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Catherine Tanvier vs Mercedes Paz H2H: 1-0

Catherine Tanvier holds a 1–0 lead over Mercedes Paz in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Catherine Tanvier leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Catherine Tanvier won the 1986 Charleston Open round of 16 6-2 4-6 6-1.

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Catherine Tanvier
FRA Age 61 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Mercedes Paz
ARG Age 60 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Catherine Tanvier #56 6-2 4-6 6-1 Mercedes Paz #115 Match data Apr 25, 1986* R16 Charleston Open WTA 500 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
Catherine Tanvier #752 #20 22 1,879 161 179 47.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Catherine Tanvier Mercedes Paz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1980 4–2 66.7% — 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1981 6–14 30.0% — 1,540 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1982 23–19 54.8% — 1,800 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1983 17–16 51.5% — 1,826 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1984 21–18 53.8% #30 1,777 0 0 1985 7–11 38.9% #115 1,526 0 1
20 1985 18–16 52.9% #39 1,775 0 0 1986 22–23 48.9% #60 1,577 0 1
21 1986 19–17 52.8% #37 1,826 0 0 1987 15–20 42.9% #88 1,637 0 1
22 1987 10–19 34.5% #96 1,618 0 0 1988 24–15 61.5% #44 1,779 0 2
23 1988 9–16 36.0% #77 1,603 0 0 1989 13–19 40.6% #91 1,647 0 2
24 1989 12–12 50.0% #65 1,673 0 0 1990 25–20 55.6% #32 1,775 0 3
25 1990 9–11 45.0% #99 1,657 0 0 1991 19–23 45.2% #71 1,683 0 3
26 1991 7–10 41.2% #104 1,603 0 0 1992 10–19 34.5% #107 1,606 0 3
27 1992 6–7 46.2% #105 1,613 0 0 1993 2–11 15.4% #213 1,491 0 3
28 1993 0–2 0.0% #543 1,578 0 0 1994 3–10 23.1% #140 1,474 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 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 Catherine Tanvier 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 %
15 1980 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1981 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1984 5 5 10 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1985 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 1985 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1986 8 10 18 44.4% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1986 5 4 9 55.6% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 11 14 25 44.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1987 2 4 6 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 6 8 25.0% 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — —
23 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1989 0 6 6 0.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1989 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 17 9 26 65.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
25 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1991 9 8 17 52.9% 9 11 20 45.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1991 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 1992 0 5 5 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1994 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 40 45 85 47.1% 51 52 103 49.5% 28 32 60 46.7% 41 46 87 47.1% — 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 Catherine Tanvier 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
15 1980 1546 111.1 — — — — — +25 — 57.1% +0.79 2–0 0–1 — +0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1981 1540 110.2 — — — — +71 +74 +8 34.9% -1.14 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1801 145.8 — — — — -102 -58 -144 54.0% +0.40 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 106.1 -4.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 1826 138.7 — — — — +20 -51 -192 52.0% -0.11 4–5 (44%) 4–2 (67%) 104.3 -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1984 1778 138.4 — — — — +11 +67 -119 52.4% +0.25 6–2 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 101.9 -0.85 1985 1526 110.7 — — — — +40 +38 — 40.9% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 0–1 — +0.74
20 1985 1775 131.9 — — — — -9 +35 -111 54.3% +0.26 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.4 -0.41 1986 1577 119.8 — — — — -30 +125 — 50.5% +0.08 7–10 (41%) 7–3 (70%) 100.7 +3.38
21 1986 1826 142.0 — — — — +17 -76 -150 47.6% -0.15 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 108.6 -1.68 1987 1637 131.6 — — — — -16 +33 — 45.6% -0.18 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.5 -0.70
22 1987 1619 112.9 — — — — +55 +15 +55 38.8% -0.72 5–6 (45%) 1–7 (13%) 92.3 -0.42 1988 1780 134.3 — — — — -56 -13 — 57.5% +0.52 7–2 (78%) 4–3 (57%) 106.9 +0.57
23 1988 1604 122.4 — — — — +7 +16 +40 40.7% -0.54 2–4 (33%) 0–1 — -1.01 1989 1648 125.8 — — — — -60 +126 — 45.9% -0.22 2–8 (20%) 8–7 (53%) 94.4 +0.43
24 1989 1674 141.0 — — — — -11 -62 +28 50.9% +0.16 3–4 (43%) 2–0 — -0.68 1990 1776 143.2 — — — — -121 +116 — 54.3% +0.15 8–9 (47%) 7–7 (50%) 101.6 -2.36
25 1990 1657 111.6 — — — — 0 -81 +75 45.0% -0.43 2–0 1–1 — +0.74 1991 1684 124.3 — — — — +2 +72 — 45.2% -0.53 5–6 (45%) 6–3 (67%) 102.6 +1.48
26 1991 1603 113.4 — — — — +31 -73 — 40.5% -0.43 4–1 (80%) 0–3 (0%) 101.2 +0.59 1992 1606 128.7 — — — — -21 +95 — 42.6% -0.54 1–9 (10%) 2–1 (67%) 91.7 -1.41
27 1992 1614 106.1 — — — — +44 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–0 — — +1.48 1993 1491 102.6 — — — — +47 +87 — 24.1% -1.38 0–5 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.61
28 1993 1578 93.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.11 1994 1474 115.3 — — — — +29 +93 — 22.2% -1.81 0–1 1–1 — +0.31
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 1879 137.0 — — — — +7 -13 -54 47.4% -0.16 49–31 (61%) 23–32 (42%) 105.2 -1.67 — 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.