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Mercedes Paz vs Melissa Gurney H2H: 1-0

Mercedes Paz holds a 1–0 lead over Melissa Gurney in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mercedes Paz leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mercedes Paz won the 1986 Indianapolis quarterfinal 7-6 6-3.

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Mercedes Paz
ARG Age 60 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Melissa Gurney
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mercedes Paz #112 7-6 6-3 Melissa Gurney #113 Match data May 2, 1986* QF Indianapolis 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
Mercedes Paz #521 #28 185 1,822 145 184 44.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Melissa Gurney #1,006 #17 33 1,884 63 61 50.8% 0 0 0 1 1 2

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 Mercedes Paz Melissa Gurney
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1984 5–5 50.0% #84 1,561 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1985 9–12 42.9% #78 1,628 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1986 31–16 66.0% #23 1,866 0 2
18 — — — — — — — 1987 10–14 41.7% #92 1,660 0 2
19 1985 7–11 38.9% #115 1,526 0 1 1988 8–13 38.1% #97 1,580 0 2
20 1986 22–23 48.9% #60 1,577 0 1 1989 0–1 0.0% #260 1,561 0 2
21 1987 15–20 42.9% #88 1,637 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1988 24–15 61.5% #44 1,779 0 2 — — — — — — —
23 1989 13–19 40.6% #91 1,647 0 2 — — — — — — —
24 1990 25–20 55.6% #32 1,775 0 3 — — — — — — —
25 1991 19–23 45.2% #71 1,683 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1992 10–19 34.5% #107 1,606 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 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 — — — — — — —

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 Mercedes Paz Melissa Gurney
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 20 7 27 74.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 1985 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1988 4 7 11 36.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1986 8 10 18 44.4% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1989 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 11 14 25 44.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1989 0 6 6 0.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 17 9 26 65.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1991 9 8 17 52.9% 9 11 20 45.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1992 0 5 5 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 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 — 41 57 98 41.8% 93 98 191 48.7% 3 12 15 20.0% 8 17 25 32.0% — 44 33 77 57.1% 7 10 17 41.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 12 20 40.0%

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 Mercedes Paz Melissa Gurney
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1561 123.0 — — — — +69 — — 50.0% +0.41 1–1 — — +0.59
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1629 129.4 — — — — +38 — -65 48.9% -0.04 0–5 (0%) 0–1 — +0.14
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1866 150.1 — — — — +7 -270 -266 64.8% +1.29 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 101.5 +0.40
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1660 107.0 — — — — +22 — — 43.4% -0.53 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 96.3 +2.75
19 1985 1526 110.7 — — — — +40 +38 — 40.9% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 0–1 — +0.74 1988 1581 108.1 — — — — +23 -38 — 40.8% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 0–2 — +0.93
20 1986 1577 119.8 — — — — -30 +125 — 50.5% +0.08 7–10 (41%) 7–3 (70%) 100.7 +3.38 1989 1562 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.18
21 1987 1637 131.6 — — — — -16 +33 — 45.6% -0.18 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.5 -0.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1988 1780 134.3 — — — — -56 -13 — 57.5% +0.52 7–2 (78%) 4–3 (57%) 106.9 +0.57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1989 1648 125.8 — — — — -60 +126 — 45.9% -0.22 2–8 (20%) 8–7 (53%) 94.4 +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1990 1776 143.2 — — — — -121 +116 — 54.3% +0.15 8–9 (47%) 7–7 (50%) 101.6 -2.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1991 1684 124.3 — — — — +2 +72 — 45.2% -0.53 5–6 (45%) 6–3 (67%) 102.6 +1.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1992 1606 128.7 — — — — -21 +95 — 42.6% -0.54 1–9 (10%) 2–1 (67%) 91.7 -1.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 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 — 1822 131.0 — — — — -28 +76 — 45.9% -0.29 37–61 (38%) 38–33 (54%) 96.4 +1.19 — 1884 133.3 — — — — +24 -137 -180 52.2% +0.24 10–20 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 91.7 +4.02

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.