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

Samantha Stosur vs Tsvetana Pironkova H2H: 4-1

Samantha Stosur holds a 4–1 lead over Tsvetana Pironkova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Samantha Stosur leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Samantha Stosur won the 2016 Roland Garros quarterfinal 6-4 7-6(6).

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Samantha Stosur
AUS Age 42 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Samantha Stosur #24 6-4 7-6(6) Tsvetana Pironkova #102 Match data Jun 2, 2016* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Tsvetana Pironkova #44 7-5 7-6(0) Samantha Stosur #22 Match data Jun 25, 2015* R32 Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Samantha Stosur #17 6-2 6-0 Tsvetana Pironkova #57 Match data Jan 17, 2014* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Samantha Stosur #19 6-1 6-4 Tsvetana Pironkova #119 Match data Oct 28, 2013 RR Tournament of Champions WTA Finals Hard
Samantha Stosur #7 6-4 6-0 Tsvetana Pironkova #47 Match data Oct 5, 2011* R64 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Samantha Stosur #531 #4 6,195 2,072 459 345 57.1% 1 0 0 2 6 9
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 Samantha Stosur Tsvetana Pironkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0
18 2002 0–2 0.0% #245 1,475 0 0 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0
19 2003 2–4 33.3% #163 1,493 0 0 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0
20 2004 17–17 50.0% #65 1,605 0 0 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0
21 2005 18–22 45.0% #46 1,588 0 0 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0
22 2006 29–24 54.7% #29 1,747 0 0 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0
23 2007 15–15 50.0% #46 1,724 0 0 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0
24 2008 18–12 60.0% #52 1,754 0 0 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0
25 2009 38–20 65.5% #13 1,887 0 1 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0
26 2010 43–19 69.4% #6 1,931 0 2 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1
27 2011 46–21 68.7% #6 1,967 1 3 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1
28 2012 40–24 62.5% #9 1,873 1 3 2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1
29 2013 40–22 64.5% #18 1,904 1 5 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1
30 2014 32–22 59.3% #22 1,860 1 6 — — — — — — —
31 2015 34–22 60.7% #27 1,782 1 8 — — — — — — —
32 2016 30–23 56.6% #21 1,702 1 8 2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,712 0 1
33 2017 22–19 53.7% #41 1,731 1 9 2021 3–6 33.3% #252 1,690 0 1
34 2018 17–24 41.5% #74 1,655 1 9 — — — — — — —
35 2019 15–17 46.9% #99 1,631 1 9 — — — — — — —
36 2020 1–3 25.0% #112 1,607 1 9 — — — — — — —
37 2021 1–10 9.1% #382 1,518 1 9 — — — — — — —
38 2022 1–3 25.0% #529 1,506 1 9 — — — — — — —

