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

Mary Pierce vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 5-3

Mary Pierce holds a 5–3 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while Mary Pierce leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mary Pierce won the 1999 Linz Open quarterfinal 3-6 6-2 6-3.

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Mary Pierce
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main-draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Pierce #6 3-6 6-2 6-3 Irina Spirlea #26 Match data Oct 30, 1999* QF Linz Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Irina Spirlea #20 6-4 6-2 Mary Pierce #8 Match data Apr 24, 1999* QF Cairo Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Mary Pierce #7 4-6 6-4 6-1 Irina Spirlea #15 Match data Jan 8, 1999* SF Hope Island Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Mary Pierce #25 6-3 4-6 6-4 Irina Spirlea #10 Match data Jan 9, 1997* R32 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Irina Spirlea #17 6-0 5-7 6-2 Mary Pierce #14 Match data Jun 21, 1996* R32 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Irina Spirlea #22 6-7 6-4 6-3 Mary Pierce #14 Match data Apr 14, 1996* F Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Mary Pierce #3 6-2 6-0 Irina Spirlea #30 Match data May 12, 1995* R16 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Mary Pierce #12 6-4 7-6 Irina Spirlea #70 Match data Apr 7, 1994* R32 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay

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
Mary Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,145 465 218 68.1% 2 5 0 5 6 18
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Mary Pierce Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 0–3 0.0% #243 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1990 6–7 46.2% #107 1,543 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1991 21–9 70.0% #26 1,785 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1992 32–10 76.2% #13 1,900 0 4 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,055 0 5 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0
20 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,007 1 7 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 1996 18–12 60.0% #24 1,881 1 7 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2
22 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,066 1 8 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3
23 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,124 1 12 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4
25 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,032 2 15 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4
26 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,838 2 15 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,751 2 15 — — — — — — —
28 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15 — — — — — — —
29 2004 25–17 59.5% #29 1,785 2 16 — — — — — — —
30 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,128 2 18 — — — — — — —
31 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,974 2 18 — — — — — — —

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 Mary Pierce Irina Spirlea
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 %
14 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 9 2 11 81.8% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 12 4 16 75.0% 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1993 19 6 25 76.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1994 15 5 20 75.0% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
20 1995 25 6 31 80.6% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1997 14 6 20 70.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1998 14 6 20 70.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 1 15 93.3% 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
24 1999 24 10 34 70.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
25 2000 13 6 19 68.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
26 2001 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2002 1 5 6 16.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 19 5 24 79.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 207 99 306 67.6% 157 72 229 68.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 74 34 108 68.5% — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2%

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 Mary Pierce Irina Spirlea
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
14 1989 1480 106.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1544 134.3 — — — — +3 +35 — 48.3% +0.52 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 1786 146.7 — — — — -38 -56 — 66.7% +1.33 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 108.5 +1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 1900 149.4 — — — — -37 -50 — 75.3% +2.01 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 100.2 +3.22 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13
18 1993 2003 165.9 — — — — -4 -109 — 70.4% +1.83 6–5 (55%) 6–9 (40%) 98.2 +1.14 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10
19 1994 2055 169.7 — — — — -25 -54 — 70.9% +1.86 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 +0.50 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20
20 1995 2008 168.6 — — — — +34 -13 — 72.1% +1.78 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 94.5 +1.10 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37
21 1996 1881 134.2 — — — — +65 +72 -205 58.3% +0.64 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.2 +2.43 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60
22 1997 2066 169.1 — — — — -62 +83 -301 68.5% +1.35 12–4 (75%) 6–3 (67%) 108.2 -4.07 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50
23 1998 2124 173.3 — — — — +36 -4 — 66.0% +1.50 12–0 (100%) 3–5 (38%) 110.4 -2.64 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60
24 1999 2053 167.4 — — — — +28 +14 -309 67.8% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 99.5 +1.22 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82
25 2000 2033 163.9 — — — — -27 +116 — 72.3% +2.00 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 -0.29 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88
26 2001 1839 112.0 — — — — +44 +254 — 48.4% -0.13 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +1.21 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20
27 2002 1752 124.6 — — — — +10 +260 +15 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 92.5 -0.57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2003 1787 140.5 +4.39 +0.45 1.214 53.8% -23 +157 +58 58.1% +0.66 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 98.2 -0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 1785 145.7 +5.15 -0.28 1.246 53.7% -31 +86 +122 59.6% +1.00 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 94.9 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 2128 166.4 +7.54 +2.70 1.291 54.8% -48 -147 -186 71.7% +1.54 8–1 (89%) 7–5 (58%) 108.3 -3.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 1975 136.3 +4.44 -0.56 1.116 52.0% -39 — — 55.9% +0.27 1–1 5–3 (63%) — -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2145 166.5 +5.96 +1.15 1.225 53.8% -10 +27 -119 66.1% +1.33 90–58 (61%) 69–58 (54%) 101.5 -0.38 — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39

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.