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

Liudmila Samsonova vs Tsvetana Pironkova H2H: 0-2

Tsvetana Pironkova holds a 2–0 lead over Liudmila Samsonova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tsvetana Pironkova leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tsvetana Pironkova won the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic first round 6-2 6-1.

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Liudmila Samsonova
Russia Age 27 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tsvetana Pironkova #137 6-2 6-1 Liudmila Samsonova #127 Match data Feb 2, 2021* R64 Yarra Valley Classic WTA 500 Hard
Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 6-3 Liudmila Samsonova #120 Match data Sep 2, 2020* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Liudmila Samsonova #47 #12 2,950 1,969 165 137 54.6% 0 0 0 2 3 5
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 Liudmila Samsonova 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 2019 4–6 40.0% #129 1,554 0 0 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0
21 2020 2–6 25.0% #127 1,621 0 0 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0
22 2021 22–17 56.4% #38 1,800 0 1 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0
23 2022 29–16 64.4% #20 1,915 0 4 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0
24 2023 35–24 59.3% #16 1,932 0 4 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0
25 2024 27–23 54.0% #27 1,853 0 5 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0
26 2025 30–23 56.6% #17 1,855 0 5 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1
27 2026 16–22 42.1% #47 1,810 0 5 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1
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 Liudmila Samsonova 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 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2020 1 4 5 20.0% 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 2021 12 12 24 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
23 2022 25 9 34 73.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 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 2023 27 16 43 62.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2012 10 14 24 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2024 13 15 28 46.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2025 15 15 30 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2026 10 12 22 45.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
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 — 103 85 188 54.8% 31 33 64 48.4% 31 19 50 62.0% — — — — — 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 288/303 of Liudmila Samsonova'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 Liudmila Samsonova 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 2019 10/10 2.4 3.5 55.1% 58.6% 44.1% 58.7% 38.7% 52.0% 40.7% 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4%
21 2020 8/8 5.1 6.4 54.8% 69.3% 39.2% 39.6% 35.8% 55.6% 38.5% 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5%
22 2021 39/39 5.9 4.5 56.2% 71.3% 46.9% 56.1% 41.3% 60.7% 40.8% 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6%
23 2022 45/45 5.3 3.1 57.0% 72.3% 55.0% 62.8% 48.0% 64.6% 43.0% 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1%
24 2023 57/59 5.9 4.6 55.0% 72.1% 47.7% 51.4% 46.3% 61.1% 43.2% 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0%
25 2024 49/50 4.7 5.0 50.4% 70.5% 48.8% 58.1% 46.0% 59.6% 42.8% 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6%
26 2025 44/53 3.6 3.2 58.3% 69.4% 47.8% 55.0% 46.6% 60.1% 42.1% 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9%
27 2026 36/39 3.2 4.8 57.0% 67.4% 46.9% 52.9% 51.3% 58.5% 42.3% 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — 288/303 4.8 4.2 55.4% 70.2% 48.5% 55.6% 46.0% 60.4% 42.3% — 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 Liudmila Samsonova 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 2019 1554 111.5 -2.30 -2.08 0.847 47.0% — +29 — 39.1% -0.78 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 101.1 +0.07 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 2020 1621 122.2 -0.37 -1.05 0.867 46.7% -27 -10 — 31.6% -1.37 1–2 (33%) — — -0.41 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 2021 1801 137.0 +3.14 -1.44 1.038 50.6% -72 -246 +139 54.5% +0.08 6–4 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 106.2 -1.64 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 2022 1916 149.8 +5.95 +0.45 1.214 53.4% +20 -327 -82 64.7% +1.05 4–8 (33%) 9–6 (60%) 98.3 +1.35 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 2023 1933 158.4 +4.04 +1.32 1.110 52.0% +47 -293 -154 57.8% +0.60 11–10 (52%) 7–13 (35%) 93.5 -0.36 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 2024 1854 146.7 +2.76 +0.45 1.061 51.1% -24 -121 +65 53.6% +0.30 8–8 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.0 +0.19 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 2025 1856 149.3 +3.00 +0.17 1.057 50.9% -42 -24 +163 56.5% +0.22 8–10 (44%) 8–7 (53%) 98.7 +0.64 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 2026 1810 147.9 +1.09 0.00 1.020 50.4% -2 -31 +119 49.5% +0.09 4–13 (24%) 2–5 (29%) 89.2 +0.27 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 1969 150.2 +3.13 +0.14 1.068 51.2% -6 -123 +59 55.0% +0.32 44–56 (44%) 40–43 (48%) 94.1 +0.04 — 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.