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

Tsvetana Pironkova vs Gisela Dulko H2H: 1-2

Gisela Dulko holds a 2–1 lead over Tsvetana Pironkova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Gisela Dulko leads 2–0 on clay, while Tsvetana Pironkova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tsvetana Pironkova won the 2011 Pan Pacific Open round of 64 7-6(2) 6-1.

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Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Gisela Dulko
ARG Age 41 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tsvetana Pironkova #45 7-6(2) 6-1 Gisela Dulko #67 Match data Sep 28, 2011* R64 Pan Pacific Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Gisela Dulko #51 6-4 6-2 Tsvetana Pironkova #36 Match data May 25, 2011* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Gisela Dulko #50 6-2 6-2 Tsvetana Pironkova #85 Match data Apr 26, 2007* R32 Budapest Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Tsvetana Pironkova #1,170 #31 1,805 1,774 172 226 43.2% 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gisela Dulko #305 #26 1,695 1,797 192 181 51.5% 0 0 0 0 4 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 Tsvetana Pironkova Gisela Dulko
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 0–1 0.0% #188 1,487 0 0
17 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0 2002 4–3 57.1% #154 1,527 0 0
18 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0 2003 5–7 41.7% #125 1,516 0 0
19 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0 2004 22–19 53.7% #33 1,705 0 0
20 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0 2005 32–23 58.2% #26 1,725 0 0
21 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0 2006 16–23 41.0% #59 1,573 0 0
22 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0 2007 29–23 55.8% #37 1,698 0 2
23 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0 2008 18–21 46.2% #51 1,629 0 3
24 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0 2009 28–20 58.3% #36 1,730 0 3
25 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0 2010 21–21 50.0% #48 1,687 0 3
26 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1 2011 15–15 50.0% #67 1,651 0 4
27 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1 2012 2–5 28.6% #305 1,605 0 4
28 2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1 — — — — — — —
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 Tsvetana Pironkova Gisela Dulko
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2007 5 6 11 45.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 17 12 29 58.6% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2005 20 16 36 55.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
21 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 6 13 19 31.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
22 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2007 18 13 31 58.1% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2011 5 11 16 31.3% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 3 13 16 18.8% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
24 2012 10 14 24 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 12 9 21 57.1% 14 9 23 60.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 11 12 23 47.8% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2011 6 11 17 35.3% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2012 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 88 128 216 40.7% 49 65 114 43.0% 33 27 60 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — 95 107 202 47.0% 81 58 139 58.3% 15 14 29 51.7% 1 2 3 33.3%

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 329/389 of Tsvetana Pironkova's and 229/365 of Gisela Dulko'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 Tsvetana Pironkova Gisela Dulko
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% 2003 1/12 2.0 5.0 57.5% 58.5% 47.9% 57.1% 30.8% 54.0% 40.2%
19 2007 16/22 2.0 2.6 55.4% 63.2% 46.9% 49.4% 39.0% 56.0% 38.1% 2004 9/41 3.0 4.9 55.9% 67.7% 45.0% 46.7% 55.4% 58.0% 42.7%
20 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4% 2005 6/55 2.3 4.8 56.5% 59.6% 39.2% 49.8% 44.7% 50.9% 48.8%
21 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5% 2006 26/39 1.5 4.9 59.7% 59.1% 42.3% 49.9% 52.7% 52.2% 42.9%
22 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6% 2007 36/52 1.0 4.3 61.7% 58.4% 42.9% 47.3% 47.6% 52.4% 43.2%
23 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1% 2008 35/39 1.4 3.5 61.9% 59.3% 47.2% 48.7% 48.3% 54.7% 43.0%
24 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0% 2009 44/48 2.7 4.2 58.1% 66.0% 44.8% 56.5% 48.7% 56.8% 44.9%
25 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6% 2010 39/42 2.3 3.8 60.6% 60.6% 46.5% 50.4% 51.1% 55.0% 46.3%
26 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9% 2011 28/30 2.0 4.3 57.2% 65.6% 43.9% 55.2% 49.5% 56.4% 45.7%
27 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2% 2012 5/7 0.6 5.0 52.5% 48.8% 36.6% 30.4% 34.6% 43.0% 40.8%
28 2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 16/16 1.8 1.9 61.3% 60.2% 44.4% 54.9% 55.7% 54.5% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —

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 Tsvetana Pironkova Gisela Dulko
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1488 98.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01
17 2005 1599 115.2 — — — — — +76 — 55.6% -0.39 2–0 2–0 — -1.06 2002 1528 110.5 — — — — -9 +54 — 46.7% +0.27 2–1 (67%) — — +0.54
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 2003 1516 103.4 -0.14 -1.46 0.874 47.6% -8 +76 — 36.0% -0.44 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 99.3 +0.47
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 2004 1706 135.1 +1.79 -0.44 1.017 50.3% -27 -95 -100 52.9% -0.25 3–4 (43%) 9–1 (90%) 106.2 -0.94
20 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 2005 1725 129.6 -1.55 +1.29 0.994 49.6% -23 -48 -80 55.8% +0.32 11–8 (58%) 7–5 (58%) 105.8 +0.73
21 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 2006 1574 115.8 -2.53 -1.31 0.898 47.8% +11 +73 +112 44.0% -0.75 3–5 (38%) 7–5 (58%) 98.0 +1.89
22 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 2007 1699 129.5 -2.86 -0.86 0.906 47.9% +7 -19 — 53.8% +0.26 8–7 (53%) 6–3 (67%) 104.8 +0.85
23 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 2008 1630 120.3 -0.30 -0.40 0.950 49.0% -74 +137 +31 46.3% -0.11 7–3 (70%) 4–6 (40%) 103.7 -1.13
24 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 2009 1731 135.0 +0.97 +0.64 1.040 50.8% -69 +46 -30 55.7% +0.42 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 102.2 -0.13
25 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 2010 1687 136.7 -0.13 +2.36 1.028 50.5% -9 +74 — 49.5% -0.11 7–8 (47%) 4–9 (31%) 96.3 -1.55
26 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 2011 1652 134.5 +0.74 +1.84 1.047 50.8% -36 +153 — 51.6% +0.16 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 101.6 -0.48
27 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 2012 1606 102.0 -2.95 +0.27 0.715 41.8% -21 — — 15.4% -2.54 1–0 0–1 — -0.18
28 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 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 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 — 1798 133.1 -0.56 +0.42 0.974 49.4% -23 +50 -10 50.4% -0.03 54–43 (56%) 44–40 (52%) 107.2 +0.02

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.