4.2. Demanda 32
4.2.5. Precios 46
2015 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R3 SLOANE STEPHENS 6-4 6-1 75 mins
2013 BRUSSELS CLAY O R1 SLOANE STEPHENS 6-3 2-6 6-3 147 mins
2012 CINCINNATI HARD O R1 SLOANE STEPHENS 6-4 6-1 73 mins
TSVETANA PIRONKOVA 102 119 13-09-1987 (28) $99,175 $3,762,846 0 / 1 0 / 0 5-6 / 150-200 0-1 / 34-65 2-1 / 50-36 SLOANE STEPHENS 22 13 20-03-1993 (23) $328,768 $3,959,672 3 / 4 0 / 0 14-5 20-5 / 142-97 6-1 / 43-32 5-0 / 37-15 WTA RANKING
ROAD TO SINGAPORE LEADERBOARD DATE OF BIRTH (AGE)
YTD PRIZE MONEY CAREER PRIZE MONEY SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER)
ROLAND GARROS W-L (MD) YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD)
YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD) YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD) YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) 9-10 9-2 / 39-29 3-1 / 44-60 1-2 / 20-73 0-0 / 11-31 0-0 / 10-13 2-0 / 15-40 1-0 / 6-25 1-0 / 6-5
2016 ROLAND GARROS Performance
7-5,7-6(6) W - JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #62)
R2
6-3,6-2 W - [16] SARA ERRANI (ITA #18)
R1
7-6(0),6-1 W - [Q] VERONICA CEPEDE ROYG (PAR #161)
R2
6-4,6-3 W - MARGARITA GASPARYAN (RUS #55)
R1
ROLAND GARROS Tournament History * Qualifying match TSVETANA PIRONKOVA
2015
R3 L - SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #40) 6-4 6-1 R2 W - DENISA ALLERTOVA (CZE #88) 6-3 7-6(2) R1 W - BARBORA STRYCOVA (CZE #23) 7-6(5) 6-2
2014
R2 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #8) 7-5 6-2 R1 W - ANNIKA BECK (GER #51) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
2013
R1 L - EUGENIE BOUCHARD (CAN #77) 6-1 7-6(2) 2012
R2 L - FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE (ITA #12) 2-6 6-3 6-1 R1 W - YANINA WICKMAYER (BEL #35) 3-6 6-0 6-3
SLOANE STEPHENS
2015
R16 L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #1) 1-6 7-5 6-3 R3 W - TSVETANA PIRONKOVA (BUL #49) 6-4 6-1 R2 W - HEATHER WATSON (GBR #45) 6-2 6-4 R1 W - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #15) 7-6(5) 6-1
2014
R16 L - SIMONA HALEP (ROU #4) 6-4 6-3
R3 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #23) 6-3 6-4
R2 W - POLONA HERCOG (SLO #62) 6-1 6-3
R1 W - SHUAI PENG (CHN #57) 6-4 7-6(8)
Pironkova:
Making 11th main draw appearance at Roland Garros
Has equaled career-best result at the tournament by reaching 3r. Also reached 3r in 2015, falling at the hands of today’s opponent, Stephens, in straight sets
This is only the sixth major where she has achieved back-to-back wins during her career (after 2010 Wimbledon, 2011 Wimbledon, 2012 US Open, 2013 Wimbledon and 2015 Roland Garros)
Bidding to reach 4r at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2013 Wimbledon (l. A.Radwanska)
Upset No.18 Errani in 1r, and defeated Larsson in 2r. Win over Errani was first Top 20 victory since 2015 Sydney (d. No.12 Pennetta)
Plays No.22 Stephens today. Bidding to achieve two wins over Top 25 opponents at the same tournament for the first time since 2015 Sydney (d. No.12 Pennetta, No.25 Strycova)
Has played a mix of qualifying and main draw events so far in 2016. Reaching 3r at Roland Garros is her season-best result so far, and the first time she has won back-to-back tour-level main draw matches
Reached 2r at 2016 Sydney (l. Bencic), Indian Wells (l. Bacsinszky) and Istanbul (l. Kovinic)
Made 1r exits at 2016 Australian Open (l. Shvedova), Dubai (as qualifier, l. Strycova), and Doha (l. Errani), and bowed out of qualifying at Brisbane, Miami, Madrid and Rome
Reached SF at WTA 125k Series San Antonio in March 2016 (l. Doi)
Ended 2015 at year-end ranking of No.59 (10th time finishing in year-end Top 100)
2015 highlights included reaching SF at Sydney (l. Kvitova), and QF twice, at Eastbourne (l. A.Radwanska) and Istanbul (l. U.Radwanska)
Best Grand Slam result is reaching SF at 2010 Wimbledon (l. Zvonareva, d. No.2 V.Williams in QF) and QF at 2011 Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Kvitova)
Became first player representing Bulgaria (male or female) to reach Grand Slam SF when she advanced to this stage at 2010 Wimbledon
Owns one career singles title at 2014 Sydney (as qualifier, achieved three Top 10 wins: vs. No.7 Errani, No.6 Kvitova and No.9 Kerber in F). Ranked No.107 at time, was the lowest ranked player to win a title in 2014
Competed in front of home fans at Tournament of Champions-Sofia in 2012 (SF) and 2014 (RR)
Career record vs. Top 10 players is 11-31; three wins have come at Grand Slam level (including two over V.Williams)
ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | May 22 - Jun 05, 2016 | $16,474,735 | GRAND SLAM
MATCH NOTES
All data as at Friday, May 27, 2016
2011
R2 L - GISELA DULKO (ARG #51) 6-4 6-2
R1 W - CASEY DELLACQUA (AUS #317) 7-5 6-3 2010
R1 L - JUSTINE HENIN (BEL #23) 6-4 6-3
2009
R1 L - JILL CRAYBAS (USA #97) 7-5 6-2
