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

Bethanie Mattek-Sands vs Tsvetana Pironkova H2H: 0-1

Tsvetana Pironkova holds a 1–0 lead over Bethanie Mattek-Sands in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Tsvetana Pironkova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tsvetana Pironkova won the 2008 New Haven round of 32 7-6(4) 0-6 6-0.

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Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Age 41 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tsvetana Pironkova #42 7-6(4) 0-6 6-0 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #45 Match data Aug 21, 2008* R32 New Haven Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

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
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #1,356 #30 1,643 1,779 132 171 43.6% 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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Tsvetana Pironkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2001 0–2 0.0% #343 1,471 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2002 0–1 0.0% #214 1,470 0 0 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0
18 2003 0–5 0.0% #158 1,428 0 0 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0
19 2004 2–3 40.0% #172 1,445 0 0 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0
20 2005 3–3 50.0% #123 1,488 0 0 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0
21 2006 9–12 42.9% #126 1,571 0 0 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0
22 2007 6–8 42.9% #114 1,590 0 0 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0
23 2008 19–14 57.6% #39 1,700 0 0 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0
24 2009 7–14 33.3% #153 1,624 0 0 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0
25 2010 14–13 51.9% #58 1,706 0 0 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0
26 2011 18–14 56.2% #55 1,709 0 0 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1
27 2012 5–9 35.7% #169 1,667 0 0 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1
28 2013 16–15 51.6% #48 1,691 0 0 2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1
29 2014 3–9 25.0% #177 1,611 0 0 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1
30 2015 14–14 50.0% #60 1,680 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 2016 5–15 25.0% #178 1,579 0 0 — — — — — — —
32 2017 7–7 50.0% #123 1,672 0 0 2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,712 0 1
33 2018 1–6 14.3% #350 1,607 0 0 2021 3–6 33.3% #252 1,690 0 1
34 2019 1–3 25.0% #370 1,588 0 0 — — — — — — —
35 2020 0–1 0.0% #338 1,609 0 0 — — — — — — —
36 2021 2–2 50.0% #368 1,599 0 0 — — — — — — —
38 2023 0–1 0.0% #1360 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands 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 %
16 2001 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2003 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2004 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 5 6 11 45.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2005 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2006 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2007 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
23 2008 10 7 17 58.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2011 5 11 16 31.3% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2009 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 10 14 24 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2010 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2011 8 7 15 53.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2012 3 7 10 30.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 2013 8 10 18 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2014 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
30 2015 8 7 15 53.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2016 3 10 13 23.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2017 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2020 4 1 5 80.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
33 2018 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 2019 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 77 105 182 42.3% 38 48 86 44.2% 13 15 28 46.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — 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 249/290 of Bethanie Mattek-Sands'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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands 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 2003 1/5 1.0 3.0 54.7% 56.1% 35.3% 20.0% 61.5% 46.7% 49.4% 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4%
21 2006 13/21 3.3 2.6 58.5% 64.2% 43.2% 51.7% 42.0% 55.3% 42.2% 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5%
22 2007 13/14 2.2 1.5 57.7% 66.3% 49.3% 46.9% 43.7% 58.9% 41.2% 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6%
23 2008 23/33 1.6 3.7 64.3% 62.9% 46.1% 64.0% 47.4% 56.9% 45.5% 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1%
24 2009 20/21 1.7 2.4 63.3% 57.7% 45.5% 46.1% 46.9% 52.9% 41.6% 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0%
