H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
Julie Halard-Decugis holds a 2–1 lead over Mercedes Paz in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mercedes Paz leads 1–0 on carpet, while Julie Halard-Decugis leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Julie Halard-Decugis won the 1994 Tokyo Nichirei round of 32 6-4 7-6.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Halard-Decugis | 6-4 7-6 | Mercedes Paz | Match data | Sep 23, 1994* | R32 | Tokyo Nichirei | Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 | Hard |
| Mercedes Paz | 6-4 4-6 7-6 | Julie Halard-Decugis | Match data | Oct 11, 1990* | R32 | Zurich | Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 | Carpet |
| Julie Halard-Decugis | 6-2 7-6 | Mercedes Paz | Match data | Apr 27, 1990* | R16 | Barcelona | Tier IV → 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Halard-Decugis | #15 | #7 | 2,030 | 2,024 | 340 | 221 | 60.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Mercedes Paz | #521 | #28 | 185 | 1,822 | 145 | 184 | 44.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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 | Julie Halard-Decugis | Mercedes Paz | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 1987 | 9–5 | 64.3% | #62 | 1,643 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1988 | 11–15 | 42.3% | #75 | 1,612 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1989 | 10–16 | 38.5% | #118 | 1,624 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1990 | 20–16 | 55.6% | #41 | 1,707 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 7–11 | 38.9% | #115 | 1,526 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1991 | 44–23 | 65.7% | #20 | 1,820 | 0 | 1 | 1986 | 22–23 | 48.9% | #60 | 1,577 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 1992 | 23–14 | 62.2% | #27 | 1,819 | 0 | 2 | 1987 | 15–20 | 42.9% | #88 | 1,637 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 1993 | 26–18 | 59.1% | #29 | 1,819 | 0 | 2 | 1988 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #44 | 1,779 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | 1994 | 38–21 | 64.4% | #21 | 1,889 | 0 | 3 | 1989 | 13–19 | 40.6% | #91 | 1,647 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 1995 | 19–15 | 55.9% | #50 | 1,770 | 0 | 4 | 1990 | 25–20 | 55.6% | #32 | 1,775 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 1996 | 28–10 | 73.7% | #20 | 1,856 | 0 | 6 | 1991 | 19–23 | 45.2% | #71 | 1,683 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 1997 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #178 | 1,843 | 0 | 6 | 1992 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #107 | 1,606 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 1998 | 34–21 | 61.8% | #22 | 1,916 | 0 | 8 | 1993 | 2–11 | 15.4% | #213 | 1,491 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | 1999 | 47–22 | 68.1% | #9 | 1,930 | 0 | 10 | 1994 | 3–10 | 23.1% | #140 | 1,474 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | 2000 | 31–24 | 56.4% | #15 | 1,837 | 0 | 12 | 1995 | 4–8 | 33.3% | #164 | 1,451 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 1–5 | 16.7% | #124 | 1,442 | 0 | 3 |
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 | Julie Halard-Decugis | Mercedes Paz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 16 | 1987 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1988 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1989 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1990 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1985 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1991 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 66.7% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1986 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 21 | 1992 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1987 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1993 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 63.3% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1988 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1994 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 57.6% | 14 | 3 | 17 | 82.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1989 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 | 1995 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1990 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 25 | 1996 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 1991 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 9 | 11 | 20 | 45.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 26 | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1992 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 1998 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 60.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1993 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1999 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.7% | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 29 | 2000 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 58.1% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 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 | — | 164 | 109 | 273 | 60.1% | 117 | 62 | 179 | 65.4% | 31 | 17 | 48 | 64.6% | 28 | 33 | 61 | 45.9% | — | 41 | 57 | 98 | 41.8% | 93 | 98 | 191 | 48.7% | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20.0% | 8 | 17 | 25 | 32.0% |
