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

Sloane Stephens vs Tsvetana Pironkova H2H: 3-1

Sloane Stephens holds a 3–1 lead over Tsvetana Pironkova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Sloane Stephens leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tsvetana Pironkova won the 2016 Roland Garros third round 6-2 6-1.

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Sloane Stephens
United States Age 33 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tsvetana Pironkova #102 6-2 6-1 Sloane Stephens #22 Match data May 28, 2016* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Sloane Stephens #40 6-4 6-1 Tsvetana Pironkova #49 Match data May 30, 2015* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Sloane Stephens #17 6-3 2-6 6-3 Tsvetana Pironkova #52 Match data May 23, 2013* R32 Brussels Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Sloane Stephens #49 6-4 6-1 Tsvetana Pironkova #54 Match data Aug 15, 2012* R64 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → 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
Sloane Stephens #209 #3 5,727 1,952 303 249 54.9% 1 1 0 1 5 8
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 Sloane Stephens Tsvetana Pironkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2010 2–3 40.0% #204 1,519 0 0 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0
18 2011 7–9 43.8% #96 1,580 0 0 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0
19 2012 21–17 55.3% #38 1,709 0 0 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0
20 2013 40–22 64.5% #12 1,827 0 0 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0
21 2014 20–19 51.3% #36 1,732 0 0 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0
22 2015 34–20 63.0% #30 1,787 0 1 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0
23 2016 21–10 67.7% #35 1,755 0 4 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0
24 2017 15–8 65.2% #13 1,863 1 5 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0
25 2018 34–19 64.2% #6 1,920 1 6 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0
26 2019 22–19 53.7% #25 1,786 1 6 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1
27 2020 4–11 26.7% #39 1,641 1 6 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1
28 2021 18–17 51.4% #65 1,759 1 6 2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1
29 2022 18–17 51.4% #37 1,785 1 7 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1
30 2023 21–20 51.2% #47 1,789 1 7 — — — — — — —
31 2024 19–21 47.5% #74 1,688 1 8 — — — — — — —
32 2025 0–5 0.0% #479 1,603 1 8 2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,712 0 1
33 2026 7–12 36.8% #209 1,699 1 8 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 Sloane Stephens 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 2010 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2011 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2012 12 10 22 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2007 5 6 11 45.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2013 29 16 45 64.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2014 11 10 21 52.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2015 20 13 33 60.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
23 2016 10 6 16 62.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 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 2017 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 10 14 24 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2019 10 13 23 43.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 2020 3 8 11 27.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 2021 6 11 17 35.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2022 13 9 22 59.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
30 2023 12 14 26 46.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2024 8 13 21 38.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2025 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 4 1 5 80.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
33 2026 6 8 14 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 186 163 349 53.3% 93 67 160 58.1% 24 19 43 55.8% — — — — — 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 520/553 of Sloane Stephens'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 Sloane Stephens 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%
17 2010 5/5 0.6 3.6 64.1% 58.7% 39.2% 42.2% 62.2% 52.1% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2011 16/16 1.4 3.0 59.3% 59.3% 47.2% 41.8% 52.7% 54.1% 43.8% 2006 15/31 1.1 2.3 61.1% 60.2% 48.4% 46.9% 54.3% 55.8% 43.4%
19 2012 36/38 1.7 3.6 62.4% 61.6% 46.4% 48.6% 43.2% 55.6% 45.1% 2007 16/22 2.0 2.6 55.4% 63.2% 46.9% 49.4% 39.0% 56.0% 38.1%
