H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 16:32 UTC

Tsvetana Pironkova vs Venus Williams H2H: 3-1

Tsvetana Pironkova holds a 3–1 lead over Venus Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Tsvetana Pironkova leads 2–0 on grass, while Venus Williams leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Tsvetana Pironkova won the 2011 Wimbledon fourth round 6-2 6-3.

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Tsvetana Pironkova
BUL Age 38 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Venus Williams
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 29, 2011* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Tsvetana Pironkova #33 6-2 6-3 Venus Williams #30 Match data
Jul 1, 2010* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass Tsvetana Pironkova #82 6-2 6-3 Venus Williams #2 Match data
Jan 18, 2006* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Tsvetana Pironkova #94 2-6 6-0 9-7 Venus Williams #10 Match data
May 21, 2005* Istanbul WTA 500 SF Clay Venus Williams #13 6-1 6-3 Tsvetana Pironkova #220 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
Venus Williams #467 #1 7,452 2,362 768 288 72.7% 7 9 1 20 10 47

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 Venus Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1994 1–1 50.0% — 1,525 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1995 2–3 40.0% #205 1,561 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,571 0 0
17 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,599 0 0 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,851 0 0
18 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,662 0 0 1998 50–13 79.4% #5 2,094 0 2
19 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,596 0 0 1999 57–11 83.8% #3 2,258 0 8
20 2008 15–17 46.9% #44 1,631 0 0 2000 35–4 89.7% #3 2,321 2 13
21 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,546 0 0 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,338 4 19
22 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,623 0 0 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,297 4 26
23 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,644 0 0 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,257 4 27
24 2012 19–23 45.2% #42 1,658 0 0 2004 40–13 75.5% #9 2,072 4 29
25 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,561 0 0 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,085 5 31
26 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,619 0 1 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,007 5 31
27 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,633 0 1 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,048 6 34
28 2016 10–12 45.5% #64 1,671 0 1 2008 37–10 78.7% #6 2,133 7 37
29 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,639 0 1 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,981 7 39
30 — — — — — — — 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,057 7 41
31 — — — — — — — 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 1,994 7 41
32 2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,739 0 1 2012 22–8 73.3% #24 2,007 7 42
33 2021 3–6 33.3% #252 1,706 0 1 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,889 7 42
34 — — — — — — — 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,874 7 43
35 — — — — — — — 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,957 7 46
36 — — — — — — — 2016 24–14 63.2% #17 1,830 7 47
37 — — — — — — — 2017 38–15 71.7% #5 1,935 7 47
38 — — — — — — — 2018 15–11 57.7% #39 1,867 7 47
39 — — — — — — — 2019 20–15 57.1% #52 1,827 7 47
40 — — — — — — — 2020 1–8 11.1% #79 1,717 7 47
41 — — — — — — — 2021 3–9 25.0% #318 1,649 7 47
42 — — — — — — — 2022 0–4 0.0% #1000 1,603 7 47
43 — — — — — — — 2023 3–7 30.0% #412 1,594 7 47