H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Cara Black vs Paola Suarez H2H: 0-2

Paola Suarez holds a 2–0 lead over Cara Black in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Paola Suarez leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Paola Suarez won the 2003 Miami Open round of 64 6-1 6-0.

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Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Paola Suarez
ARG Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paola Suarez #29 6-1 6-0 Cara Black #55 Match data Mar 21, 2003* R64 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Paola Suarez #27 3-6 6-4 6-3 Cara Black #43 Match data May 16, 2001* R64 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Paola Suarez #525 #9 2,081 1,913 224 182 55.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Cara Black Paola Suarez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1993 2–1 66.7% #197 1,519 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1994 5–8 38.5% #114 1,536 0 0
19 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0 1995 2–6 25.0% #122 1,522 0 0
20 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0 1996 12–11 52.2% #62 1,618 0 0
21 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0 1997 6–16 27.3% #118 1,554 0 0
22 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0 1998 10–9 52.6% #80 1,533 0 1
23 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1 1999 12–12 50.0% #72 1,596 0 1
24 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1 2000 27–23 54.0% #36 1,675 0 1
25 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1 2001 27–15 64.3% #27 1,736 0 2
26 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1 2002 30–23 56.6% #27 1,693 0 2
27 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1 2003 37–22 62.7% #14 1,858 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 2004 38–18 67.9% #16 1,797 0 4
29 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1 2005 3–7 30.0% #238 1,730 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2006 10–9 52.6% #178 1,707 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2007 3–2 60.0% #300 1,695 0 4

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 Cara Black Paola Suarez
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1995 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1999 1 3 4 25.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2000 3 10 13 23.1% 20 10 30 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 8 7 15 53.3% 19 7 26 73.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 18 11 29 62.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 20 11 31 64.5% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7% — 72 80 152 47.4% 137 82 219 62.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 14/80 of Cara Black's and 34/149 of Paola Suarez's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Cara Black Paola Suarez
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
24 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6% 2003 12/59 1.5 5.4 61.1% 63.9% 51.6% 65.2% 53.5% 59.1% 49.6%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 12/56 1.2 4.7 66.7% 64.0% 46.4% 56.8% 53.3% 58.2% 51.5%
29 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7% 2005 1/10 0.0 10.0 57.7% 51.7% 27.3% 57.9% 58.3% 41.3% 53.8%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 6/19 1.2 4.7 65.8% 54.5% 45.7% 51.5% 41.6% 51.5% 43.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 3/5 1.7 3.3 63.3% 64.1% 49.1% 67.9% 90.0% 58.6% 45.8%
Career — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6% — 34/406 1.3 5.0 64.0% 61.9% 47.8% 59.9% 54.7% 56.8% 49.0%

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 Cara Black Paola Suarez
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1519 104.4 — — — — — +58 — 66.7% +1.17 — — — +0.38
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1536 111.5 — — — — -23 +102 — 41.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.29
19 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28 1995 1522 118.6 — — — — -37 +115 — 28.6% -0.86 — 0–1 — -0.13
20 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66 1996 1618 124.9 — — — — -93 +76 — 50.0% -0.08 3–1 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 +1.09
21 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05 1997 1555 120.2 — — — — -22 +67 — 33.3% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 97.8 +0.40
22 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26 1998 1534 107.3 — — — — -20 +87 — 50.0% +0.29 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.3 +3.05
23 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04 1999 1596 122.0 — — — — -100 +73 — 47.4% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +0.07
24 2003 1602 117.3 +0.23 +1.08 1.019 50.5% -36 +25 +132 41.3% -0.68 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 103.9 -0.01 2000 1676 138.4 — — — — -179 +128 -157 54.0% +0.41 8–11 (42%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.08
25 2004 1473 105.4 -1.30 -2.07 0.845 46.8% +51 +28 +150 26.6% -1.61 5–5 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 +0.84 2001 1736 140.5 — — — — -153 +171 — 58.1% +0.80 8–0 (100%) 4–6 (40%) 105.8 +1.00
26 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03 2002 1693 139.5 — — — — -132 +227 — 57.4% +0.57 8–12 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 98.3 -0.89
27 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19 2003 1859 149.0 +1.97 +3.59 1.211 54.4% -98 +75 -262 60.0% +0.72 12–11 (52%) 5–2 (71%) 105.6 +0.59
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1797 134.6 +1.65 +4.08 1.230 54.7% -92 +170 -111 63.6% +0.92 8–7 (53%) 4–5 (44%) 98.6 +2.55
29 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07 2005 1731 112.0 -0.77 +0.57 0.918 46.7% -109 +222 — 40.0% -0.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.17
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1707 121.7 -2.09 -0.88 0.897 47.5% -61 +168 +8 58.8% +0.18 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -0.50
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1696 110.9 -0.19 -2.20 1.107 52.1% -44 — — 58.3% +1.08 1–1 0–1 — +0.05
Career — 1773 132.7 -0.06 -0.53 0.909 48.1% -2 -37 +94 44.2% -0.38 38–44 (46%) 30–30 (50%) 102.4 -2.09 — 1914 139.3 +0.87 +2.37 1.135 52.9% -101 +132 -137 54.3% +0.35 62–57 (52%) 37–37 (50%) 101.9 +1.91

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.