H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

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 third round 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 55 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 6, 1998* San Diego WTA 500 R32 Hard Mary Pierce #16 6-3 7-5 Barbara Paulus #38 Match data
May 14, 1998* Berlin WTA 1000 R32 Clay Barbara Paulus #29 4-6 7-6 3-1 (ret.) Mary Pierce #8 Match data
May 10, 1997* Rome WTA 1000 SF Clay Mary Pierce #15 4-6 6-3 6-1 Barbara Paulus #17 Match data
Jul 12, 1990* Palermo WTA 250 R32 Clay Barbara Paulus #20 6-1 6-3 Mary Pierce #157 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Mary Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,137 460 215 68.1% 2 5 0 3 8 18
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,956 229 138 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 1,786 0 1 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1992 31–9 77.5% #13 1,901 0 4 1988 19–10 65.5% #27 1,730 0 1
18 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,831 0 1
19 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,053 0 5 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,894 0 2
20 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,008 1 7 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,868 0 2
21 1996 17–11 60.7% #24 1,899 1 7 1992 3–7 30.0% #209 1,734 0 2
22 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,053 1 8 — — — — — — —
23 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,120 1 12 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,668 0 2
24 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,802 0 4
25 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,033 2 15 1996 38–16 70.4% #13 1,876 0 5
26 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,839 2 15 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,860 0 6
27 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,752 2 15 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,745 0 6
28 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15 — — — — — — —
29 2004 22–16 57.9% #29 1,754 2 16 — — — — — — —
30 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,119 2 18 — — — — — — —
31 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,967 2 18 — — — — — — —