20 2013 58/62 2.1 2.7 64.9% 63.2% 45.5% 49.3% 49.5% 56.8% 44.8% 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4%
21 2014 37/39 1.7 2.4 68.3% 62.0% 46.2% 53.8% 38.4% 57.0% 41.9% 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5%
22 2015 44/54 2.4 2.3 61.6% 65.6% 54.6% 58.0% 54.1% 61.5% 42.6% 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6%
23 2016 29/31 2.0 1.8 65.8% 64.5% 49.5% 52.7% 47.8% 59.4% 44.8% 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1%
24 2017 22/23 1.1 1.5 67.7% 61.0% 47.2% 59.8% 54.5% 56.6% 41.8% 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0%
25 2018 47/53 0.8 1.5 69.8% 62.1% 49.9% 51.8% 51.5% 58.5% 47.2% 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6%
26 2019 39/41 1.0 1.7 69.4% 59.9% 47.7% 47.6% 43.1% 56.2% 44.2% 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9%
27 2020 15/15 2.2 2.0 69.5% 61.1% 47.1% 50.2% 44.4% 56.6% 40.0% 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2%
28 2021 35/35 1.5 2.1 69.1% 59.7% 46.9% 57.7% 45.3% 55.7% 42.8% 2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0%
29 2022 35/35 1.2 2.1 71.3% 60.8% 45.5% 51.6% 51.8% 56.4% 44.7% 2017 16/16 1.8 1.9 61.3% 60.2% 44.4% 54.9% 55.7% 54.5% 42.8%
30 2023 40/41 1.1 2.2 69.4% 60.6% 45.7% 51.1% 51.2% 56.1% 43.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2024 40/40 0.8 1.6 72.9% 58.8% 49.8% 46.9% 39.1% 55.9% 42.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2025 3/5 1.0 2.7 64.5% 54.1% 31.3% 50.1% 42.1% 46.2% 40.7% 2020 7/8 2.3 1.1 56.4% 72.4% 51.5% 63.1% 55.5% 63.4% 45.6%
33 2026 19/20 0.9 2.0 66.5% 57.5% 47.5% 54.6% 45.5% 54.2% 39.3% 2021 9/9 1.7 0.8 56.1% 58.9% 41.4% 54.4% 52.1% 50.9% 39.2%
Career — 520/553 1.5 2.2 67.3% 61.4% 47.7% 51.6% 47.6% 56.9% 43.7% — 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 Sloane Stephens 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 2010 1519 108.2 -1.34 +0.26 0.895 47.8% — +19 — 40.0% -1.10 — 2–0 — -0.36 2005 1599 115.2 — — — — — +76 — 55.6% -0.39 2–0 2–0 — -1.06
18 2011 1581 116.3 -0.64 -0.35 0.955 48.8% +19 -78 — 40.6% -0.69 1–1 2–0 — +0.03 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 2012 1709 130.0 +0.14 +1.30 1.016 50.3% -38 -86 -53 52.7% +0.20 9–8 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 +0.59 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 2013 1827 148.1 +1.68 +1.63 1.037 50.8% -16 -126 -97 58.2% +0.39 17–7 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 109.7 +0.29 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 2014 1733 132.5 +1.10 -0.90 0.974 49.4% +23 -27 -2 51.7% -0.02 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 100.3 +0.75 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 2015 1787 143.0 +3.00 +2.02 1.106 52.3% -23 -18 -9 60.9% +0.54 5–8 (38%) 10–1 (91%) 104.6 -2.66 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 2016 1756 122.0 +2.14 +0.81 1.106 52.0% -20 +53 +23 60.9% +0.56 7–2 (78%) 8–2 (80%) 107.2 +0.83 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 2017 1864 153.6 +0.98 +1.17 0.964 49.2% +11 — — 57.7% +0.35 8–0 (100%) 4–2 (67%) 111.8 -1.70 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 2018 1921 157.9 +2.48 +3.98 1.139 52.7% +6 -17 — 61.0% +0.94 10–9 (53%) 3–7 (30%) 96.1 -0.56 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 2019 1786 136.3 -0.49 +1.33 1.009 50.2% -24 +182 -21 52.6% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 11–2 (85%) 104.6 +1.76 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 2020 1641 114.3 +0.15 -1.60 0.922 48.1% +16 +243 — 37.8% -0.68 1–6 (14%) 1–1 — +1.57 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 2021 1760 134.1 -0.59 +0.37 0.967 49.3% -115 +157 +83 52.4% -0.19 6–8 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.2 -0.75 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 2022 1785 140.6 -0.05 +2.25 1.024 50.4% +9 +46 — 50.6% +0.06 7–8 (47%) 2–2 (50%) 98.7 +0.24 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 2023 1790 135.6 -0.42 +1.25 0.998 49.9% -56 +122 — 50.5% +0.02 6–7 (46%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2024 1689 137.0 -0.42 -0.12 0.965 49.0% -19 +171 +35 47.3% -0.11 6–5 (55%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2025 1604 109.9 -1.23 +0.23 0.757 43.6% -34 — — 16.7% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 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 2026 1699 132.4 -1.73 -2.28 0.859 47.0% -20 +56 — 36.6% -1.20 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.66 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 — 1952 145.6 +0.67 +1.06 1.013 50.2% -17 +47 -9 53.0% +0.11 97–84 (54%) 69–45 (61%) 107.5 -0.49 — 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.