25 2010 26/27 2.2 2.0 61.3% 64.4% 51.1% 59.0% 47.7% 59.3% 45.0% 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6%
26 2011 30/32 1.8 2.9 58.9% 62.7% 47.4% 46.8% 49.5% 56.3% 46.5% 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9%
27 2012 13/14 3.1 2.8 51.1% 68.5% 44.4% 54.8% 52.0% 56.7% 40.9% 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2%
28 2013 27/31 2.4 3.0 54.9% 68.8% 47.6% 53.9% 48.4% 58.9% 43.9% 2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0%
29 2014 12/12 2.4 3.1 58.1% 60.2% 43.1% 50.7% 45.1% 53.1% 43.9% 2017 16/16 1.8 1.9 61.3% 60.2% 44.4% 54.9% 55.7% 54.5% 42.8%
30 2015 21/28 1.7 3.3 61.5% 63.6% 51.1% 55.5% 52.4% 58.9% 41.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2016 20/21 2.2 4.2 56.6% 62.3% 45.1% 47.9% 43.6% 54.9% 41.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2017 13/14 1.8 2.9 55.0% 61.5% 45.4% 57.9% 49.2% 53.6% 45.2% 2020 7/8 2.3 1.1 56.4% 72.4% 51.5% 63.1% 55.5% 63.4% 45.6%
33 2018 7/7 1.9 3.1 55.8% 61.6% 47.2% 57.8% 36.8% 54.9% 36.7% 2021 9/9 1.7 0.8 56.1% 58.9% 41.4% 54.4% 52.1% 50.9% 39.2%
34 2019 4/4 1.0 1.0 59.9% 59.5% 37.2% 43.1% 30.6% 50.5% 37.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1/1 0.0 2.0 68.9% 52.4% 42.1% 50.0% 50.0% 49.2% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 4/4 4.8 2.0 63.2% 64.2% 49.7% 62.7% 52.8% 58.9% 38.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 1/1 1.0 2.0 58.7% 40.7% 21.1% 22.2% 75.0% 32.6% 46.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 249/304 2.1 2.8 58.9% 63.4% 46.8% 53.0% 47.3% 56.3% 43.2% — 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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands 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
16 2001 1472 97.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–2 — — +0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2002 1471 102.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — -0.24 2005 1599 115.2 — — — — — +76 — 55.6% -0.39 2–0 2–0 — -1.06
18 2003 1428 97.9 -0.28 +0.13 0.926 48.1% +37 — — 23.1% -2.08 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.11 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 2004 1446 108.5 — — — — +27 — — 41.7% -0.09 1–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.26 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 2005 1489 107.8 — — — — +15 — — 33.3% -1.42 2–0 1–0 — -0.17 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 2006 1572 122.2 +0.43 -1.68 0.943 48.6% +8 -91 +26 43.1% -0.39 5–4 (56%) 0–3 (0%) 100.0 -0.91 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 2007 1591 123.2 +1.17 -0.38 1.004 49.7% +13 — +9 40.7% -0.26 0–1 0–2 — -0.75 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 2008 1701 126.2 +0.68 +1.30 1.057 51.4% -35 -233 +73 57.1% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 6–6 (50%) 100.5 +1.78 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 2009 1625 117.3 -1.61 -0.51 0.884 47.3% +19 -138 — 36.2% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) 100.2 -1.14 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 2010 1706 132.3 +2.85 +1.63 1.105 52.1% -12 -173 -19 53.8% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 1–4 (20%) 95.8 -1.05 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 2011 1710 132.8 +1.02 +2.01 1.066 51.4% -2 -69 — 53.9% +0.33 7–7 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 101.1 -0.55 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 2012 1667 120.6 +0.55 -1.32 0.945 48.5% -24 — — 43.8% -0.37 0–4 (0%) 2–0 — -1.24 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 2013 1691 135.2 +2.51 +1.00 1.067 51.5% -81 +69 — 52.1% +0.58 6–5 (55%) 2–3 (40%) 100.2 -0.57 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 2014 1611 124.9 -0.22 +1.80 0.936 48.9% -60 — — 38.5% -0.69 0–4 (0%) 0–1 — -0.42 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 2015 1680 127.9 +0.59 +0.51 1.006 50.5% -53 -16 -8 50.7% +0.25 5–6 (45%) 3–4 (43%) 98.7 +0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2016 1580 121.1 -1.28 -1.16 0.918 48.2% -19 +56 — 37.7% -0.77 3–10 (23%) 4–2 (67%) 96.4 -1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2017 1673 126.6 -1.67 +2.39 0.975 49.6% -21 +4 — 50.0% -0.17 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.16 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 2018 1608 112.8 0.00 -2.91 0.814 46.1% +12 +23 — 25.0% -1.44 0–2 0–3 (0%) — -0.29 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 2019 1589 112.7 -1.45 -1.61 0.756 43.6% -1 — — 30.0% -1.50 1–1 0–1 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1609 112.8 -0.17 +0.01 0.752 43.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 1599 112.0 +0.16 -1.07 0.936 50.3% +10 — — 44.4% +0.22 1–0 1–1 — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 1587 101.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 1546 101.7 -1.87 -2.19 0.688 39.1% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2024 1533 97.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 2025 1531 101.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1779 132.2 +0.56 +0.45 0.989 49.8% -20 -58 +32 46.0% -0.19 45–67 (40%) 30–41 (42%) 92.4 -1.80 — 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.