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

Tsvetana Pironkova vs Sandra Kloesel H2H: 0-1

Sandra Kloesel holds a 1–0 lead over Tsvetana Pironkova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sandra Kloesel leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sandra Kloesel won the 2007 Palermo round of 32 6-2 6-3.

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Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Sandra Kloesel
GER Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sandra Kloesel #114 6-2 6-3 Tsvetana Pironkova #125 Match data Jul 19, 2007* R32 Palermo 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
Sandra Kloesel #1,064 #87 400 1,515 16 54 22.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

Tsvetana Pironkova Sandra Kloesel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0 1996 1–4 20.0% #172 1,487 0 0
2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0 1997 0–2 0.0% #117 1,476 0 0
2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0 1998 2–6 25.0% #177 1,463 0 0
2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0 1999 2–3 40.0% #150 1,489 0 0
2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0 2001 0–1 0.0% #393 1,471 0 0
2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0 2005 2–8 20.0% #101 1,461 0 0
2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0 2006 4–11 26.7% #96 1,475 0 0
2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0 2007 4–13 23.5% #164 1,422 0 0
2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0 2008 1–5 16.7% #158 1,402 0 0
2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1 2009 0–1 0.0% #745 1,391 0 0
2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1 — — — — — — —
2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1 — — — — — — —
2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1 — — — — — — —
2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,712 0 1 — — — — — — —
2021 3–6 33.3% #252 1,690 0 1 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Tsvetana Pironkova Sandra Kloesel
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 %
2005 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1997 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2007 5 6 11 45.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1999 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2005 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
2011 5 11 16 31.3% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 2007 0 6 6 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 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% 2008 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2017 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 4 1 5 80.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 7 24 31 22.6% 9 26 35 25.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 329/389 of Tsvetana Pironkova's and 22/49 of Sandra Kloesel'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.

Tsvetana Pironkova Sandra Kloesel
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%
2006 15/31 1.1 2.3 61.1% 60.2% 48.4% 46.9% 54.3% 55.8% 43.4% 2005 2/10 1.0 3.5 64.1% 59.9% 48.5% 12.5% 16.7% 55.5% 43.0%
2007 16/22 2.0 2.6 55.4% 63.2% 46.9% 49.4% 39.0% 56.0% 38.1% 2006 7/15 2.3 4.3 68.6% 59.3% 40.2% 56.7% 35.2% 53.2% 35.5%
2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4% 2007 8/17 1.6 4.1 60.2% 55.0% 41.5% 49.7% 45.8% 49.9% 39.1%
2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5% 2008 4/6 1.0 5.3 66.0% 59.5% 32.1% 50.4% 35.6% 50.4% 40.8%
2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6% 2009 1/1 0.0 4.0 71.6% 58.3% 31.6% 50.0% 37.5% 50.7% 39.7%
2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2017 16/16 1.8 1.9 61.3% 60.2% 44.4% 54.9% 55.7% 54.5% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2020 7/8 2.3 1.1 56.4% 72.4% 51.5% 63.1% 55.5% 63.4% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 22/70 1.6 4.3 64.8% 57.8% 39.6% 48.7% 37.5% 51.6% 38.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Tsvetana Pironkova Sandra Kloesel
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
2005 1599 115.2 — — — — — +76 — 55.6% -0.39 2–0 2–0 — -1.06 1996 1488 100.9 — — — — — +71 — 20.0% -2.40 — — — -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 1997 1477 105.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.09
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 1998 1463 110.0 — — — — — +40 — 29.4% -1.59 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.27
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 1999 1490 119.9 — — — — +47 — — 40.0% -0.90 — 1–1 — +0.21
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 2001 1472 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.19
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 2005 1461 111.2 +0.22 -0.07 0.967 48.6% +21 0 — 26.1% -1.43 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.58
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 2006 1475 113.8 -1.03 -3.16 0.758 44.6% +14 -18 — 32.4% -1.27 3–6 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 99.0 -0.63
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 2007 1423 99.6 -3.29 -2.70 0.781 44.4% +2 +26 — 25.7% -1.17 0–3 (0%) 0–5 (0%) 91.9 +0.41
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 2008 1403 98.0 -0.92 -0.88 0.823 45.8% — -4 — 21.4% -2.00 1–1 0–1 — +0.04
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 2009 1391 97.4 +1.05 +1.22 0.806 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.10
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 1713 134.0 +3.11 +2.53 1.245 54.3% -59 — — 70.6% +1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1515 111.6 -1.62 -2.10 0.798 45.1% +18 +21 — 27.6% -1.48 5–15 (25%) 5–14 (26%) 88.1 -0.20

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.