 0 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1
27 2021 5–11 31.2% #140 1,565 0 0 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1
28 2022 4–3 57.1% #120 1,690 0 0 2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1
29 2023 7–14 33.3% #135 1,605 0 0 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1
31 2025 0–1 0.0% #154 1,652 0 0 — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — 2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,712 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 2021 3–6 33.3% #252 1,690 0 1

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Anna-Lena Friedsam Tsvetana Pironkova
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 5 6 11 45.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2014 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2015 7 9 16 43.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2016 6 5 11 54.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
23 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 5 11 16 31.3% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2018 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 10 14 24 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2019 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2020 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 2022 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2023 5 8 13 38.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
31 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 4 1 5 80.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 36 43 79 45.6% 18 28 46 39.1% 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — 88 128 216 40.7% 49 65 114 43.0% 33 27 60 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 128/144 of Anna-Lena Friedsam's and 329/389 of Tsvetana Pironkova's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Anna-Lena Friedsam Tsvetana Pironkova
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 15/31 1.1 2.3 61.1% 60.2% 48.4% 46.9% 54.3% 55.8% 43.4%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 16/22 2.0 2.6 55.4% 63.2% 46.9% 49.4% 39.0% 56.0% 38.1%
20 2014 17/17 4.1 4.2 59.9% 64.7% 46.0% 49.9% 55.8% 56.9% 42.6% 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4%
21 2015 13/25 3.2 4.8 62.7% 64.0% 48.7% 45.1% 40.6% 58.1% 40.1% 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5%
22 2016 29/29 4.1 2.7 64.0% 66.8% 48.7% 55.2% 47.6% 60.2% 38.8% 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6%
23 2017 1/1 1.0 1.0 66.2% 51.0% 50.0% 61.5% 66.7% 50.6% 39.1% 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1%
24 2018 3/3 0.7 3.3 67.6% 52.3% 49.5% 65.9% 60.0% 52.0% 37.7% 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0%
25 2019 16/16 1.4 3.6 67.0% 62.6% 46.2% 56.0% 50.1% 56.9% 39.8% 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6%
26 2020 9/9 2.3 2.4 69.6% 67.9% 51.0% 45.4% 37.7% 62.7% 43.3% 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9%
27 2021 14/16 3.4 3.6 64.3% 63.5% 43.8% 55.2% 37.7% 56.5% 39.4% 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2%
28 2022 5/7 4.4 4.4 66.0% 62.0% 45.6% 57.1% 64.1% 56.3% 41.2% 2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0%
29 2023 21/21 3.3 3.0 66.8% 62.2% 45.3% 54.4% 54.5% 56.6% 42.0% 2017 16/16 1.8 1.9 61.3% 60.2% 44.4% 54.9% 55.7% 54.5% 42.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 7/8 2.3 1.1 56.4% 72.4% 51.5% 63.1% 55.5% 63.4% 45.6%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 9/9 1.7 0.8 56.1% 58.9% 41.4% 54.4% 52.1% 50.9% 39.2%
Career — 128/145 3.3 3.4 64.8% 64.0% 47.0% 53.1% 48.7% 57.9% 40.5% — 329/398 2.2 2.0 57.7% 62.6% 45.1% 49.5% 49.3% 55.3% 43.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Anna-Lena Friedsam Tsvetana Pironkova
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1599 115.2 — — — — — +76 — 55.6% -0.39 2–0 2–0 — -1.06
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1662 128.0 +0.23 -0.30 0.983 49.4% -89 +15 -33 48.6% -0.16 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 103.0 -1.93
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1595 110.6 +0.26 -3.72 0.866 47.2% -8 -16 +24 34.0% -1.34 3–3 (50%) 7–3 (70%) 103.3 -0.77
20 2014 1539 113.8 +0.51 -1.51 0.986 49.8% +15 0 — 43.9% -0.29 3–4 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 100.5 -0.25 2008 1636 132.0 +0.57 +1.97 1.023 50.3% -49 +36 — 48.7% +0.09 3–7 (30%) 5–6 (45%) 96.9 -1.40
21 2015 1583 117.4 -0.11 -1.37 0.957 49.5% +1 -45 — 45.6% -0.30 5–4 (56%) 0–3 (0%) 100.4 +0.50 2009 1549 125.5 -2.40 +1.22 0.943 48.7% +82 -36 — 36.8% -0.81 3–7 (30%) 3–5 (38%) 94.6 -0.39
22 2016 1646 122.7 +3.29 -3.20 0.976 49.4% -4 -78 -8 49.2% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 4–5 (44%) 101.2 -0.35 2010 1626 127.4 +1.40 +0.29 1.021 50.4% -41 -62 +77 52.2% -0.10 2–5 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 100.3 +1.48
23 2017 1602 95.5 -1.10 -1.20 0.792 45.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.11 2011 1646 133.0 +0.53 +0.21 0.976 49.6% -79 -82 +146 41.0% -0.56 2–8 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 95.3 -0.71
24 2018 1596 106.9 +0.57 +0.53 0.785 45.3% -6 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 1–0 — -0.15 2012 1664 127.1 -0.33 -0.08 0.964 49.3% -52 -52 +136 44.3% -0.48 6–5 (55%) 6–3 (67%) 103.6 +0.41
25 2019 1658 119.7 +0.76 -1.59 0.922 48.6% -69 +3 -16 50.0% -0.06 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — -1.03 2013 1562 112.6 -0.51 -2.67 0.876 47.5% -70 -49 +254 36.2% -0.75 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) 92.0 -0.24
26 2020 1647 124.1 +2.54 -0.84 1.162 51.8% -15 — — 54.5% +0.46 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.27 2014 1599 135.7 -0.20 +1.20 1.001 50.0% +6 -85 — 49.4% -0.10 2–7 (22%) 3–3 (50%) 93.8 +1.35
27 2021 1566 109.4 -0.41 -3.05 0.906 48.0% +7 +39 — 34.2% -0.76 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.7 +0.82 2015 1628 130.3 -1.32 +2.13 0.984 49.7% -36 -94 +134 48.4% -0.22 6–11 (35%) 9–6 (60%) 98.2 -0.47
28 2022 1691 113.4 -0.02 -1.40 0.944 49.3% -36 — — 47.4% -0.58 4–1 (80%) 2–0 — -0.07 2016 1664 130.4 +0.33 +0.75 1.022 50.5% -82 -18 +117 47.3% +0.02 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 97.5 -1.29
29 2023 1606 124.0 -0.63 -1.56 0.967 49.4% +15 +85 — 41.2% -0.39 2–7 (22%) 1–6 (14%) 88.8 -0.94 2017 1638 116.2 +0.03 -0.71 0.940 49.2% -88 -17 +149 44.7% -0.37 1–5 (17%) 1–1 — -0.52
30 2024 1545 100.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2025 1653 102.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2026 1557 104.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1713 134.0 +3.11 +2.53 1.245 54.3% -59 — — 70.6% +1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1691 123.6 -1.78 -0.45 0.800 45.6% +6 — — 33.3% -1.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.94
Career — 1743 121.9 +0.93 -1.96 0.963 49.2% -2 -4 -11 44.4% -0.36 26–28 (48%) 15–22 (41%) 98.5 -0.75 — 1774 133.8 -0.16 +0.34 0.971 49.4% -36 -26 +128 45.1% -0.37 40–76 (34%) 49–40 (55%) 96.5 -1.60

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.