H2H data updated: 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC

Kim Sands vs Paula Smith H2H: 2-1

Kim Sands holds a 2–1 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Kim Sands leads 1–0 on carpet, while Paula Smith leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kim Sands won the 1983 Nashville round of 16 6-2 4-6 6-2.

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Kim Sands
USA Age 70
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Sands 6-2 4-6 6-2 Paula Smith Match data Mar 4, 1983* R16 Nashville WTA 250 Hard
Paula Smith 6-4 6-2 Kim Sands Match data Apr 7, 1982* R64 Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay
Kim Sands 7-6 6-2 Paula Smith Match data Oct 2, 1980* R32 Minneapolis WTA 250 Carpet

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
Kim Sands — — — 1,714 53 123 30.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paula Smith — #194 1 1,632 60 117 33.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kim Sands Paula Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
19 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0
21 1978 4–4 50.0% — 1,511 0 0 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,454 0 0
22 1979 0–2 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1
23 1980 11–22 33.3% — 1,584 0 0 1980 14–23 37.8% — 1,577 0 1
24 1981 9–21 30.0% — 1,561 0 0 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,516 0 1
25 1982 3–16 15.8% — 1,503 0 0 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,505 0 1
26 1983 12–13 48.0% — 1,623 0 0 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,591 0 1
27 1984 10–23 30.3% — 1,557 0 0 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,542 0 1
28 1985 3–8 27.3% — 1,546 0 0 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1
29 1986 1–10 9.1% — 1,480 0 0 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1
30 1987 0–3 0.0% — 1,456 0 0 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1

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 Kim Sands Paula 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1978 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 9 12 25.0%
24 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 7 9 22.2% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1983 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1984 7 9 16 43.8% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
28 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1986 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 18 35 53 34.0% 9 30 39 23.1% 12 24 36 33.3% 14 33 47 29.8% — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 7 19 26 26.9%

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 Kim Sands Paula 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19
19 1976 1489 94.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.17 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.61
21 1978 1512 108.5 — — — — — — +52 57.1% +0.72 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — +1.69 1978 1455 103.8 — — — — +28 +87 +74 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.78
22 1979 1490 96.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — +0.16 1979 1514 125.3 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67
23 1980 1585 119.5 — — — — +8 -112 -47 32.5% -1.52 8–3 (73%) 1–3 (25%) 105.8 -0.99 1980 1578 116.4 — — — — -108 -11 -47 38.8% -0.81 3–3 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 98.5 +1.09
24 1981 1561 111.8 — — — — -7 -101 +49 35.7% -1.06 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — +0.93 1981 1517 113.2 — — — — +56 +48 -55 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.59
25 1982 1504 104.2 — — — — +6 -144 +77 23.3% -1.88 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 97.7 -0.89 1982 1506 119.7 — — — — -29 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.47
26 1983 1623 121.3 — — — — -14 -159 -26 51.6% 0.00 5–9 (36%) 3–2 (60%) 99.7 +1.31 1983 1591 111.3 — — — — -49 +64 -105 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.10
27 1984 1558 126.0 — — — — +50 -118 -7 31.9% -1.14 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 98.6 -1.96 1984 1542 104.2 — — — — -16 +91 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.68
28 1985 1547 110.1 — — — — +26 -109 — 33.3% -1.26 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.22 1985 1554 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02
29 1986 1481 109.2 — — — — +11 — — 20.0% -1.60 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 93.5 +0.09 1986 1542 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06
30 1987 1457 103.6 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 — — -0.14 1987 1493 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1443 87.0 — — — — -31 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04
Career — 1715 119.3 — — — — +13 -124 +20 34.9% -1.08 23–37 (38%) 10–19 (34%) 92.3 +0.14 — 1632 114.2 — — — — -38 +58 -53 37.3% -0.93 17–34 (33%) 10–19 (34%) 89.8 +4.58

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.