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 | Julie Halard-Decugis | Mercedes Paz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1987 | 1643 | 124.0 | — | — | — | — | -39 | +21 | — | 58.8% | 0.00 | 4–2 (67%) | 5–1 (83%) | 107.7 | +1.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1988 | 1612 | 123.0 | — | — | — | — | -40 | +60 | -85 | 45.0% | -0.08 | 3–5 (38%) | 2–7 (22%) | 95.8 | -0.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1989 | 1625 | 118.1 | — | — | — | — | -29 | -13 | — | 39.7% | -0.70 | 6–5 (55%) | 2–4 (33%) | 100.4 | -0.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1990 | 1708 | 138.4 | — | — | — | — | -46 | +7 | -172 | 52.9% | +0.32 | 8–5 (62%) | 2–5 (29%) | 102.8 | -1.86 | 1985 | 1526 | 110.7 | — | — | — | — | +40 | +38 | — | 40.9% | -0.66 | 4–4 (50%) | 0–1 | — | +0.74 |
| 20 | 1991 | 1821 | 141.7 | — | — | — | — | -31 | +28 | -239 | 59.2% | +0.73 | 18–5 (78%) | 5–1 (83%) | 112.4 | +1.15 | 1986 | 1577 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | -30 | +125 | — | 50.5% | +0.08 | 7–10 (41%) | 7–3 (70%) | 100.7 | +3.38 |
| 21 | 1992 | 1819 | 144.0 | — | — | — | — | -103 | +139 | -169 | 57.1% | +0.49 | 8–2 (80%) | 3–5 (38%) | 104.1 | -1.82 | 1987 | 1637 | 131.6 | — | — | — | — | -16 | +33 | — | 45.6% | -0.18 | 3–6 (33%) | 2–2 (50%) | 97.5 | -0.70 |
| 22 | 1993 | 1819 | 145.9 | — | — | — | — | +15 | +29 | — | 59.2% | +0.48 | 6–6 (50%) | 9–2 (82%) | 105.4 | +1.92 | 1988 | 1780 | 134.3 | — | — | — | — | -56 | -13 | — | 57.5% | +0.52 | 7–2 (78%) | 4–3 (57%) | 106.9 | +0.57 |
| 23 | 1994 | 1890 | 153.5 | — | — | — | — | -51 | +106 | — | 60.0% | +0.46 | 14–8 (64%) | 8–5 (62%) | 105.4 | -0.05 | 1989 | 1648 | 125.8 | — | — | — | — | -60 | +126 | — | 45.9% | -0.22 | 2–8 (20%) | 8–7 (53%) | 94.4 | +0.43 |
| 24 | 1995 | 1771 | 131.9 | — | — | — | — | -28 | +220 | — | 55.1% | +0.33 | 5–5 (50%) | 4–4 (50%) | 97.1 | +0.60 | 1990 | 1776 | 143.2 | — | — | — | — | -121 | +116 | — | 54.3% | +0.15 | 8–9 (47%) | 7–7 (50%) | 101.6 | -2.36 |
| 25 | 1996 | 1856 | 152.1 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +132 | — | 69.0% | +1.29 | 7–4 (64%) | 6–2 (75%) | 101.2 | -0.28 | 1991 | 1684 | 124.3 | — | — | — | — | +2 | +72 | — | 45.2% | -0.53 | 5–6 (45%) | 6–3 (67%) | 102.6 | +1.48 |
| 26 | 1997 | 1843 | 108.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.22 | 1992 | 1606 | 128.7 | — | — | — | — | -21 | +95 | — | 42.6% | -0.54 | 1–9 (10%) | 2–1 (67%) | 91.7 | -1.41 |
| 27 | 1998 | 1917 | 157.6 | — | — | — | — | -29 | +48 | -109 | 60.5% | +0.78 | 7–7 (50%) | 8–6 (57%) | 100.1 | -3.44 | 1993 | 1491 | 102.6 | — | — | — | — | +47 | +87 | — | 24.1% | -1.38 | 0–5 (0%) | 0–3 (0%) | — | +0.61 |
| 28 | 1999 | 1930 | 160.9 | — | — | — | — | -32 | +91 | -17 | 63.8% | +0.88 | 14–5 (74%) | 8–4 (67%) | 110.3 | +0.13 | 1994 | 1474 | 115.3 | — | — | — | — | +29 | +93 | — | 22.2% | -1.81 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | +0.31 |
| 29 | 2000 | 1837 | 145.6 | — | — | — | — | +5 | +79 | +214 | 52.5% | +0.20 | 10–4 (71%) | 5–4 (56%) | 102.6 | +1.49 | 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 | — | 2024 | 152.3 | — | — | — | — | -27 | +76 | -46 | 57.5% | +0.49 | 110–64 (63%) | 67–50 (57%) | 111.7 | -0.35 | — | 1822 | 131.0 | — | — | — | — | -28 | +76 | — | 45.9% | -0.29 | 37–61 (38%) | 38–33 (54%) | 96.4 | +1.19 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 3 | 8 | 11 | Jan 10, 2000 | H2H |
| Lindsay Davenport | 2 | 8 | 10 | Mar 18, 2000 | H2H |
| Steffi Graf | 1 | 9 | 10 | May 15, 1999 | H2H |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 3 | 5 | 8 | Nov 9, 2000 | H2H |
| Conchita Martínez | 2 | 6 | 8 | Aug 18, 2000 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettina Fulco | 4 | 5 | 9 | Jul 25, 1992 | H2H |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 2 | 4 | 6 | Apr 22, 1994 | H2H |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 1 | 5 | 6 | May 7, 1992 | H2H |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 1 | 5 | 6 | Apr 30, 1992 | H2H |
| Marianne Werdel Witmeyer | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jun 26, 1996 | H2H |