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Manuela Maleeva Fragniere holds a 5–1 lead over Mercedes Paz in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Manuela Maleeva Fragniere leads 2–1 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Manuela Maleeva Fragniere won the 1992 Hamburg Open round of 32 6-1 2-6 6-0.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 6-1 2-6 6-0 | Mercedes Paz | Match data | Apr 30, 1992* | R32 | Hamburg Open | Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 | Clay |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 6-2 6-3 | Mercedes Paz | Match data | Nov 8, 1991* | R16 | Oakland | Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 | Carpet |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 6-1 6-3 | Mercedes Paz | Match data | Nov 10, 1990* | QF | Worcester | Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 | Carpet |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 6-1 6-2 | Mercedes Paz | Match data | Sep 25, 1988* | R32 | Seoul Olympics | Olympics | Hard |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 6-3 6-0 | Mercedes Paz | Match data | Mar 31, 1988* | R32 | Tampa | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Mercedes Paz | 5-7 7-6(6) 7-5 | Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | Match data | Jun 1, 1986* | R32 | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | #5 | #3 | 148 | 2,130 | 464 | 185 | 71.5% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| 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 | Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | Mercedes Paz | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1982 | 15–10 | 60.0% | — | 1,687 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1983 | 21–16 | 56.8% | — | 1,788 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1984 | 50–16 | 75.8% | #6 | 2,100 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1985 | 46–18 | 71.9% | #7 | 2,074 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1986 | 42–21 | 66.7% | #8 | 1,992 | 0 | 6 | 1985 | 7–11 | 38.9% | #115 | 1,526 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1987 | 44–15 | 74.6% | #8 | 2,113 | 0 | 8 | 1986 | 22–23 | 48.9% | #60 | 1,577 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 1988 | 45–15 | 75.0% | #6 | 2,101 | 0 | 10 | 1987 | 15–20 | 42.9% | #88 | 1,637 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 1989 | 34–13 | 72.3% | #9 | 2,018 | 0 | 12 | 1988 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #44 | 1,779 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | 1990 | 42–16 | 72.4% | #9 | 2,068 | 0 | 12 | 1989 | 13–19 | 40.6% | #91 | 1,647 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 1991 | 43–14 | 75.4% | #10 | 2,027 | 0 | 15 | 1990 | 25–20 | 55.6% | #32 | 1,775 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 1992 | 34–13 | 72.3% | #9 | 1,998 | 0 | 16 | 1991 | 19–23 | 45.2% | #71 | 1,683 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 1993 | 36–16 | 69.2% | #11 | 2,045 | 0 | 18 | 1992 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #107 | 1,606 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 1994 | 12–2 | 85.7% | #5 | 2,067 | 0 | 19 | 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 |
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 | Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 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 % | |||
| 15 | 1982 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1983 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 16 | 10 | 26 | 61.5% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1984 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 27 | 5 | 32 | 84.4% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1985 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1986 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 1985 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1987 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 19 | 5 | 24 | 79.2% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 1986 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 21 | 1988 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 82.1% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | 1987 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1989 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 75.0% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6% | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 1988 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1990 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 1989 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 | 1991 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% | 1990 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 25 | 1992 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 1991 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 9 | 11 | 20 | 45.