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Mary Pierce vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 2-2

Mary Pierce and Barbara Paulus are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Barbara Paulus leads 2–1 on clay, while Mary Pierce leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mary Pierce won the 1998 San Diego round of 32 6-3 7-5.

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Mary Pierce
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Pierce #16 6-3 7-5 Barbara Paulus #38 Match data Aug 6, 1998* R32 San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Barbara Paulus #29 4-6 7-6 3-1 (ret.) Mary Pierce #8 Match data May 14, 1998* R32 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Mary Pierce #15 4-6 6-3 6-1 Barbara Paulus #17 Match data May 10, 1997* SF Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Barbara Paulus #20 6-1 6-3 Mary Pierce #157 Match data Jul 12, 1990* R32 Palermo Tier V → 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.

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 Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,145 465 218 68.1% 2 5 0 5 6 18
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 62.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Pierce Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 0–3 0.0% #243 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1990 6–7 46.2% #107 1,543 0 0 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 1991 21–9 70.0% #26 1,785 0 1 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1992 32–10 76.2% #13 1,900 0 4 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
18 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
19 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,055 0 5 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
20 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,007 1 7 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
21 1996 18–12 60.0% #24 1,881 1 7 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
22 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,066 1 8 — — — — — — —
23 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,124 1 12 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
24 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
25 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,032 2 15 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
26 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,838 2 15 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
27 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,751 2 15 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6
28 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15 — — — — — — —
29 2004 25–17 59.5% #29 1,785 2 16 — — — — — — —
30 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,128 2 18 — — — — — — —
31 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,974 2 18 — — — — — — —

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 Pierce Barbara Paulus
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 %
14 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
16 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1992 9 2 11 81.8% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 12 4 16 75.0% 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1993 19 6 25 76.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1994 15 5 20 75.0% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1995 25 6 31 80.6% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1997 14 6 20 70.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 14 6 20 70.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 1 15 93.3% 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1999 24 10 34 70.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 2000 13 6 19 68.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
26 2001 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 2002 1 5 6 16.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 19 5 24 79.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 207 99 306 67.6% 157 72 229 68.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 74 34 108 68.5% — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3%

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 Pierce Barbara Paulus
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
14 1989 1480 106.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1544 134.3 — — — — +3 +35 — 48.3% +0.52 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.17 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 1991 1786 146.7 — — — — -38 -56 — 66.7% +1.33 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 108.5 +1.05 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
17 1992 1900 149.4 — — — — -37 -50 — 75.3% +2.01 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 100.2 +3.22 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
18 1993 2003 165.9 — — — — -4 -109 — 70.4% +1.83 6–5 (55%) 6–9 (40%) 98.2 +1.14 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
19 1994 2055 169.7 — — — — -25 -54 — 70.9% +1.86 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 +0.50 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
20 1995 2008 168.6 — — — — +34 -13 — 72.1% +1.78 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 94.5 +1.10 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
21 1996 1881 134.2 — — — — +65 +72 -205 58.3% +0.64 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.2 +2.43 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
22 1997 2066 169.1 — — — — -62 +83 -301 68.5% +1.35 12–4 (75%) 6–3 (67%) 108.2 -4.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 2124 173.3 — — — — +36 -4 — 66.0% +1.50 12–0 (100%) 3–5 (38%) 110.4 -2.64 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
24 1999 2053 167.4 — — — — +28 +14 -309 67.8% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 99.5 +1.22 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
25 2000 2033 163.9 — — — — -27 +116 — 72.3% +2.00 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 -0.29 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
26 2001 1839 112.0 — — — — +44 +254 — 48.4% -0.13 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +1.21 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
27 2002 1752 124.6 — — — — +10 +260 +15 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 92.5 -0.57 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
28 2003 1787 140.5 +4.39 +0.45 1.214 53.8% -23 +157 +58 58.1% +0.66 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 98.2 -0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 1785 145.7 +5.15 -0.28 1.246 53.7% -31 +86 +122 59.6% +1.00 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 94.9 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 2128 166.4 +7.54 +2.70 1.291 54.8% -48 -147 -186 71.7% +1.54 8–1 (89%) 7–5 (58%) 108.3 -3.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 1975 136.3 +4.44 -0.56 1.116 52.0% -39 — — 55.9% +0.27 1–1 5–3 (63%) — -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2145 166.5 +5.96 +1.15 1.225 53.8% -10 +27 -119 66.1% +1.33 90–58 (61%) 69–58 (54%) 101.5 -0.38 — 1958 145.3 — — — — -35 +69 — 58.7% +0.60 78–50 (61%) 34–26 (57%) 105.4 +2.18

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.