H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Cindy Burger holds a 1–0 lead over Elitsa Kostova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cindy Burger leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Cindy Burger won the 2016 Rio de Janeiro second round 6-3 6-0.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Burger | 6-3 6-0 | Elitsa Kostova | Match data | Feb 17, 2016 | R16 | Rio de Janeiro | International → modern equivalent WTA 250 | Clay |
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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elitsa Kostova | #1,063 | #130 | 456 | 1,546 | 8 | 18 | 30.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cindy Burger | #1,104 | #134 | 439 | 1,529 | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Elitsa Kostova | Cindy Burger | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 22 | 2012 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #252 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #186 | 1,472 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #141 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2014 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #208 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #325 | 1,465 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2015 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #247 | 1,485 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2016 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #136 | 1,453 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2017 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #201 | 1,448 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2018 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #214 | 1,529 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2019 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #199 | 1,462 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Elitsa Kostova | Cindy Burger | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Yr | Hard | Clay | |||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 22 | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2015 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 24 | 2014 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 25 | 2015 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2018 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2019 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40.0% | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 24/26 of Elitsa Kostova's and 9/9 of Cindy Burger'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 | Elitsa Kostova | Cindy Burger | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 22 | 2012 | 1/1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 58.5% | 54.8% | 13.6% | 33.3% | 40.0% | 37.7% | 37.3% | 2015 | 2/2 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 66.3% | 57.9% | 64.1% | 51.3% | 40.2% | 58.4% | 37.6% |
| 23 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 4/4 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 53.8% | 58.7% | 49.9% | 46.3% | 66.9% | 54.6% | 48.7% |
| 24 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 3/3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 49.5% | 67.8% | 36.2% | 25.9% | 40.7% | 51.7% | 41.4% |
| 25 | 2015 | 2/2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 67.0% | 47.0% | 61.0% | 31.3% | 52.5% | 51.9% | 38.4% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2016 | 11/13 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 64.9% | 51.8% | 36.8% | 35.5% | 67.5% | 46.3% | 39.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2017 | 5/5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 67.3% | 57.8% | 51.1% | 54.9% | 55.3% | 54.7% | 39.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2018 | 4/4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 63.6% | 52.6% | 41.8% | 59.0% | 82.4% | 48.5% | 41.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2019 | 1/1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 58.8% | 60.0% | 23.8% | 37.5% | 16.7% | 45.1% | 37.7% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Elitsa Kostova | Cindy Burger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 22 | 2012 | 1482 | 94.3 | -1.80 | -2.20 | 0.598 | 37.5% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | +0.18 | 2015 | 1473 | 99.5 | +0.42 | -1.96 | 0.905 | 47.6% | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.00 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.07 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 1496 | 108.9 | -0.18 | -0.24 | 1.073 | 51.3% | — | +67 | — | 50.0% | +0.40 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | -0.08 |
| 24 | 2014 | 1488 | 97.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.60 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.12 | 2017 | 1466 | 97.2 | -0.70 | +0.15 | 0.858 | 46.1% | — | — | — | 37.5% | -1.13 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.31 |
| 25 | 2015 | 1485 | 97.3 | +0.26 | -1.24 | 0.798 | 45.6% | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.60 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2016 | 1453 | 96.1 | -4.69 | -3.14 | 0.726 | 43.1% | -29 | +147 | — | 30.4% | -2.09 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | +1.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2017 | 1448 | 101.5 | -2.45 | -1.65 | 0.873 | 47.6% | — | +114 | — | 20.0% | -1.40 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2018 | 1530 | 99.2 | -3.01 | -2.04 | 0.796 | 46.0% | — | +84 | — | 44.4% | -0.67 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2019 | 1462 | 96.3 | -4.16 | -3.78 | 0.687 | 41.1% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | +0.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2020 | 1422 | 92.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2021 | 1414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1546 | 95.4 | -3.39 | -2.48 | 0.762 | 44.4% | -29 | +121 | — | 30.4% | -1.61 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–2 (33%) | 102.3 | +8.12 | — | 1530 | 102.7 | -0.22 | -0.49 | 0.963 | 48.8% | — | +67 | — | 39.1% | -0.65 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–2 (33%) | 97.9 | +3.33 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varvara Lepchenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 11, 2019 | H2H |
| Marketa Vondrousova | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 20, 2018 | H2H |
| Anna Kalinskaya | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jul 19, 2018 | H2H |
| Dalila Jakupovic | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 13, 2018 | H2H |
| Nao Hibino | 1 | 0 | 1 | Apr 12, 2018 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiki Bertens | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 13, 2017 | H2H |
| Tatjana Maria | 1 | 0 | 1 | Apr 12, 2017 | H2H |
| Veronica Cepede Royg | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jan 11, 2017 | H2H |
| Elena Vesnina | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 6, 2016 | H2H |
| Francesca Schiavone | 0 | 1 | 1 | Feb 19, 2016 | H2H |