H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

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 — — — 1,692 62 100 38.3% 1 0 0 0 0 1
Paula Smith #393 #194 1 1,631 59 116 33.7% 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% — 1,530 0 0 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0
22 1979 12–20 37.5% — 1,658 1 1 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1
23 1980 14–17 45.2% — 1,673 1 1 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1
24 1981 11–16 40.7% — 1,635 1 1 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1
25 1982 8–16 33.3% — 1,615 1 1 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1
26 1983 4–12 25.0% — 1,534 1 1 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1
27 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,522 1 1 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1
28 1985 2–6 25.0% — 1,488 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% 2 5 7 28.6% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
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% 3 20 23 13.0% — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 6 18 24 25.0%

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 — — — +0.45 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20
20 1977 1619 117.5 — — — — — — — 63.6% +0.36 0–1 — — -0.48 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67
21 1978 1531 102.7 — — — — +7 — — 16.7% -2.17 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.95 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90
22 1979 1658 139.3 — — — — -115 -133 +102 40.8% -0.63 2–5 (29%) 1–4 (20%) 96.1 -0.04 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67
23 1980 1674 120.9 — — — — -165 -51 +56 41.9% -0.73 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 106.4 -0.95 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39
24 1981 1635 113.2 — — — — -41 -11 — 42.1% -0.65 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 99.0 +2.07 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31
25 1982 1615 115.8 — — — — -92 -27 +106 35.3% -1.12 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.6 -0.95 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87
26 1983 1534 105.3 — — — — -52 — +160 30.6% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.14 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18
27 1984 1522 98.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.08 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63
28 1985 1489 92.2 — — — — -32 — — 23.5% -1.94 1–0 — — +1.20 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1492 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1443 86.9 — — — — -32 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04
Career — 1693 123.3 — — — — -84 -44 +104 40.1% -0.77 11–17 (39%) 12–16 (43%) 98.3 +3.20 — 1631 114.3 — — — — -39 +58 -52 37.2% -0.94 17–34 (33%) 10–18 (36%) 90.4 +3.96

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.