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Samantha Smith

GBR Age 54 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1989–2000

Samantha Smith represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 55. In TennisDB's records, Samantha Smith finished with a career record of 22–52 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking

55 (Feb 22, 1999)

Elo peak

1626 (43rd percentile)

Career record

22–52 (29.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$351,902

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Samantha Smith's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Cara Black #45	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 2000*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Ines Gorrochategui #76	2-6 6-1 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1999*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Anne Kremer #40	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1999*	R32	Eastbourne Open	WTA 500	Grass
Kristina Brandi #61	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1999*	R64	Birmingham	WTA 250	Grass
Elena Pampoulova	1-6 6-7(6)	L	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1999*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Samantha Smith's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Asa Carlsson	1	2	3	Sep 2, 1998	H2H
Cecilia Dahlman	1	2	3	Jun 19, 1991	H2H
Nicole Pratt	1	1	2	Jan 22, 1999	H2H
Conchita Martínez	1	1	2	Jun 28, 1998	H2H
Yayuk Basuki	1	1	2	Jun 18, 1998	H2H

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Samantha Smith Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1992	Barcelona Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Natalia Zvereva #26 def. Samantha Smith #161 6-1 6-2	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Samantha Smith career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1989	17	0	1	1	0.0%	280	274
1990	18	8	12	20	40.0%	274	122
1991	19	3	11	14	21.4%	122	127
1992	20	1	2	3	33.3%	129	353
1995	23	0	1	1	0.0%	356	294
1996	24	1	4	5	20.0%	304	141
1997	25	2	5	7	28.6%	144	130
1998	26	6	5	11	54.6%	129	65
1999	27	1	10	11	9.1%	65	230
2000	28	0	1	1	0.0%	230	292
Career		22	52	74	29.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Samantha Smith career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1989	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	18	1	2	3	33.3%	5	7	12	41.7%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	8	12	20	40.0%
1991	19	1	2	3	33.3%	1	6	7	14.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	11	14	21.4%
1992	20	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1995	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1996	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1997	25	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1998	26	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—	—	—	6	5	11	54.5%
1999	27	1	5	6	16.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	10	11	9.1%
2000	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	4	15	19	21.1%	7	17	24	29.2%	10	17	27	37.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	22	52	74	29.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Samantha Smith career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1989	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	18	0	4	4	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	0	3	3	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%
1991	19	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	10	12	16.7%
1992	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1995	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1996	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1997	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	5	7	28.6%
1998	26	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	2	6	66.7%	0	0	—	—	6	4	10	60.0%
1999	27	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	8	9	11.1%
2000	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		1	6	7	14.3%	2	9	11	18.2%	13	22	35	37.1%	2	8	10	20.0%	18	45	63	28.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 63/74 (85.1%) of Samantha Smith's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Samantha Smith advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1989	17	1494	97.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.09
1990	18	1560	119.1	—	—	—	—	+9	-17	+26	38.3%	-1.13	5–2 (71%)	1–0	—	-0.18
1991	19	1497	107.3	—	—	—	—	+40	-11	+95	31.3%	-1.16	0–4 (0%)	1–0	—	+0.43
1992	20	1503	104.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.00	1–1	—	—	+0.26
1995	23	1497	103.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	0–1	—	-0.07
1996	24	1511	113.9	—	—	—	—	+21	—	—	27.3%	-2.18	0–1	1–0	—	-0.63
1997	25	1505	103.1	—	—	—	—	+24	—	+57	33.3%	-1.60	0–1	1–1	—	+0.10
1998	26	1591	120.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+157	50.0%	-0.33	2–2 (50%)	1–0	—	0.00
1999	27	1483	99.5	—	—	—	—	-18	—	+148	16.7%	-1.71	0–2	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.23
2000	28	1477	98.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.07
Career		1626	115.7	—	—	—	—	+11	-15	+106	33.3%	-1.26	8–14 (36%)	5–5 (50%)	97.7	-0.03

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Samantha Smith Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1989	17	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1990	18	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	19	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1992	20	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1996	24	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1997	25	—	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1998	26	—	—	R16	R128	3–2 (60%)
1999	27	R64	R128	R128	—	1–3 (25%)
2000	28	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	3–8 (27%)	1–2 (33%)	5–14 (26%)

