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

Barbora Strycova vs Tsvetana Pironkova H2H: 3-3

Barbora Strycova and Tsvetana Pironkova are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbora Strycova won the 2016 Birmingham quarterfinal 6-2 7-5.

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Barbora Strycova
CZE Age 40 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main-draw meetings
Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbora Strycova #30 6-2 7-5 Tsvetana Pironkova #72 Match data Jun 18, 2016* QF Birmingham Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Barbora Strycova #47 6-4 6-3 Tsvetana Pironkova #93 Match data Feb 17, 2016* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Tsvetana Pironkova #49 7-6(5) 6-2 Barbora Strycova #23 Match data May 26, 2015* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Tsvetana Pironkova #67 6-4 6-1 Barbora Strycova #25 Match data Jan 17, 2015* QF Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Tsvetana Pironkova #72 7-5 6-3 Barbora Strycova #118 Match data Jun 28, 2013* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Barbora Strycova #56 7-6(5) 6-3 Tsvetana Pironkova #33 Match data Feb 10, 2011* R32 Paris Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. 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
Barbora Strycova #430 #16 2,295 1,888 288 300 49.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Barbora Strycova Tsvetana Pironkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2003 0–1 0.0% #142 1,485 0 0 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0
18 2004 14–16 46.7% #57 1,560 0 0 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0
19 2005 8–15 34.8% #137 1,488 0 0 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0
20 2006 0–1 0.0% #168 1,476 0 0 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0
21 2007 2–5 28.6% #151 1,455 0 0 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0
22 2008 5–9 35.7% #75 1,512 0 0 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0
23 2009 13–20 39.4% #66 1,523 0 0 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0
24 2010 16–22 42.1% #67 1,591 0 0 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0
25 2011 24–26 48.0% #44 1,631 0 1 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0
26 2012 13–21 38.2% #89 1,564 0 1 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1
27 2013 5–6 45.5% #94 1,583 0 1 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1
28 2014 29–23 55.8% #25 1,750 0 1 2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1
29 2015 31–26 54.4% #42 1,710 0 1 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1
30 2016 36–24 60.0% #20 1,788 0 1 — — — — — — —
31 2017 42–24 63.6% #23 1,869 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 2018 24–23 51.1% #33 1,766 0 2 2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,712 0 1
33 2019 19–20 48.7% #33 1,714 0 2 2021 3–6 33.3% #252 1,690 0 1
34 2020 5–9 35.7% #37 1,680 0 2 — — — — — — —
35 2021 0–2 0.0% #340 1,650 0 2 — — — — — — —
37 2023 2–7 22.2% #430 1,600 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Barbora Strycova 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 2003 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2004 9 10 19 47.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2005 2 8 10 20.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 5 6 11 45.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2007 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
23 2009 5 8 13 38.5% 7 9 16 43.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2011 5 11 16 31.3% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2010 5 11 16 31.3% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 10 14 24 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2011 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2012 6 12 18 33.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 2014 19 14 33 57.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2015 22 17 39 56.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
30 2016 22 18 40 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2017 30 16 46 65.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2018 15 15 30 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2020 4 1 5 80.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
33 2019 5 12 17 29.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 2021 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 2020 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 164 175 339 48.4% 77 86 163 47.2% 46 36 82 56.1% 1 3 4 25.0% — 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 485/587 of Barbora Strycova'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 Barbora Strycova 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%
17 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 57.3% 57.8% 53.7% 56.3% 35.3% 56.1% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 5/30 1.0 4.4 54.2% 63.7% 41.8% 48.3% 52.7% 53.8% 45.4% 2006 15/31 1.1 2.3 61.1% 60.2% 48.4% 46.9% 54.3% 55.8% 43.4%
19 2005 3/23 2.3 3.7 55.5% 53.2% 40.0% 42.9% 55.6% 47.5% 37.9% 2007 16/22 2.0 2.6 55.4% 63.2% 46.9% 49.4% 39.0% 56.0% 38.1%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4%
