H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Irina Spirlea vs Samantha Smith H2H: 1-0

Irina Spirlea holds a 1–0 lead over Samantha Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Irina Spirlea leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Irina Spirlea won the 1996 Wimbledon round of 128 3-6 6-1 6-2.

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Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Samantha Smith
GBR Age 54 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina Spirlea #16 3-6 6-1 6-2 Samantha Smith #224 Match data Jun 26, 1996* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4
Samantha Smith #439 #55 504 1,626 22 52 29.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Irina Spirlea Samantha Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0 1989 0–1 0.0% #274 1,494 0 0
18 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0 1990 8–12 40.0% #122 1,559 0 0
19 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0 1991 3–11 21.4% #127 1,496 0 0
20 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1 1992 1–2 33.3% #353 1,502 0 0
21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2 — — — — — — —
22 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3 1995 0–1 0.0% #294 1,496 0 0
24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4 1996 1–4 20.0% #141 1,510 0 0
25 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4 1997 2–5 28.6% #130 1,504 0 0
26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4 1998 6–5 54.5% #65 1,590 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 1999 1–10 9.1% #230 1,483 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2000 0–1 0.0% #292 1,476 0 0

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 Irina Spirlea Samantha Smith
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 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
19 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1997 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1998 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2% — 4 15 19 21.1% 7 17 24 29.2% 10 17 27 37.0% 1 3 4 25.0%

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 Irina Spirlea Samantha Smith
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 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13 1989 1494 97.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.09
18 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10 1990 1560 119.1 — — — — +9 -17 +26 38.3% -1.13 5–2 (71%) 1–0 — -0.18
19 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20 1991 1497 107.3 — — — — +40 -11 +95 31.3% -1.16 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — +0.43
20 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37 1992 1503 104.1 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.00 1–1 — — +0.26
21 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60 1995 1497 103.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.07
24 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82 1996 1511 113.9 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -2.18 0–1 1–0 — -0.63
25 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88 1997 1505 103.1 — — — — +24 — +57 33.3% -1.60 0–1 1–1 — +0.10
26 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20 1998 1591 120.6 — — — — — — +157 50.0% -0.33 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — 0.00
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1483 99.5 — — — — -18 — +148 16.7% -1.71 0–2 0–3 (0%) — +0.23
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1477 98.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.07
Career — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39 — 1626 115.7 — — — — +11 -15 +106 33.3% -1.26 8–14 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 97.7 -0.03

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.