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 26 | 1993 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6% | 1992 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 1994 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% | 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 | — | 145 | 53 | 198 | 73.2% | 156 | 62 | 218 | 71.6% | 38 | 20 | 58 | 65.5% | 125 | 50 | 175 | 71.4% | — | 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 | Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 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 | |
| 15 | 1982 | 1687 | 121.9 | — | — | — | — | -88 | -61 | -1 | 55.2% | +0.14 | 6–2 (75%) | 3–3 (50%) | 105.4 | +1.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1983 | 1788 | 136.4 | — | — | — | — | -118 | 0 | -127 | 57.1% | +0.45 | 4–6 (40%) | 2–1 (67%) | 99.8 | -0.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1984 | 2100 | 169.1 | — | — | — | — | -162 | +37 | -327 | 70.4% | +1.55 | 13–7 (65%) | 6–2 (75%) | 112.5 | -2.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1985 | 2075 | 161.4 | — | — | — | — | -47 | +9 | -202 | 70.6% | +1.90 | 6–4 (60%) | 5–4 (56%) | 99.5 | +0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1986 | 1992 | 161.4 | — | — | — | — | -4 | +32 | -50 | 65.7% | +1.31 | 7–12 (37%) | 5–6 (45%) | 90.2 | -2.54 | 1985 | 1526 | 110.7 | — | — | — | — | +40 | +38 | — | 40.9% | -0.66 | 4–4 (50%) | 0–1 | — | +0.74 |
| 20 | 1987 | 2114 | 165.6 | — | — | — | — | -24 | -9 | -171 | 68.6% | +1.51 | 14–8 (64%) | 4–5 (44%) | 101.3 | -3.96 | 1986 | 1577 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | -30 | +125 | — | 50.5% | +0.08 | 7–10 (41%) | 7–3 (70%) | 100.7 | +3.38 |
| 21 | 1988 | 2102 | 162.5 | — | — | — | — | +47 | -50 | — | 73.1% | +1.85 | 5–7 (42%) | 6–4 (60%) | 96.3 | -1.34 | 1987 | 1637 | 131.6 | — | — | — | — | -16 | +33 | — | 45.6% | -0.18 | 3–6 (33%) | 2–2 (50%) | 97.5 | -0.70 |
| 22 | 1989 | 2019 | 154.6 | — | — | — | — | +29 | +17 | — | 69.0% | +1.48 | 5–3 (63%) | 3–2 (60%) | 98.1 | +0.98 | 1988 | 1780 | 134.3 | — | — | — | — | -56 | -13 | — | 57.5% | +0.52 | 7–2 (78%) | 4–3 (57%) | 106.9 | +0.57 |
| 23 | 1990 | 2068 | 173.2 | — | — | — | — | +58 | -41 | — | 68.5% | +1.77 | 9–7 (56%) | 3–1 (75%) | 103.3 | -2.84 | 1989 | 1648 | 125.8 | — | — | — | — | -60 | +126 | — | 45.9% | -0.22 | 2–8 (20%) | 8–7 (53%) | 94.4 | +0.43 |
| 24 | 1991 | 2028 | 159.1 | — | — | — | — | +51 | +26 | — | 72.7% | +1.77 | 7–4 (64%) | 5–5 (50%) | 99.7 | +1.33 | 1990 | 1776 | 143.2 | — | — | — | — | -121 | +116 | — | 54.3% | +0.15 | 8–9 (47%) | 7–7 (50%) | 101.6 | -2.36 |
| 25 | 1992 | 1999 | 152.0 | — | — | — | — | +87 | +17 | -90 | 67.0% | +1.41 | 10–3 (77%) | 2–4 (33%) | 101.2 | +2.30 | 1991 | 1684 | 124.3 | — | — | — | — | +2 | +72 | — | 45.2% | -0.53 | 5–6 (45%) | 6–3 (67%) | 102.6 | +1.48 |
| 26 | 1993 | 2046 | 159.7 | — | — | — | — | +80 | -115 | — | 65.8% | +1.04 | 8–7 (53%) | 4–2 (67%) | 99.2 | -0.01 | 1992 | 1606 | 128.7 | — | — | — | — | -21 | +95 | — | 42.6% | -0.54 | 1–9 (10%) | 2–1 (67%) | 91.7 | -1.41 |
| 27 | 1994 | 2067 | 143.1 | — | — | — | — | +48 | — | — | 77.4% | +2.36 | 3–0 (100%) | 0–2 | — | +0.52 | 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 | — | 2131 | 166.2 | — | — | — | — | +16 | -4 | -133 | 68.1% | +1.46 | 97–70 (58%) | 48–41 (54%) | 101.4 | -1.10 | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Evert | 2 | 16 | 18 | Nov 12, 1988 | H2H |
| Steffi Graf | 0 | 17 | 17 | Sep 11, 1993 | H2H |
| Martina Navratilova | 3 | 11 | 14 | Feb 5, 1994 | H2H |
| Raffaella Reggi Concato | 12 | 1 | 13 | Aug 2, 1992 | H2H |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 10 | Feb 6, 1993 | 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 |