# Tsvetana Pironkova career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Bulgarian tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova. She has won one WTA singles title, a Premier-level Sydney International in 2014, while at the ITF Women's Circuit, she has won six singles titles. During the years, she progressed more in singles and made more significant results, reaching semifinal of the 2010 Wimbledon and quarterfinals of the 2011 Wimbledon, 2016 French Open and 2020 US Open. On the WTA rankings, she has place of 31 as her career-high singles ranking, achieved in September 2010, while in doubles she has place of 141, reached in March 2009. As of March 2021, she earned more than $5m prize money.

## Career achievements

Pironkova made her WTA Tour debut in 2005, but got first recognized at the 2006 Australian Open, when she made her first top-ten win, defeating Venus Williams in the first round. Then, at the 2008 Italian Open, she reached her first significant quarterfinal, where she also defeated world No. 3, Ana Ivanovic, in the second round. At 2010 Wimbledon, she defeated top 10 Venus Williams in order to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal. The following year, she reached quarterfinal of Wimbledon, but also defeated another top 10 player in that moment, Russian player Vera Zvonareva. At the end of season 2012, Pironkova qualified for her first year-end championships, an elite-level WTA Tournament of Championships (now known as WTA Elite Trophy) and reached semifinal, after defeating Zheng Saisai and losing to Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko in the round-robin group. In the semifinal match, she lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the straight sets.
She had strong start of the season of 2014, reaching and winning her first WTA final at the Premier-level Sydney International. On her way to the trophy, she defeated three top-ten players, Sara Errani and Petra Kvitová and then in the final, Angelique Kerber. At the 2016 French Open, she had another strong Grand Slam performance, reaching her another quarterfinal, after defeating top-ten Agnieszka Radwańska in the previous round. After comeback of three-years absence, Pironkova had strong performance on her comeback tournament, 2020 US Open, where she reached another Grand Slam quarterfinal. There, in the second round, she defeated former world No. 1, Garbiñe Muguruza, but later she lost to Serena Williams in the quarterfinal match.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2021 BNP Paribas Open.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ... | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | | A | 1R | 0 / 13 | 8–13 | 38% |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | | 3R | Q2 | 0 / 13 | 13–13 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | | NH | 1R | 0 / 13 | 15–13 | 54% |
| US Open | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | QF | 1R | | 0 / 13 | 12–13 | 48% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 2–3 | | 5–2 | 0–3 | 0 / 52 | 48–52 | 48% |
| National representation ||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | NH | NH | 2R | NH | NH | NH | 2R | NH | NH | NH | 1R | NH | NH | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Year–end championships ||||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy | NH | NH | NH | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | SF | RR | RR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | NH | | 0 / 3 | 1–9 | 10% |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | A | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | Q3 | | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | | NH | A | 0 / 12 | 6–12 | 33% |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | | NH | 2R | 0 / 12 | 6–12 | 33% |
| Madrid Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | | NH | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | | A | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Cincinnati Open | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | | NH | NH | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| China Open | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | A | | NH | NH | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 3 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 10 | | 2 | 6 | Career total: 221 | Career total: 221 | Career total: 221 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Overall win–loss | 6–3 | 15–16 | 7–15 | 16–18 | 9–20 | 16–15 | 13–22 | 20–24 | 9–21 | 16–19 | 18–21 | 11–14 | 6–10 | | 5–2 | 3–6 | 1 / 221 | 170–226 | 43% |
| Year-end ranking | 88 | 62 | 98 | 46 | 99 | 35 | 46 | 42 | 108 | 39 | 59 | 64 | 162 | | 135 | | $5,321,439 | $5,321,439 | $5,321,439 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W–L | Win% |
| Australian Open | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 2–3 | 40% |
| French Open | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2–6 | 25% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3–5 | 38% |
| US Open | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1–5 | 17% |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 8–19 | 30% |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 1 (title)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0-0)
* WTA 1000 (0-0)
* Premier / WTA 500 (1–0)
* International / WTA 250 (0-0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2014 | Sydney International, Australia | Premier | Hard | Angelique Kerber | 6–4, 6–4 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* Clay (2–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2002 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Monica Niculescu | 1–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2002 | ITF Volos, Greece | 10,000 | Carpet | Tina Schmassmann | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2003 | ITF Orestiada, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Simona Matei | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2003 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2003 | ITF Volos, Greece | 10,000 | Carpet | Sesil Karatantcheva | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 2003 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Shahar Pe'er | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2004 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jan 2005 | ITF Belfort, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sandra Kleinová | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2005 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Magda Mihalache | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2005 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 75,000 | Clay | Zuzana Ondrášková | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Nov 2005 | ITF Deauville, France | 50,000 | Clay (i) | Viktoriya Kutuzova | 4–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 6–6 | Sep 2007 | ITF Bordeaux, France | 100,000 | Clay | Alizé Cornet | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Sep 2008 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 100,000 | Clay | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 2–6, 3–6 |