WTA 1000

Samantha Smith WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	BER	BOC	HIL	KEY	W-L Win %
1990	18	R64	R64	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1991	19	—	—	R64	R64	R64	1–3 (25%)
1997	25	—	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1999	27	—	—	—	R64	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–8 (11%)

WTA 500

Samantha Smith WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	HAM	HOU	AME	BRI	POR	LEI	W-L Win %
1990	18	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1991	19	R32	R64	R16	R64	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
1995	23	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1996	24	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	1–2 (33%)
1998	26	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1999	27	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		4–4 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	6–10 (38%)

WTA 250

Samantha Smith WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	GEN	SPB	ATH	BIR	BOL	BOS	CAR	DOR	HOB	OKL	SÃO	TAM	TAR	W-L Win %
1990	18	—	R32	—	QF	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	QF	R16	R32	6–8 (43%)
1991	19	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1996	24	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1997	25	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1998	26	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1999	27	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	0–4 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–5 (38%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	9–19 (32%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 22, 1999

First Top 100

Sep 8, 1997

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Samantha Smith ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1988	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	390	379	379	295	281	280
1989	17	278	281	287	281	279	276	285	211	207	255	271	274
1990	18	274	223	196	163	168	143	137	138	136	133	131	122
1991	19	123	126	121	112	110	122	122	124	108	118	120	127
1992	20	131	131	126	142	143	166	161	204	340	348	353	—
1995	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	366	287	294
1996	24	299	285	269	270	239	224	209	227	214	141	141	141
1997	25	138	125	123	123	122	115	120	114	99	125	126	130
1998	26	123	127	129	122	126	94	58	60	63	63	65	65
1999	27	64	55	58	60	63	91	170	203	210	236	238	230
2000	28	351	604	628	561	511	416	347	335	339	288	294	292
2001	29	289	293	294	321	320	395	439	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Samantha Smith's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Flora Perfetti	ITA	54	1,600	90	31	59	34.4%	1992–1999	Match log
Amelie Cocheteux	FRA	55	1,583	81	28	53	34.6%	1995–2000	Match log
Kerry-Anne Guse	AUS	60	1,546	64	18	46	28.1%	1988–2000	Match log
Sung-Hee Park	KOR	57	1,626	81	29	52	35.8%	1993–1999	Match log
Catalina Cristea	ROM	59	1,632	148	49	99	33.1%	1992–2000	Match log
Francesca Lubiani	ITA	58	1,646	78	27	51	34.6%	1994–2000	Match log
Andrea Glass	GER	53	1,638	120	35	85	29.2%	1992–2002	Match log
Erika De Lone	USA	65	1,603	142	42	100	29.6%	1989–2002	Match log
Maureen Drake	CAN	47	1,586	133	40	93	30.1%	1988–2005	Match log
Katerina Kroupova	CZE	58	1,614	50	19	31	38.0%	1992–1996	Match log
Rennae Stubbs	AUS	64	1,598	105	34	71	32.4%	1989–1998	Match log
Nana Smith	JPN	51	1,649	179	65	114	36.3%	1988–2000	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Samantha Smith?: Samantha Smith is 54 years old, born on November 27, 1971.
Which country does Samantha Smith represent?: Samantha Smith represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Samantha Smith?: Samantha Smith is 175 cm / 5'9".
Is Samantha Smith left-handed or right-handed?: Samantha Smith plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Samantha Smith won?: Samantha Smith has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Samantha Smith won?: TennisDB does not group any of Samantha Smith's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Samantha Smith's highest WTA ranking?: Samantha Smith's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 55, first achieved on February 22, 1999.
What is Samantha Smith's career win-loss record?: Samantha Smith has a career WTA singles record of 22 wins and 52 losses (29.7%).
How much career prize money has Samantha Smith earned?: Samantha Smith has earned at least $351,902 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Samantha Smith's career appear in TennisDB?: Samantha Smith appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1989 through 2000.
On which surface does Samantha Smith have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Samantha Smith's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 37.0% (10–17).
Who has Samantha Smith faced most often?: Samantha Smith's most frequent opponent is Asa Carlsson, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.