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Gabriela Sabatini vs Mercedes Paz H2H: 5-1

Gabriela Sabatini holds a 5–1 lead over Mercedes Paz in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Gabriela Sabatini leads 4–1 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1992 Italian Open round of 32 6-3 6-1.

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Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main-draw meetings
Mercedes Paz
ARG Age 60 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-3 6-1 Mercedes Paz #76 Match data May 7, 1992* R32 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-2 6-2 Mercedes Paz #37 Match data Oct 19, 1990* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-3 4-6 6-2 Mercedes Paz #47 Match data Apr 13, 1989* R32 Amelia Island WTA 250 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #6 7-5 6-2 Mercedes Paz #91 Match data Dec 5, 1987* QF Buenos Aires WTA 250 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #18 6-1 6-4 Mercedes Paz #82 Match data Apr 17, 1985* R64 Amelia Island Series Category 4 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Mercedes Paz #185 6-4 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #39 Match data Mar 23, 1985* SF São Paulo Open 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
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,399 613 184 76.9% 1 5 2 9 10 27
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 Gabriela Sabatini Mercedes Paz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,586 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1 — — — — — — —
16 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,023 0 2 — — — — — — —
17 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,266 0 5 — — — — — — —
18 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,282 0 9 — — — — — — —
19 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,259 0 13 1985 7–11 38.9% #115 1,526 0 1
20 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15 1986 22–23 48.9% #60 1,577 0 1
21 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20 1987 15–20 42.9% #88 1,637 0 1
22 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25 1988 24–15 61.5% #44 1,779 0 2
23 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25 1989 13–19 40.6% #91 1,647 0 2
24 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26 1990 25–20 55.6% #32 1,775 0 3
25 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27 1991 19–23 45.2% #71 1,683 0 3
26 1996 14–10 58.3% #56 1,958 1 27 1992 10–19 34.5% #107 1,606 0 3
27 — — — — — — — 1993 2–11 15.4% #213 1,491 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 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 Gabriela Sabatini 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 %
14 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 1985 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 1986 8 10 18 44.4% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 11 14 25 44.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — —
23 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1989 0 6 6 0.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 17 9 26 65.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
25 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1991 9 8 17 52.9% 9 11 20 45.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 0 5 5 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 264 81 345 76.5% 198 51 249 79.5% 54 16 70 77.1% 97 36 133 72.9% — 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 Gabriela Sabatini 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
14 1984 1586 111.1 — — — — +20 +28 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1985 1947 156.6 — — — — -80 +18 -325 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1986 2024 163.4 — — — — -80 +46 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1987 2267 174.7 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -8.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1988 2283 175.5 — — — — +26 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +23 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -4.81 1985 1526 110.7 — — — — +40 +38 — 40.9% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 0–1 — +0.74
20 1990 2233 175.3 — — — — +45 +4 -235 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17 1986 1577 119.8 — — — — -30 +125 — 50.5% +0.08 7–10 (41%) 7–3 (70%) 100.7 +3.38
21 1991 2270 177.6 — — — — +8 +107 -240 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71 1987 1637 131.6 — — — — -16 +33 — 45.6% -0.18 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.5 -0.70
22 1992 2294 179.7 — — — — -28 +165 -170 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70 1988 1780 134.3 — — — — -56 -13 — 57.5% +0.52 7–2 (78%) 4–3 (57%) 106.9 +0.57
23 1993 2110 172.2 — — — — +10 +275 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15 1989 1648 125.8 — — — — -60 +126 — 45.9% -0.22 2–8 (20%) 8–7 (53%) 94.4 +0.43
24 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +123 -4 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85 1990 1776 143.2 — — — — -121 +116 — 54.3% +0.15 8–9 (47%) 7–7 (50%) 101.6 -2.36
25 1995 2063 172.1 — — — — +41 +69 +16 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28 1991 1684 124.3 — — — — +2 +72 — 45.2% -0.53 5–6 (45%) 6–3 (67%) 102.6 +1.48
26 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +34 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49 1992 1606 128.7 — — — — -21 +95 — 42.6% -0.54 1–9 (10%) 2–1 (67%) 91.7 -1.41
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1491 102.6 — — — — +47 +87 — 24.1% -1.38 0–5 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.61
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2400 176.6 — — — — +4 +66 -221 73.0% +1.86 109–59 (65%) 68–55 (55%) 104.0 -4.44 — 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.