## WTA Tour career earnings

Correct as of 15 November 2021
| Year | Grand Slam singles titles | WTA singles titles | Total singles titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154,767 | 95 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212,463 | 86 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212,039 | 85 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 584,860 | 35 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 467,210 | 47 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 449,457 | 46 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381,626 | 69 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 514,802 | 54 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 469,107 | 61 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579,912 | 58 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253,512 | 129 |
| 2018–19 | absent | absent | absent | absent | absent |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 564,267 | 33 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260,077 | 147 |
| Career | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5,321,439 | 112 |

## Career Grand Slam statistics
### Best results details

Grand Slam winners are in boldface, and runner–ups are in italics.
Australian Open :
| 2006 Australian Open (not seeded) ||||
| Round | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| 1R | Venus Williams (10) | 10 | 2–6, 6–0, 9–7 |
| 2R | Laura Granville | 57 | 5–7, 2–6 |
| ... 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 ||||
| 2015 Australian Open (not seeded) ||||
| Round | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| 1R | Heather Watson | 38 | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 2R | Dominika Cibulková (11) | 10 | 2–6, 0–6 |
French Open :
| 2016 French Open (not seeded) ||||
| Round | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| 1R | Sara Errani (16) | 18 | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2R | Johanna Larsson | 62 | 7–5, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| 3R | Sloane Stephens (19) | 22 | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 4R | Agnieszka Radwańska (2) | 2 | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| QF | Samantha Stosur (21) | 24 | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
Wimbledon Championships :
| 2010 Wimbledon Championships (not seeded) ||||
| Round | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| 1R | Anna Lapushchenkova | 96 | 6–0, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| 2R | Vera Dushevina | 56 | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 3R | Regina Kulikova | 69 | 6–4, 2–0 ret. |
| 4R | Marion Bartoli (11) | 13 | 6–4, 6–4 |
| QF | Venus Williams (2) | 2 | 6–2, 6–3 |
| SF | Vera Zvonareva (21) | 21 | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
US Open :
| 2020 US Open (Protected ranking) ||||
| Round | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| 1R | Liudmila Samsonova | 120 | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2R | Garbiñe Muguruza (10) | 16 | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 3R | Donna Vekić (18) | 24 | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 4R | Alizé Cornet | 56 | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3 |
| QF | Serena Williams (3) | 8 | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |

## Top-10 wins

| Season | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | TPR |
| 2006 ||||||||
| 1. | Venus Williams | No. 10 | Australian Open | Hard | 1R | 2–6, 6–0, 9–7 | 95 |
| 2008 ||||||||
| 2. | Ana Ivanovic | No. 3 | Italian Open | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | 64 |
| 2009 ||||||||
| 3. | Vera Zvonareva | No. 7 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–0, 6–2 | 126 |
| 2010 ||||||||
| 4. | Elena Dementieva | No. 5 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 | 100 |
| 5. | Venus Williams | No. 2 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | QF | 6–2, 6–3 | 82 |
| 2011 ||||||||
| 6. | Vera Zvonareva | No. 3 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | 3R | 6–2, 6–3 | 33 |
| 2012 ||||||||
| 7. | Li Na | No. 9 | Open GDF Suez, France | Hard (i) | 1R | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–2 ret. | 50 |
| 8. | Agnieszka Radwańska | No. 3 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | 1R | 6–2, 6–4 | 40 |
| 2014 ||||||||
| 9. | Sara Errani | No. 7 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | QF | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–3 | 107 |
| 10. | Petra Kvitová | No. 6 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | SF | 6–4, 6–3 | 107 |
| 11. | Angelique Kerber | No. 9 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | F | 6–4, 6–4 | 107 |
| 2016 ||||||||
| 12. | Agnieszka Radwańska | No. 2 | French Open | Clay | 4R | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | 102 |