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Catalina Cristea vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 0-1

Barbara Paulus holds a 1–0 lead over Catalina Cristea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Paulus leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1996 Warsaw quarterfinal 6-0 7-5.

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Catalina Cristea
ROM Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Paulus #16 6-0 7-5 Catalina Cristea #182 Match data Sep 21, 1996* QF Warsaw Tier III → modern equivalent 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
Catalina Cristea #687 #59 440 1,632 49 99 33.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 62.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Catalina Cristea Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1992 0–1 0.0% #430 1,496 0 0 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
18 1993 5–4 55.6% #127 1,558 0 0 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
19 1994 2–9 18.2% #189 1,513 0 0 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
20 1995 5–10 33.3% #106 1,518 0 0 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
21 1996 6–13 31.6% #97 1,534 0 0 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
22 1997 11–19 36.7% #77 1,565 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1998 11–17 39.3% #67 1,618 0 0 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
24 1999 5–15 25.0% #127 1,520 0 0 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
25 2000 4–11 26.7% #119 1,490 0 0 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
26 — — — — — — — 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
27 — — — — — — — 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6

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 Catalina Cristea Barbara Paulus
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1993 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1995 3 8 11 27.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
21 1996 1 5 6 16.7% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 2 6 8 25.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1999 2 6 8 25.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 2000 2 4 6 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
Career — 20 47 67 29.9% 23 35 58 39.7% 4 10 14 28.6% 2 7 9 22.2% — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3%

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 Catalina Cristea Barbara Paulus
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
17 1992 1497 104.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.23 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
18 1993 1559 105.5 — — — — +30 — — 42.1% -0.68 3–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.12 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
19 1994 1513 115.1 — — — — +40 — — 28.0% -1.60 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 98.5 -0.35 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
20 1995 1519 114.8 — — — — -17 +68 — 33.3% -1.33 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.41 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
21 1996 1535 120.1 — — — — -48 +70 +46 37.0% -0.93 3–5 (38%) 1–1 — -0.65 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
22 1997 1566 121.5 — — — — -73 +71 -7 39.7% -0.97 3–7 (30%) 4–3 (57%) 98.3 -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 1618 121.7 — — — — -92 +40 -69 37.7% -1.02 4–3 (57%) 2–1 (67%) 103.9 -1.32 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
24 1999 1521 107.5 — — — — -32 +88 — 30.4% -1.39 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 97.3 +0.08 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
25 2000 1491 103.1 — — — — +1 +50 — 27.3% -1.79 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — -0.55 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
Career — 1632 120.5 — — — — -27 +64 -16 34.8% -1.19 19–26 (42%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 -2.41 — 1958 145.3 — — — — -35 +69 — 58.7% +0.60 78–50 (61%) 34–26 (57%) 105.4 +2.18

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.