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

Catarina Lindqvist Ryan vs Mercedes Paz H2H: 2-2

Catarina Lindqvist Ryan and Mercedes Paz are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Mercedes Paz leads 2–1 on clay, while Catarina Lindqvist Ryan leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Catarina Lindqvist Ryan won the 1988 New Orleans round of 32 6-4 6-4.

SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 2
4 main-draw meetings
ARG Age 60 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-4 6-4 Mercedes Paz #52 Match data Oct 6, 1988* R32 New Orleans WTA 250 Hard
Mercedes Paz #67 5-7 6-4 6-3 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan Match data May 25, 1988* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-0 7-6(5) Mercedes Paz #80 Match data May 27, 1987* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Mercedes Paz #80 3-6 6-3 7-6 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan Match data May 22, 1986* R32 Lugano 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
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 1,989 261 192 57.6% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Mercedes Paz #521 #28 185 1,822 145 184 44.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan Mercedes Paz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1979 0–1 0.0% 1,487 0 0
18 1981 2–5 28.6% 1,487 0 0
19 1982 5–10 33.3% 1,475 0 0 1985 7–11 38.9% #115 1,526 0 1
20 1983 4–4 50.0% 1,523 0 0 1986 22–23 48.9% #60 1,577 0 1
21 1984 28–16 63.6% 1,789 0 2 1987 15–20 42.9% #88 1,637 0 1
22 1985 44–18 71.0% 1,974 0 3 1988 24–15 61.5% #44 1,779 0 2
23 1986 28–22 56.0% 1,881 0 3 1989 13–19 40.6% #91 1,647 0 2
24 1987 34–20 63.0% 1,872 0 3 1990 25–20 55.6% #32 1,775 0 3
25 1988 29–23 55.8% 1,795 0 3 1991 19–23 45.2% #71 1,683 0 3
26 1989 29–19 60.4% 1,783 0 3 1992 10–19 34.5% #107 1,606 0 3
27 1990 19–16 54.3% 1,726 0 4 1993 2–11 15.4% #213 1,491 0 3
28 1991 25–22 53.2% 1,715 0 5 1994 3–10 23.1% #140 1,474 0 3
29 1992 14–16 46.7% 1,637 0 5 1995 4–8 33.3% #164 1,451 0 3
30 1996 1–5 16.7% #124 1,442 0 3

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 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan Mercedes Paz
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 %
18 1981 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1985 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 8 10 18 44.4% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1984 18 4 22 81.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 11 14 25 44.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1985 17 5 22 77.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 14 5 19 73.7% 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 13 10 23 56.5%
23 1986 9 6 15 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 9 18 50.0% 1989 0 6 6 0.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1987 11 6 17 64.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 12 5 17 70.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 17 9 26 65.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
25 1988 18 13 31 58.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 1991 9 8 17 52.9% 9 11 20 45.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1989 17 11 28 60.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1992 0 5 5 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1990 9 7 16 56.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 0 6 6 0.0%
28 1991 10 13 23 43.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 1994 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 1992 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1995 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career 121 80 201 60.2% 38 41 79 48.1% 42 28 70 60.0% 55 39 94 58.5% 41 57 98 41.8% 93 98 191 48.7% 3 12 15 20.0% 8 17 25 32.0%

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 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan Mercedes Paz
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
16 1979 1487 98.4 0.0% -3.50 -0.03
18 1981 1488 105.4 37.5% -1.19 0–2 2–0 +0.21
19 1982 1475 107.8 +48 +48 38.2% -1.03 1–3 (25%) 0–1 +0.48 1985 1526 110.7 +40 +38 40.9% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 0–1 +0.74
20 1983 1524 102.9 +40 44.4% +0.06 2–0 0–1 +0.40 1986 1577 119.8 -30 +125 50.5% +0.08 7–10 (41%) 7–3 (70%) 100.7 +3.38
21 1984 1790 134.0 +46 -198 -179 61.8% +0.63 7–7 (50%) 6–2 (75%) 104.4 +0.87 1987 1637 131.6 -16 +33 45.6% -0.18 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.5 -0.70
22 1985 1975 162.0 +82 -345 -300 67.9% +1.41 9–7 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 105.1 -1.46 1988 1780 134.3 -56 -13 57.5% +0.52 7–2 (78%) 4–3 (57%) 106.9 +0.57
23 1986 1882 146.6 +39 -212 -145 53.9% +0.50 11–8 (58%) 3–7 (30%) 100.6 -0.51 1989 1648 125.8 -60 +126 45.9% -0.22 2–8 (20%) 8–7 (53%) 94.4 +0.43
24 1987 1873 150.2 +27 -182 +26 60.2% +0.81 7–3 (70%) 8–2 (80%) 108.4 +0.96 1990 1776 143.2 -121 +116 54.3% +0.15 8–9 (47%) 7–7 (50%) 101.6 -2.36
25 1988 1796 140.3 +23 -122 +73 53.3% +0.22 10–10 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 97.1 -0.66 1991 1684 124.3 +2 +72 45.2% -0.53 5–6 (45%) 6–3 (67%) 102.6 +1.48
26 1989 1784 144.8 -16 -119 +141 58.3% +0.58 10–9 (53%) 9–4 (69%) 101.1 -0.14 1992 1606 128.7 -21 +95 42.6% -0.54 1–9 (10%) 2–1 (67%) 91.7 -1.41
27 1990 1726 134.9 +39 -38 +188 55.6% +0.40 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 95.7 +2.94 1993 1491 102.6 +47 +87 24.1% -1.38 0–5 (0%) 0–3 (0%) +0.61
28 1991 1715 132.5 +17 -28 +190 53.5% +0.22 5–6 (45%) 4–3 (57%) 97.5 +3.85 1994 1474 115.3 +29 +93 22.2% -1.81 0–1 1–1 +0.31
29 1992 1637 122.8 +57 +258 44.4% -0.27 3–0 (100%) 4–1 (80%) 105.9 +2.19 1995 1452 102.8 +50 +58 36.0% -0.72 0–1 1–1 +0.83
30 1996 1442 97.8 +17 16.7% -2.67 0–1 +0.03
Career 1990 146.8 +35 -131 -2 56.2% +0.47 69–62 (53%) 48–30 (62%) 107.5 +2.01 1822 131.0 -28 +76 45.9% -0.29 37–61 (38%) 38–33 (54%) 96.4 +1.19

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.