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 Samantha Stosur 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 2002 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2003 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 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 2004 12 11 23 52.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2005 12 13 25 48.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2006 18 15 33 54.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
23 2007 6 7 13 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2011 5 11 16 31.3% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2008 11 7 18 61.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2012 10 14 24 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2009 29 14 43 67.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2010 22 14 36 61.1% 18 3 21 85.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2011 31 14 45 68.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 2012 25 16 41 61.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2013 31 15 46 67.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
30 2014 23 14 37 62.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2015 16 15 31 51.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2016 11 15 26 42.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2020 4 1 5 80.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
33 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2021 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 2018 3 13 16 18.8% 9 7 16 56.3% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2022 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 274 224 498 55.0% 143 76 219 65.3% 36 41 77 46.8% 6 4 10 60.0% — 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 648/803 of Samantha Stosur'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 Samantha Stosur 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 2003 1/6 6.0 5.0 49.4% 74.4% 35.0% 33.3% 33.3% 54.4% 38.2% 2007 16/22 2.0 2.6 55.4% 63.2% 46.9% 49.4% 39.0% 56.0% 38.1%
20 2004 5/34 2.2 2.4 49.6% 64.1% 45.0% 55.6% 30.1% 54.4% 34.4% 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4%
21 2005 9/40 4.7 4.4 56.5% 70.7% 48.7% 49.9% 46.1% 61.2% 40.8% 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5%
22 2006 36/53 4.1 2.3 61.8% 64.6% 47.1% 51.1% 39.0% 58.2% 38.5% 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6%
23 2007 29/30 4.4 2.9 60.9% 66.0% 45.8% 59.0% 45.7% 57.6% 38.6% 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1%
24 2008 24/30 5.1 3.5 51.9% 71.1% 51.5% 59.2% 42.5% 61.4% 42.9% 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0%
25 2009 52/58 4.8 3.5 58.8% 68.8% 50.7% 61.2% 53.9% 61.1% 43.5% 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6%
26 2010 59/62 4.8 3.2 60.0% 70.7% 51.5% 57.8% 49.4% 63.0% 42.8% 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9%
27 2011 59/67 3.2 2.1 63.5% 71.2% 53.3% 62.1% 48.8% 64.6% 42.2% 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2%
28 2012 57/64 3.8 3.2 64.6% 68.1% 51.2% 59.1% 44.5% 62.1% 43.0% 2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0%
29 2013 56/62 2.9 3.7 61.8% 68.1% 48.2% 61.2% 50.2% 60.3% 45.1% 2017 16/16 1.8 1.9 61.3% 60.2% 44.4% 54.9% 55.7% 54.5% 42.8%
30 2014 51/54 4.4 2.8 61.7% 69.1% 51.1% 55.0% 50.9% 62.3% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2015 43/56 4.7 3.4 60.4% 69.7% 59.1% 58.6% 45.0% 65.5% 41.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2016 40/53 3.5 4.8 60.5% 64.9% 45.1% 52.4% 46.1% 57.1% 40.0% 2020 7/8 2.3 1.1 56.4% 72.4% 51.5% 63.1% 55.5% 63.4% 45.6%
33 2017 39/41 3.8 2.9 62.6% 67.3% 48.7% 54.2% 47.9% 60.4% 44.2% 2021 9/9 1.7 0.8 56.1% 58.9% 41.4% 54.4% 52.1% 50.9% 39.2%
34 2018 40/42 4.1 3.3 60.6% 65.0% 47.7% 50.5% 45.7% 58.2% 37.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2019 30/32 4.2 4.5 58.8% 65.9% 40.1% 52.8% 41.5% 55.3% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 4/4 2.3 3.8 69.9% 61.3% 34.5% 40.5% 31.5% 53.8% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 10/11 2.8 3.7 64.7% 59.4% 36.6% 53.1% 31.7% 51.3% 32.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2022 4/4 3.8 4.3 59.3% 59.0% 38.3% 25.7% 34.2% 51.4% 38.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 648/805 4.0 3.3 60.9% 67.9% 49.4% 56.7% 46.6% 60.6% 41.7% — 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 Samantha Stosur 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 2002 1476 94.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.20 0–1 — — +0.06 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 2003 1493 117.7 +0.87 +0.74 0.837 46.5% +24 — — 35.7% 0.00 1–1 0–5 (0%) — -0.19 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 2004 1606 118.2 -0.27 -2.88 0.756 44.8% +5 -91 -21 51.3% -0.46 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) 102.6 -1.27 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 2005 1589 131.3 +2.67 -1.67 1.051 50.5% +30 -61 -33 44.9% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 6–10 (38%) 95.4 -0.78 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 2006 1748 143.1 +1.45 -3.76 0.920 48.0% +2 -155 -135 52.2% +0.09 7–6 (54%) 3–8 (27%) 98.8 -0.70 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 2007 1724 135.6 +1.83 -2.92 0.911 48.6% -2 -43 -124 50.7% +0.19 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) 98.6 -2.25 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 2008 1755 134.8 +4.41 +0.22 1.111 52.1% -11 -77 -81 58.1% +0.69 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 96.0 -0.47 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 2009 1888 154.7 +5.39 +0.57 1.119 52.5% -7 -129 -180 63.0% +0.94 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) 104.0 -1.65 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 2010 1932 159.5 +7.09 +0.23 1.156 52.9% -40 +78 -207 63.9% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 10–9 (53%) 107.5 -1.75 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 2011 1968 158.2 +8.42 -0.10 1.193 53.4% -20 +28 -223 64.2% +1.11 12–7 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 102.1 -0.95 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 2012 1873 150.5 +5.95 +0.23 1.134 52.5% +7 +160 -197 58.8% +0.71 13–11 (54%) 8–14 (36%) 93.9 +1.71 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 2013 1904 152.1 +4.49 +1.51 1.138 52.7% +14 +46 -214 63.6% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 6–4 (60%) 99.3 +1.39 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 2014 1860 149.0 +5.95 +0.29 1.140 52.5% +6 +80 -205 59.0% +0.65 6–12 (33%) 7–6 (54%) 90.0 -1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2015 1783 141.4 +5.95 +0.02 1.201 53.3% -26 +170 -121 55.7% +0.79 10–6 (63%) 3–8 (27%) 96.9 -0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2016 1702 133.6 +1.07 -2.01 0.933 48.8% -49 +307 -57 50.9% -0.12 12–4 (75%) 7–8 (47%) 102.9 -0.09 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 2017 1732 137.4 +3.91 +0.24 1.115 52.4% -86 +251 — 55.6% +0.41 6–11 (35%) 6–0 (100%) 99.3 +0.51 2021 1691 123.6 -1.78 -0.45 0.800 45.6% +6 — — 33.3% -1.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.94
34 2018 1655 126.0 +1.35 -4.20 0.900 48.1% -67 +228 +30 40.0% -0.64 3–4 (43%) 2–7 (22%) 93.2 -0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2019 1631 116.9 -0.46 -2.06 0.900 47.9% -38 +150 +51 46.7% -0.59 6–5 (55%) 6–0 (100%) 106.9 +0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 1607 111.3 -1.57 -0.87 0.795 45.4% -26 — — 25.0% -2.25 — 2–0 — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 1518 99.9 -2.40 -3.51 0.673 42.9% -10 — +80 20.0% -2.40 0–3 (0%) — — +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2022 1506 100.9 -2.15 -2.55 0.791 45.1% +8 — — 22.2% -1.55 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2072 148.5 +4.28 -0.68 1.059 51.2% -13 +101 -98 55.2% +0.39 127–118 (52%) 95–103 (48%) 95.8 -0.97 — 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.