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Mary Joe Fernandez vs Mercedes Paz H2H: 1-0

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 1–0 lead over Mercedes Paz in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mary Joe Fernandez leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1987 Amelia Island round of 32 6-4 6-1.

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Mary Joe Fernandez
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Mercedes Paz
ARG Age 60 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Joe Fernandez #19 6-4 6-1 Mercedes Paz #59 Match data Apr 16, 1987* R32 Amelia Island 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.

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
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7
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 Mary Joe Fernandez Mercedes Paz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
13 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0 — — — — — — —
14 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2 1985 7–11 38.9% #115 1,526 0 1
20 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2 1986 22–23 48.9% #60 1,577 0 1
21 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3 1987 15–20 42.9% #88 1,637 0 1
22 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4 1988 24–15 61.5% #44 1,779 0 2
23 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6 1989 13–19 40.6% #91 1,647 0 2
24 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6 1990 25–20 55.6% #32 1,775 0 3
25 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7 1991 19–23 45.2% #71 1,683 0 3
26 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7 1992 10–19 34.5% #107 1,606 0 3
27 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7 1993 2–11 15.4% #213 1,491 0 3
28 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7 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

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 Mary Joe Fernandez 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 %
12 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 1985 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1986 8 10 18 44.4% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 11 14 25 44.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — —
23 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1989 0 6 6 0.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 17 9 26 65.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
25 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1991 9 8 17 52.9% 9 11 20 45.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 0 5 5 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2% — 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 Mary Joe Fernandez 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
12 1984 1475 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1985 1554 130.0 — — — — +65 — — 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 — -0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1986 1765 147.3 — — — — -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 1897 158.0 — — — — -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 1947 151.0 — — — — -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 1986 162.4 — — — — -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 2126 168.3 — — — — +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 2063 164.9 — — — — +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78 1985 1526 110.7 — — — — +40 +38 — 40.9% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 0–1 — +0.74
20 1992 2121 171.9 — — — — +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97 1986 1577 119.8 — — — — -30 +125 — 50.5% +0.08 7–10 (41%) 7–3 (70%) 100.7 +3.38
21 1993 2058 164.0 — — — — +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67 1987 1637 131.6 — — — — -16 +33 — 45.6% -0.18 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.5 -0.70
22 1994 1977 147.9 — — — — +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06 1988 1780 134.3 — — — — -56 -13 — 57.5% +0.52 7–2 (78%) 4–3 (57%) 106.9 +0.57
23 1995 2039 159.3 — — — — +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51 1989 1648 125.8 — — — — -60 +126 — 45.9% -0.22 2–8 (20%) 8–7 (53%) 94.4 +0.43
24 1996 1935 158.7 — — — — -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36 1990 1776 143.2 — — — — -121 +116 — 54.3% +0.15 8–9 (47%) 7–7 (50%) 101.6 -2.36
25 1997 1990 164.4 — — — — +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63 1991 1684 124.3 — — — — +2 +72 — 45.2% -0.53 5–6 (45%) 6–3 (67%) 102.6 +1.48
26 1998 1935 150.6 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81 1992 1606 128.7 — — — — -21 +95 — 42.6% -0.54 1–9 (10%) 2–1 (67%) 91.7 -1.41
27 1999 1902 152.1 — — — — -1 +93 — 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78 1993 1491 102.6 — — — — +47 +87 — 24.1% -1.38 0–5 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.61
28 2000 1881 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.21 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 — 2197 168.6 — — — — +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04 — 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.