21 2007 3/7 1.0 3.7 67.6% 55.3% 40.0% 61.6% 52.8% 50.3% 39.7% 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5%
22 2008 13/14 1.5 1.6 70.6% 55.6% 41.6% 47.5% 42.6% 51.2% 42.5% 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6%
23 2009 24/33 1.0 2.1 68.2% 56.5% 46.4% 49.1% 49.5% 53.3% 41.7% 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1%
24 2010 36/38 1.5 1.9 66.1% 59.3% 47.9% 56.1% 43.5% 55.5% 43.7% 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0%
25 2011 46/50 1.6 1.7 65.6% 58.1% 45.4% 49.8% 53.5% 53.5% 44.3% 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6%
26 2012 30/34 2.2 2.6 63.3% 56.4% 41.9% 50.2% 51.0% 50.9% 42.0% 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9%
27 2013 7/11 2.4 2.7 65.0% 61.8% 45.8% 56.4% 54.5% 56.2% 41.1% 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2%
28 2014 42/52 2.4 2.7 60.7% 62.8% 46.2% 56.3% 47.1% 56.3% 41.1% 2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0%
29 2015 45/57 2.2 2.6 62.8% 63.8% 49.0% 56.2% 50.8% 57.8% 43.0% 2017 16/16 1.8 1.9 61.3% 60.2% 44.4% 54.9% 55.7% 54.5% 42.8%
30 2016 55/60 2.4 2.2 66.8% 62.2% 48.0% 54.2% 52.3% 57.6% 45.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2017 66/66 2.2 2.1 65.7% 62.6% 47.3% 54.7% 53.0% 57.2% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2018 45/47 2.0 3.0 64.1% 64.4% 48.2% 55.6% 48.1% 58.6% 43.1% 2020 7/8 2.3 1.1 56.4% 72.4% 51.5% 63.1% 55.5% 63.4% 45.6%
33 2019 39/39 1.7 2.6 64.2% 62.6% 48.2% 52.2% 41.8% 57.3% 42.8% 2021 9/9 1.7 0.8 56.1% 58.9% 41.4% 54.4% 52.1% 50.9% 39.2%
34 2020 14/14 1.4 2.3 68.0% 55.7% 51.2% 49.2% 46.7% 54.0% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 2/2 0.0 4.0 64.6% 54.0% 36.8% 33.9% 28.6% 47.0% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 9/9 2.6 3.2 61.0% 59.1% 45.6% 48.4% 51.5% 53.9% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 485/588 2.0 2.4 64.8% 60.9% 46.8% 53.3% 49.3% 55.8% 43.5% — 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 Barbora Strycova 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 2003 1486 99.7 -1.59 +0.58 0.975 49.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.15 2005 1599 115.2 — — — — — +76 — 55.6% -0.39 2–0 2–0 — -1.06
18 2004 1560 125.3 -0.39 +0.06 0.982 49.5% +6 +47 — 44.6% -0.23 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 102.3 +0.54 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 2005 1488 101.4 -2.03 -2.32 0.722 43.0% -20 +118 — 38.9% -0.96 3–5 (38%) 2–1 (67%) 98.1 +1.31 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 2006 1476 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.03 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 2007 1455 104.6 -1.82 -2.44 0.799 45.3% — +102 — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 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 2008 1513 108.9 -1.54 +0.34 0.872 46.8% -67 +39 +49 31.0% -1.31 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 99.4 -0.68 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 2009 1523 111.3 -1.84 -2.43 0.894 47.3% -37 +41 +30 38.5% -0.94 8–4 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 105.8 -0.27 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 2010 1592 126.0 -0.57 -0.21 0.981 49.4% -74 +11 0 42.5% -0.22 6–5 (55%) 1–7 (13%) 99.2 -0.73 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 2011 1631 125.9 -1.85 +0.89 0.952 48.9% -4 -38 -72 45.6% -0.32 10–6 (63%) 7–7 (50%) 106.3 +0.05 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 2012 1564 122.3 -2.92 -0.52 0.856 46.3% 0 +80 — 39.0% -0.84 5–6 (45%) 4–6 (40%) 97.6 -1.01 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 2013 1584 113.7 -0.48 -1.63 0.938 48.6% -4 +37 — 44.0% -0.16 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.06 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 2014 1750 131.4 +0.37 -1.53 0.940 48.6% -58 -180 +19 52.5% +0.01 11–5 (69%) 9–1 (90%) 113.9 -1.52 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 2015 1710 133.4 -0.27 +1.56 1.019 50.5% +15 -127 +9 52.8% +0.37 6–7 (46%) 4–12 (25%) 94.5 -0.44 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 2016 1788 148.3 +1.78 +2.95 1.078 51.5% -21 -76 +12 59.3% +0.56 10–8 (56%) 9–4 (69%) 106.8 -1.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2017 1870 145.4 +1.20 +3.47 1.090 51.8% +2 -113 -62 59.7% +0.62 10–8 (56%) 8–3 (73%) 101.9 -1.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2018 1766 138.7 +1.73 +0.59 1.042 50.7% -20 -44 +84 50.9% +0.05 6–8 (43%) 6–8 (43%) 93.8 +0.13 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 2019 1715 131.2 +1.35 +0.33 1.004 50.0% -91 -3 +218 48.9% +0.07 7–5 (58%) 4–6 (40%) 101.4 -0.77 2021 1691 123.6 -1.78 -0.45 0.800 45.6% +6 — — 33.3% -1.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.94
34 2020 1680 123.1 -1.62 -0.90 0.894 47.8% -51 +11 — 34.4% -0.91 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 102.3 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 1650 103.2 -2.95 -1.14 0.741 43.1% — — — 0.0% -3.25 — 0–1 — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 1600 110.3 -1.50 -0.90 0.921 48.4% — +75 +313 28.6% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.9 +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1889 135.3 -0.01 +0.73 0.985 49.6% -21 -6 +60 47.9% -0.12 94–77 (55%) 63–73 (46%) 103.4 -0.94 — 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.