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

Tsvetana Pironkova vs Zi Yan H2H: 1-0

Tsvetana Pironkova holds a 1–0 lead over Zi Yan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Tsvetana Pironkova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Tsvetana Pironkova won the 2006 Birmingham round of 32 7-5 7-5.

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Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tsvetana Pironkova #85 7-5 7-5 Zi Yan #79 Match data Jun 15, 2006* R32 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1
26 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1 — — — — — — —
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 Zi Yan
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 %
17 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 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 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 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% 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —

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 52/70 of Zi Yan'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 Zi Yan
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 16/22 2.0 2.6 55.4% 63.2% 46.9% 49.4% 39.0% 56.0% 38.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5% 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1%
22 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6% 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5%
23 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1% 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6%
24 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0% 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6% 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
26 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7%

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 Zi Yan
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
17 2005 1599 115.2 — — — — — +76 — 55.6% -0.39 2–0 2–0 — -1.06 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
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 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
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 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
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 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
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 1485 107.1 -2.70 -1.75 0.860 47.0% -6 +46 +98 32.0% -1.34 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 -0.22
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 1543 115.3 -0.92 0.00 0.986 49.7% +13 -15 — 37.8% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 2–0 — +1.07
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 1528 117.9 -2.92 -0.04 0.910 47.8% +36 -10 — 31.9% -1.15 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.15
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 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
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 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1621 114.0 -2.13 -0.50 0.916 48.1% +15 -3 +98 36.5% -0.88 13–16 (45%) 10–5 (67%) 102.5 +1.60

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.