2008
R2 L - ANABEL MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP #33) 4-6 6-3 6-1 R1 W - YUNG-JAN CHAN (TPE #68) 5-7 6-2 6-0
2007
R1 L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #8) 5-7 6-1 6-1 2006
R2 L - SHAHAR PEER (ISR #26) 6-2 6-3
R1 W - MARÍA SÁNCHEZ LORENZO (ESP #67) 6-3 6-2
2013
R16 L - MARIA SHARAPOVA (RUS #2) 6-4 6-3 R3 W - MARINA ERAKOVIC (NZL #92) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
R2 W - VANIA KING (USA #128) 6-1 6-3
R1 W - KARIN KNAPP (ITA #111) 6-2 7-5
2012
R16 L - SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS #6) 7-5 6-4 R3 W - MATHILDE JOHANSSON (FRA #93) 6-3 6-2 R2 W - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #167) 6-1 6-1 R1 W - EKATERINA MAKAROVA (RUS #38) 6-4 7-6(6)
2011
R1 L - ELENA BALTACHA (GBR #83) 7-5 6-2 R3* W - ANASTASIA PIVOVAROVA (RUS #93) 6-3 6-4
R2* W - JULIA COHEN (USA #165) 6-0 6-3
R1* W - SEVERINE BELTRAME (FRA #220) 6-1 6-3
Owns a 20-73 lifetime record vs. Top 20 players (1-2 so far this season, including win over No.18 Errani in Roland Garros 1r)
Is top ranked Bulgarian woman of four in current Top 200 (as at May 23, 2016) Bulgarian Fed Cup Team, 2003-13, 2015-16; Bulgarian Olympic Team, 2008, 2012 Coached by Kiril Enchev
Stephens:
Making sixth consecutive appearance at Roland Garros
Best result is reaching 4r in each of the past four years - 2012 (l. Stosur), 2013 (l. Sharapova), 2014 (l. eventual runner-up Halep) and 2015 (l. eventual champion S.Williams). Fell 1r in 2011 (as qualifier, l. Baltacha)
Bidding to reach R16 at Roland Garros for the fifth successive year, and for the first time at any Grand Slam since Roland Garros last year. Major results since then have been 3r at 2015 Wimbledon and back-to-back 1r losses at 2015 US Open and 2016 Australian Open
Faces No.102 Pironkova today – has already lost twice this season to players ranked outside the Top 100 – No.102 Wang (Australian Open) and No.134 Tig (Madrid)
Has lost only twice to a player ranked outside the Top 100 at Grand Slam level: No.102 Wang (2016 Australian Open, 1r) and No.109 Kirilenko (2014 Wimbledon, 1r)
Enters Roland Garros having made 2r exits at 2016 Madrid (l. qualifier Tig) and Strasbourg (l. Parmentier)
Last month won fourth career singles title at Charleston (d. Vesnina in F); was also first clay court title and first at Premier-level
Now owns perfect 4-0 career record in WTA singles finals
Along with Azarenka, leads the WTA with three singles titles so far this season (Auckland, Acapulco and Charleston)
In Charleston SF scored first Top 10 victory of season with win over No.2 Kerber (via retirement – viral illness)
In Charleston saved one match point in QF win over Kasatkina - is third player to save match points en route to a title in 2016 - also Kerber at Australian Open (saved one MP vs. Doi in 1r) and Schiavone at Rio (saved one MP vs. Burger in QF)
Won third career singles title at 2016 Acapulco (d. Cibulkova in F), then posted back-to-back opening round losses at Indian Wells (w/1r bye, l. Bouchard) and Miami (w/1r bye, l. Watson)
Suffered 1r upset at 2016 Australian Open (l. qualifier Wang) before going 1-0 in Fed Cup play vs. Poland (d. Linette)
Began 2016 winning second career singles title at Auckland (d. Goerges in F) before withdrawing from Hobart w/viral illness
Ended 2015 at No.30 for her fourth consecutive Top 50 finish (career-best is No.12 in 2013)
2015 season highlight was winning first WTA singles title, at 2015 Washington DC (d. Pavlyuchenkova in F). Was her 84th main draw event; at No.35, she had been the highest-ranked player yet to reach a WTA final
Advanced to QF at 2015 Miami (l. Halep) and R16 at 2015 Indian Wells (l. S.Williams); also reached SF on clay at 2015 Strasbourg (l. eventual champion Stosur) and on grass at 2015 Eastbourne (l. A.Radwanska), and R16 at Roland Garros (l. S.Williams)
Currently US No.4 of 13 women in Top 100, behind the Williams sisters and Keys (May 23, 2016)
Along with Ekaterina Makarova, is one of only two players who’ve never held the No.1 ranking, but have managed to defeat both V.Williams and S.Williams at Grand Slam level
Also just the second American (after Davenport) to defeat both V.Williams and S.Williams in Grand Slam match play
Rose as high as No.11 in the rankings on 21 October 2013
At No.97 was youngest player in year-end Top 100 in 2011; and after a phenomenal sophomore season, reached No.38 and was the youngest player, and the only teenager, in the year-end Top 50 in 2012; at No.12 was youngest player in year-end Top 20 in 2013
Played first WTA qualifying at 2008 Miami, and first WTA main draw at 2010 Indian Wells (as qualifier ranked No.747, fell 2r, l. Zvonareva)
ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE | May 22 - Jun 05, 2016 | $16,474,735 | GRAND SLAM
MATCH NOTES
All data as at Friday, May 27, 2016