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

Maria Sakkari vs Tsvetana Pironkova

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Maria Sakkari vs Tsvetana Pironkova.

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Maria Sakkari
Greece Age 31 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 0
0 main-draw meetings
Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sakkari #96 6-3 2-0 (ret.) Tsvetana Pironkova #63 Match data Jan 7, 2017 Q2 Q Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Maria Sakkari #35 #3 5,085 2,034 266 211 55.8% 0 1 0 0 1 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 Maria Sakkari 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 2015 0–1 0.0% #169 1,479 0 0 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0
20 2016 5–12 29.4% #98 1,497 0 0 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0
21 2017 18–17 51.4% #53 1,681 0 0 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0
22 2018 22–24 47.8% #41 1,682 0 0 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0
23 2019 29–22 56.9% #23 1,801 0 1 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0
24 2020 20–11 64.5% #22 1,884 0 1 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0
25 2021 38–20 65.5% #6 1,955 0 1 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0
26 2022 40–23 63.5% #6 1,919 0 1 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1
27 2023 35–24 59.3% #9 1,883 0 2 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1
28 2024 21–15 58.3% #32 1,838 0 2 2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1
29 2025 20–25 44.4% #52 1,782 0 2 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1
30 2026 18–17 51.4% #35 1,820 0 2 — — — — — — —
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 Maria Sakkari 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 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 5 6 11 45.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2016 2 9 11 18.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2017 9 7 16 56.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2018 15 17 32 46.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
23 2019 11 13 24 45.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 2011 5 11 16 31.3% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2020 18 9 27 66.7% 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 2021 28 15 43 65.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 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 2022 25 14 39 64.1% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2023 26 17 43 60.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 2024 10 7 17 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2025 11 16 27 40.7% 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 2026 13 9 22 59.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 168 134 302 55.6% 69 50 119 58.0% 29 27 56 51.8% — — — — — 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 452/476 of Maria Sakkari'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 Maria Sakkari 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 2016 17/17 2.2 1.9 70.8% 59.0% 39.3% 49.2% 38.2% 53.2% 43.5% 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4%
21 2017 34/35 2.0 2.3 66.5% 59.8% 45.7% 47.5% 48.3% 55.0% 43.1% 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5%
22 2018 45/46 2.5 3.8 58.6% 63.6% 47.3% 54.1% 49.5% 56.8% 42.6% 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6%
23 2019 51/51 4.0 4.1 58.3% 65.3% 47.4% 54.0% 48.7% 58.1% 44.7% 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1%
24 2020 31/31 4.6 3.9 60.8% 67.5% 50.3% 52.5% 44.3% 60.6% 43.3% 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0%
25 2021 51/58 4.3 3.8 56.7% 70.7% 47.6% 60.0% 45.4% 60.6% 44.7% 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6%
26 2022 63/63 4.1 3.7 58.5% 68.7% 49.4% 56.8% 43.5% 60.7% 43.4% 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9%
27 2023 59/59 3.7 3.3 59.6% 67.2% 48.5% 61.6% 44.4% 59.5% 43.0% 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2%
28 2024 32/36 3.3 3.4 59.1% 68.5% 46.1% 58.0% 46.4% 59.4% 42.9% 2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0%
29 2025 35/45 3.0 3.5 60.2% 63.2% 46.5% 50.3% 42.9% 56.3% 42.9% 2017 16/16 1.8 1.9 61.3% 60.2% 44.4% 54.9% 55.7% 54.5% 42.8%
30 2026 34/35 2.9 2.4 61.6% 64.1% 51.0% 52.1% 52.4% 58.6% 42.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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 — 452/477 3.5 3.4 60.1% 65.9% 47.7% 55.1% 46.0% 58.5% 43.4% — 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 Maria Sakkari 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 2015 1480 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.33 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 2016 1498 118.0 -1.88 -0.74 0.929 48.0% -42 +76 — 39.5% -0.84 2–7 (22%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.27 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 2017 1682 121.4 -0.82 -0.68 0.959 49.1% -31 -161 -2 50.0% -0.47 7–5 (58%) 6–2 (75%) 106.7 +0.44 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 2018 1683 137.5 +0.35 +0.12 0.988 50.0% -28 -6 -50 50.0% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 99.9 +0.34 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 2019 1802 145.4 +1.49 +2.58 1.067 51.3% -77 +60 -130 54.6% +0.29 10–9 (53%) 6–6 (50%) 103.4 -0.39 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 2020 1885 152.6 +2.80 +1.40 1.098 51.8% +7 -62 — 61.8% +0.51 7–7 (50%) 9–1 (90%) 106.7 +0.50 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 2021 1955 163.4 +4.17 +3.15 1.135 52.3% +3 -36 — 64.3% +0.98 8–11 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 94.2 -1.76 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 2022 1919 155.0 +3.75 +1.73 1.104 51.9% +44 +18 -164 61.6% +0.74 12–12 (50%) 7–10 (41%) 93.6 +1.65 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 2023 1884 156.5 +2.61 +1.63 1.060 51.1% +44 +25 -123 55.9% +0.47 12–8 (60%) 6–8 (43%) 99.9 +0.82 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 2024 1839 149.7 +2.38 +0.63 1.058 51.4% +92 +66 -85 58.4% +0.87 4–5 (44%) 2–4 (33%) 97.5 +2.20 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 2025 1782 142.5 +0.02 -0.02 0.982 49.5% +21 +84 -66 44.4% -0.39 5–5 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 99.1 -1.36 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 2026 1820 146.8 +1.96 +0.37 1.021 50.5% +44 +1 -112 50.6% +0.12 6–5 (55%) 4–6 (40%) 98.2 +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2034 152.6 +1.91 +1.20 1.046 50.9% +11 +8 -103 55.0% +0.30 77–82 (48%) 59–56 (51%) 99.5 +0.60 — 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.