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

Tsvetana Pironkova vs Michaella Krajicek H2H: 0-1

Michaella Krajicek holds a 1–0 lead over Tsvetana Pironkova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Michaella Krajicek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Michaella Krajicek won the 2006 Budapest round of 16 7-5 6-7(3) 6-1.

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Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Michaella Krajicek
The Netherlands Age 37 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Michaella Krajicek #36 7-5 6-7(3) 6-1 Tsvetana Pironkova #89 Match data Jul 28, 2006* R16 Budapest Tier IV → 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
Michaella Krajicek #1,134 #30 918 1,802 89 98 47.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Michaella Krajicek
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 2003 0–1 0.0% — 1,489 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 2004 0–2 0.0% #244 1,471 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 2005 14–8 63.6% #63 1,653 0 1
17 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0 2006 26–16 61.9% #35 1,752 0 3
18 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0 2007 21–25 45.7% #33 1,670 0 3
19 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0 2008 3–13 18.8% #203 1,536 0 3
20 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0 2009 4–7 36.4% #128 1,536 0 3
21 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0 2010 2–5 28.6% #145 1,506 0 3
22 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0 2011 9–6 60.0% #93 1,589 0 3
23 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0 2012 7–9 43.8% #167 1,562 0 3
24 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0 2013 1–4 20.0% #282 1,536 0 3
25 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0 2014 1–1 50.0% #273 1,545 0 3
26 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1 2015 1–1 50.0% #178 1,549 0 3
27 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1 — — — — — — —
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 Michaella Krajicek
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 11 5 16 68.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
17 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 14 9 23 60.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
18 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 9 14 23 39.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2007 5 6 11 45.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 0 4 4 0.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2009 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2011 9 5 14 64.3% 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% 2012 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2012 10 14 24 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
26 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 52 53 105 49.5% 18 26 44 40.9% 19 18 37 51.4% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 329/389 of Tsvetana Pironkova's and 134/184 of Michaella Krajicek'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 Michaella Krajicek
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 5/22 4.4 4.8 58.1% 66.3% 43.8% 49.5% 51.2% 56.2% 43.3%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 17/42 3.8 4.1 60.9% 62.1% 45.9% 59.5% 48.6% 55.8% 35.8%
18 2006 15/31 1.1 2.3 61.1% 60.2% 48.4% 46.9% 54.3% 55.8% 43.4% 2007 39/46 4.5 5.1 59.9% 69.1% 44.6% 54.0% 49.3% 59.2% 44.1%
19 2007 16/22 2.0 2.6 55.4% 63.2% 46.9% 49.4% 39.0% 56.0% 38.1% 2008 16/16 3.5 4.8 60.6% 61.0% 45.5% 39.9% 46.1% 54.8% 37.2%
20 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4% 2009 11/11 2.6 5.6 59.8% 65.4% 48.9% 58.8% 39.7% 58.8% 37.8%
21 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5% 2010 7/7 4.0 5.4 60.9% 61.2% 36.9% 48.0% 53.7% 51.7% 39.3%
22 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6% 2011 14/15 6.1 4.1 52.7% 76.4% 48.5% 45.5% 36.0% 63.2% 38.2%
23 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1% 2012 16/16 5.6 6.9 52.9% 67.5% 45.5% 45.1% 33.8% 57.1% 38.4%
24 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0% 2013 5/5 6.0 8.2 51.0% 65.0% 40.1% 47.1% 53.3% 53.1% 38.0%
25 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6% 2014 2/2 8.0 2.0 63.2% 74.3% 55.9% 55.0% 52.4% 67.6% 37.9%
26 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9% 2015 2/2 18.5 2.5 67.9% 74.8% 50.7% 65.3% 56.3% 67.0% 23.4%
27 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 329/398 2.2 2.0 57.7% 62.6% 45.1% 49.5% 49.3% 55.3% 43.4% — 134/187 4.7 5.1 58.3% 67.0% 45.4% 50.9% 45.4% 57.9% 39.5%

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 Michaella Krajicek
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1490 95.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.01
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1472 98.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -3.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.11
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1653 123.1 -0.34 -0.48 0.988 50.3% +4 -140 -95 60.0% +0.98 6–4 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 102.6 +0.45
17 2005 1599 115.2 — — — — — +76 — 55.6% -0.39 2–0 2–0 — -1.06 2006 1752 128.7 +0.10 -4.98 0.810 46.4% -10 -161 -31 54.0% +0.30 10–1 (91%) 4–6 (40%) 109.2 -1.86
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 2007 1671 133.9 +2.45 +0.06 1.081 51.6% -42 -36 +109 46.7% +0.27 7–8 (47%) 3–13 (19%) 92.8 -0.19
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 2008 1536 99.3 -1.35 -4.34 0.823 45.9% +17 -23 +207 27.0% -1.33 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 94.8 +0.74
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 2009 1536 114.7 +1.40 -2.80 0.919 48.8% +22 — +168 40.7% -0.74 2–3 (40%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.19
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 2010 1507 96.3 -2.93 -3.02 0.815 45.9% +30 — — 31.3% -1.25 1–1 1–0 — +0.16
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 2011 1589 120.2 +2.85 -3.04 1.037 50.4% +35 — — 57.1% +0.40 3–2 (60%) 3–1 (75%) 103.9 +1.00
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 2012 1562 112.0 -0.14 -3.52 0.895 47.7% +61 -54 — 44.4% -0.53 4–2 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 104.8 +0.19
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 2013 1536 98.4 -0.64 -2.23 0.809 45.9% — — +55 33.3% -1.33 0–2 0–2 — -0.28
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 2014 1546 103.0 +2.61 -2.09 1.167 52.6% — — — 40.0% +0.80 1–0 0–2 — +0.11
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 2015 1549 102.0 +0.78 -1.05 0.709 47.8% — — — 60.0% -0.20 0–1 1–0 — +0.05
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2017 1529 92.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2018 1512 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1502 97.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1803 124.4 +0.82 -2.41 0.938 48.8% +3 -84 +80 47.2% -0.05 35–29 (55%) 24–30 (44%) 100.5 +0.04

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.