H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Tsvetana Pironkova vs Serena Williams H2H: 1-6

Serena Williams holds a 6–1 lead over Tsvetana Pironkova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 4–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic fourth round 6-1 6-4.

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Tsvetana Pironkova
BUL Age 38 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 6
7 main draw meetings
Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 4, 2021* Yarra Valley Classic WTA 500 R16 Hard Serena Williams #11 6-1 6-4 Tsvetana Pironkova #137 Match data
Sep 30, 2020* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Tsvetana Pironkova #157 (w/o) Serena Williams #9 Match data
Sep 10, 2020* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Serena Williams #8 4-6 6-3 6-2 Tsvetana Pironkova #472 Match data
Aug 20, 2015* Cincinnati WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #1 7-5 6-3 Tsvetana Pironkova #42 Match data
Oct 2, 2014* Beijing WTA 1000 R32 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-3 Tsvetana Pironkova #51 Match data
Jun 16, 2011* Eastbourne WTA 500 R32 Grass Serena Williams #26 1-6 6-3 6-4 Tsvetana Pironkova #34 Match data
May 29, 2007* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Serena Williams #8 5-7 6-1 6-1 Tsvetana Pironkova #91 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Tsvetana Pironkova #1,170 #31 1,805 1,770 169 222 43.2% 0 0 0 1 0 1
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,405 825 170 82.9% 23 23 5 17 3 71

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 Serena Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0
17 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,599 0 0 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4
18 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,662 0 0 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7
19 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,596 0 0 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10
20 2008 15–17 46.9% #44 1,631 0 0 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18
21 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,546 0 0 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22
22 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,623 0 0 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24
23 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,644 0 0 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25
24 2012 19–23 45.2% #42 1,658 0 0 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25
25 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,561 0 0 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27
26 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,619 0 1 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31
27 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,633 0 1 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34
28 2016 10–12 45.5% #64 1,671 0 1 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36
29 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,639 0 1 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38
30 — — — — — — — 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44
31 — — — — — — — 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55
32 2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,739 0 1 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62
33 2021 3–6 33.3% #252 1,706 0 1 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67
34 — — — — — — — 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69
35 — — — — — — — 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70
36 — — — — — — — 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,078 23 70
37 — — — — — — — 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,052 23 70
38 — — — — — — — 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 1,991 23 71
39 — — — — — — — 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,950 23 71
40 — — — — — — — 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,891 23 71
44 — — — — — — — 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 — 23 71