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Barbara Jordan vs Paula Smith H2H: 1-0

Barbara Jordan holds a 1–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Jordan leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Jordan won the 1980 Orlando quarterfinal 6-2 6-3.

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Barbara Jordan
USA Age 69 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Jordan 6-2 6-3 Paula Smith Match data May 4, 1980* QF Orlando WTA 250 Clay

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
Barbara Jordan — — — 1,704 65 102 38.9% 1 0 0 0 0 1
Paula Smith — #194 1 1,632 60 117 33.9% 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 Barbara Jordan Paula Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1974 4–1 80.0% — 1,551 0 0 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
18 1975 3–1 75.0% — 1,583 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1976 1–2 33.3% — 1,573 0 0 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
20 1977 3–2 60.0% — 1,619 0 0 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0
21 1978 0–6 0.0% — 1,531 0 0 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,454 0 0
22 1979 12–20 37.5% — 1,658 1 1 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1
23 1980 17–19 47.2% — 1,677 1 1 1980 14–23 37.8% — 1,577 0 1
24 1981 11–16 40.7% — 1,636 1 1 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,516 0 1
25 1982 8–16 33.3% — 1,615 1 1 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,505 0 1
26 1983 4–12 25.0% — 1,535 1 1 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,591 0 1
27 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,522 1 1 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,542 0 1
28 1985 2–6 25.0% — 1,489 1 1 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 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 Barbara Jordan Paula Smith
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 1974 — — — — — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1975 — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1979 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 9 12 25.0%
24 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
28 1985 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 15 29 44 34.1% 20 29 49 40.8% 22 20 42 52.4% 6 22 28 21.4% — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 7 19 26 26.9%

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 Barbara Jordan Paula Smith
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 1974 1552 111.5 — — — — — — +71 72.7% +2.00 1–0 — — +0.97 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19
18 1975 1583 110.0 — — — — — — +70 75.0% +1.88 — — — +0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 1573 101.9 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.75 — — — +0.43 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20
20 1977 1619 117.5 — — — — — — — 63.6% +0.36 0–1 — — -0.49 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.61
21 1978 1532 102.7 — — — — +2 — — 16.7% -2.17 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.84 1978 1455 103.8 — — — — +28 +87 +74 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.78
22 1979 1659 139.7 — — — — -114 -133 +100 40.8% -0.63 2–5 (29%) 1–4 (20%) 96.2 +0.18 1979 1514 125.3 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67
23 1980 1678 120.3 — — — — -142 -55 +52 45.7% -0.54 4–2 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 108.0 +0.91 1980 1578 116.4 — — — — -108 -11 -47 38.8% -0.81 3–3 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 98.5 +1.09
24 1981 1637 113.3 — — — — -30 -12 — 42.1% -0.65 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.9 +2.04 1981 1517 113.2 — — — — +56 +48 -55 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.59
25 1982 1616 116.0 — — — — -83 -27 +105 35.3% -1.12 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.5 -1.14 1982 1506 119.7 — — — — -29 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.47
26 1983 1535 105.4 — — — — -45 — +159 30.6% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.12 1983 1591 111.3 — — — — -49 +64 -105 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.10
27 1984 1523 98.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.08 1984 1542 104.2 — — — — -16 +91 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.68
28 1985 1489 92.3 — — — — -27 — — 23.5% -1.94 1–0 — — +1.20 1985 1554 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1542 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1493 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1443 87.0 — — — — -31 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04
Career — 1705 123.3 — — — — -80 -46 +102 40.9% -0.73 11–17 (39%) 14–16 (47%) 99.4 +4.13 — 1632 114.2 — — — — -38 +58 -53 37.3% -0.93 17–34 (33%) 10–19 (34%) 89.8 +4.58

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.