H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Lucie Safarova vs Tsvetana Pironkova H2H: 5-1

Lucie Safarova holds a 5–1 lead over Tsvetana Pironkova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Lucie Safarova leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2017 Nottingham quarterfinal 6-3 0-6 6-4.

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Lucie Safarova
CZE Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Tsvetana Pironkova
BUL Age 38 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 17, 2017* Nottingham WTA 250 QF Grass Lucie Safarova #44 6-3 0-6 6-4 Tsvetana Pironkova #126 Match data
May 7, 2015* Madrid WTA 1000 R32 Clay Lucie Safarova #14 6-3 6-1 Tsvetana Pironkova #52 Match data
Sep 26, 2012* Tokyo WTA 1000 R64 Hard Lucie Safarova #17 6-4 7-6(3) Tsvetana Pironkova #44 Match data
Apr 16, 2009* Barcelona WTA 250 R32 Clay Lucie Safarova #49 6-1 3-6 6-0 Tsvetana Pironkova #47 Match data
Feb 8, 2007* Paris WTA 500 R32 Carpet Lucie Safarova #32 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 Tsvetana Pironkova #78 Match data
Feb 9, 2006* Paris WTA 500 R32 Carpet Tsvetana Pironkova #89 6-2 2-6 6-0 Lucie Safarova #31 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,929 351 270 56.5% 0 0 0 2 5 7
Tsvetana Pironkova #1,170 #31 1,805 1,770 169 222 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 Lucie Safarova Tsvetana Pironkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,599 0 0
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,665 0 2 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,662 0 0
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,596 0 0
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,778 0 3 2008 15–17 46.9% #44 1,631 0 0
21 2008 15–19 44.1% #63 1,640 0 4 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,546 0 0
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,768 0 4 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,623 0 0
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,722 0 4 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,644 0 0
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,797 0 4 2012 19–23 45.2% #42 1,658 0 0
25 2012 27–22 55.1% #17 1,771 0 4 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,561 0 0
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,797 0 5 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,619 0 1
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,858 0 5 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,633 0 1
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,829 0 6 2016 10–12 45.5% #64 1,671 0 1
29 2016 14–18 43.8% #62 1,696 0 7 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,639 0 1
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,791 0 7 — — — — — — —
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,754 0 7 — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — 2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,739 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 2021 3–6 33.3% #252 1,706 0 1