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

Katrina Adams vs Mercedes Paz H2H: 2-1

Katrina Adams holds a 2–1 lead over Mercedes Paz in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Katrina Adams leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Mercedes Paz leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mercedes Paz won the 1992 Houston round of 32 6-1 7-5.

USA Age 58 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 1
3 main-draw meetings
ARG Age 60 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mercedes Paz #83 6-1 7-5 Katrina Adams #85 Match data Apr 16, 1992* R32 Houston Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Katrina Adams #88 6-3 6-3 Mercedes Paz #68 Match data Mar 14, 1992* R128 Key Biscayne Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Katrina Adams #72 6-3 7-6 Mercedes Paz #48 Match data Mar 15, 1989* R64 Boca Raton WTA 250 Hard

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
Katrina Adams #625 #67 199 1,607 55 114 32.5% 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 Katrina Adams Mercedes Paz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1987 1–3 25.0% #167 1,484 0 0
19 1988 10–15 40.0% #96 1,539 0 0 1985 7–11 38.9% #115 1,526 0 1
20 1989 14–25 35.9% #84 1,573 0 0 1986 22–23 48.9% #60 1,577 0 1
21 1990 1–11 8.3% #256 1,470 0 0 1987 15–20 42.9% #88 1,637 0 1
22 1991 7–7 50.0% #91 1,571 0 0 1988 24–15 61.5% #44 1,779 0 2
23 1992 6–15 28.6% #143 1,537 0 0 1989 13–19 40.6% #91 1,647 0 2
24 1993 4–10 28.6% #184 1,531 0 0 1990 25–20 55.6% #32 1,775 0 3
25 1994 2–7 22.2% #144 1,511 0 0 1991 19–23 45.2% #71 1,683 0 3
26 1995 3–8 27.3% #116 1,507 0 0 1992 10–19 34.5% #107 1,606 0 3
27 1996 7–10 41.2% #115 1,555 0 0 1993 2–11 15.4% #213 1,491 0 3
28 1997 0–2 0.0% #278 1,524 0 0 1994 3–10 23.1% #140 1,474 0 3
29 1998 0–1 0.0% #625 1,515 0 0 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 Katrina Adams 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 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1988 6 7 13 46.2% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1985 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1989 8 12 20 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1986 8 10 18 44.4% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1990 0 7 7 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 11 14 25 44.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1991 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 13 10 23 56.5%
23 1992 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1989 0 6 6 0.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1993 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 17 9 26 65.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
25 1994 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 9 8 17 52.9% 9 11 20 45.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1995 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1992 0 5 5 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1996 5 4 9 55.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 0 6 6 0.0%
28 1997 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 1998 0 1 1 0.0% 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 34 51 85 40.0% 3 21 24 12.5% 13 20 33 39.4% 5 22 27 18.5% 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 Katrina Adams 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
18 1987 1485 104.6 25.0% -1.25 +0.42
19 1988 1540 107.3 +17 -104 +79 41.1% -0.98 3–3 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 104.1 +0.75 1985 1526 110.7 +40 +38 40.9% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 0–1 +0.74
20 1989 1573 119.5 +5 -143 +43 38.0% -0.89 9–7 (56%) 8–9 (47%) 105.7 +0.11 1986 1577 119.8 -30 +125 50.5% +0.08 7–10 (41%) 7–3 (70%) 100.7 +3.38
21 1990 1471 103.4 -8 +146 21.4% -1.64 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 92.7 +0.18 1987 1637 131.6 -16 +33 45.6% -0.18 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.5 -0.70
22 1991 1572 124.7 -6 44.1% -0.76 5–1 (83%) 5–1 (83%) 110.6 +0.43 1988 1780 134.3 -56 -13 57.5% +0.52 7–2 (78%) 4–3 (57%) 106.9 +0.57
23 1992 1538 111.1 +21 -145 +41 29.5% -1.59 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 96.5 +0.39 1989 1648 125.8 -60 +126 45.9% -0.22 2–8 (20%) 8–7 (53%) 94.4 +0.43
24 1993 1531 120.1 -36 -85 +137 35.3% -1.24 2–4 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.7 -0.13 1990 1776 143.2 -121 +116 54.3% +0.15 8–9 (47%) 7–7 (50%) 101.6 -2.36
25 1994 1512 124.6 +10 30.4% -0.39 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 100.9 -0.56 1991 1684 124.3 +2 +72 45.2% -0.53 5–6 (45%) 6–3 (67%) 102.6 +1.48
26 1995 1508 111.9 +22 30.8% -1.54 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) +0.29 1992 1606 128.7 -21 +95 42.6% -0.54 1–9 (10%) 2–1 (67%) 91.7 -1.41
27 1996 1555 119.5 +44 -140 +1 43.9% -0.63 3–4 (43%) 2–0 -0.18 1993 1491 102.6 +47 +87 24.1% -1.38 0–5 (0%) 0–3 (0%) +0.61
28 1997 1525 99.7 0.0% -2.50 0–1 +0.20 1994 1474 115.3 +29 +93 22.2% -1.81 0–1 1–1 +0.31
29 1998 1515 98.9 0.0% -4.50 -0.10 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 1607 121.2 +9 -122 +69 35.5% -1.08 27–31 (47%) 24–22 (52%) 107.7 +1.07 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.