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Nathalie Dechy vs Paola Suarez H2H: 0-3

Paola Suarez holds a 3–0 lead over Nathalie Dechy in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Paola Suarez leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paola Suarez won the 2004 Athens Olympics first round 6-7(1) 7-6(5) 9-7.

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Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main-draw meetings
Paola Suarez
ARG Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paola Suarez #15 6-7(1) 7-6(5) 9-7 Nathalie Dechy #29 Match data Aug 17, 2004* R64 Athens Olympics Olympics Hard
Paola Suarez #47 6-4 4-6 7-5 Nathalie Dechy #28 Match data Jun 2, 2002* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Paola Suarez #33 6-2 6-1 Nathalie Dechy #23 Match data Jan 17, 2001* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,918 293 272 51.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Paola Suarez #525 #9 2,081 1,913 224 182 55.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Nathalie Dechy Paola Suarez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0 1993 2–1 66.7% #197 1,519 0 0
18 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0 1994 5–8 38.5% #114 1,536 0 0
19 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0 1995 2–6 25.0% #122 1,522 0 0
20 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0 1996 12–11 52.2% #62 1,618 0 0
21 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0 1997 6–16 27.3% #118 1,554 0 0
22 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0 1998 10–9 52.6% #80 1,533 0 1
23 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0 1999 12–12 50.0% #72 1,596 0 1
24 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1 2000 27–23 54.0% #36 1,675 0 1
25 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1 2001 27–15 64.3% #27 1,736 0 2
26 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1 2002 30–23 56.6% #27 1,693 0 2
27 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1 2003 37–22 62.7% #14 1,858 0 3
28 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1 2004 38–18 67.9% #16 1,797 0 4
29 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1 2005 3–7 30.0% #238 1,730 0 4
30 2009 4–11 26.7% #88 1,580 0 1 2006 10–9 52.6% #178 1,707 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2007 3–2 60.0% #300 1,695 0 4

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 Nathalie Dechy Paola Suarez
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 %
16 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
18 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1994 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1995 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1999 1 3 4 25.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2000 3 10 13 23.1% 20 10 30 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 8 7 15 53.3% 19 7 26 73.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2003 18 11 29 62.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 20 11 31 64.5% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2008 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2009 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2006 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 160 145 305 52.5% 71 66 137 51.8% 34 33 67 50.7% 28 28 56 50.0% — 72 80 152 47.4% 137 82 219 62.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 132/292 of Nathalie Dechy's and 34/149 of Paola Suarez's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Nathalie Dechy Paola Suarez
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
24 2003 7/49 1.7 4.9 64.0% 63.0% 50.3% 45.3% 45.3% 58.4% 50.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0% 2003 12/59 1.5 5.4 61.1% 63.9% 51.6% 65.2% 53.5% 59.1% 49.6%
28 2007 27/35 1.1 3.0 72.8% 56.7% 43.7% 46.8% 46.2% 53.3% 42.4% 2004 12/56 1.2 4.7 66.7% 64.0% 46.4% 56.8% 53.3% 58.2% 51.5%
29 2008 26/29 1.7 4.7 64.9% 59.5% 41.5% 48.8% 54.7% 53.0% 43.2% 2005 1/10 0.0 10.0 57.7% 51.7% 27.3% 57.9% 58.3% 41.3% 53.8%
30 2009 15/15 1.3 3.5 68.6% 58.7% 41.0% 48.6% 48.4% 53.2% 39.3% 2006 6/19 1.2 4.7 65.8% 54.5% 45.7% 51.5% 41.6% 51.5% 43.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 3/5 1.7 3.3 63.3% 64.1% 49.1% 67.9% 90.0% 58.6% 45.8%
Career — 132/565 1.5 3.5 69.6% 59.6% 44.5% 52.1% 49.9% 54.9% 43.0% — 34/406 1.3 5.0 64.0% 61.9% 47.8% 59.9% 54.7% 56.8% 49.0%

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 Nathalie Dechy Paola Suarez
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
16 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56 1993 1519 104.4 — — — — — +58 — 66.7% +1.17 — — — +0.38
18 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35 1994 1536 111.5 — — — — -23 +102 — 41.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.29
19 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60 1995 1522 118.6 — — — — -37 +115 — 28.6% -0.86 — 0–1 — -0.13
20 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15 1996 1618 124.9 — — — — -93 +76 — 50.0% -0.08 3–1 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 +1.09
21 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62 1997 1555 120.2 — — — — -22 +67 — 33.3% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 97.8 +0.40
22 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20 1998 1534 107.3 — — — — -20 +87 — 50.0% +0.29 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.3 +3.05
23 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89 1999 1596 122.0 — — — — -100 +73 — 47.4% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +0.07
24 2003 1840 138.9 +1.35 +3.00 1.221 54.2% -60 +48 -96 58.5% +0.48 12–2 (86%) 2–3 (40%) 108.2 -0.85 2000 1676 138.4 — — — — -179 +128 -157 54.0% +0.41 8–11 (42%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.08
25 2004 1810 147.7 +1.35 +0.63 1.034 51.1% +6 +3 -86 57.9% +0.62 7–9 (44%) 6–8 (43%) 95.0 -1.40 2001 1736 140.5 — — — — -153 +171 — 58.1% +0.80 8–0 (100%) 4–6 (40%) 105.8 +1.00
26 2005 1798 146.1 +1.56 +0.35 1.048 51.3% +22 -36 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–6 (67%) 9–10 (47%) 98.9 +1.39 2002 1693 139.5 — — — — -132 +227 — 57.4% +0.57 8–12 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 98.3 -0.89
27 2006 1648 128.2 +0.04 -1.40 0.952 49.0% -1 +72 +148 42.7% -0.42 7–9 (44%) 3–7 (30%) 92.6 +0.62 2003 1859 149.0 +1.97 +3.59 1.211 54.4% -98 +75 -262 60.0% +0.72 12–11 (52%) 5–2 (71%) 105.6 +0.59
28 2007 1651 130.6 -1.46 -0.89 0.907 47.9% -3 +66 +97 45.6% -0.29 5–6 (45%) 4–8 (33%) 95.8 -1.91 2004 1797 134.6 +1.65 +4.08 1.230 54.7% -92 +170 -111 63.6% +0.92 8–7 (53%) 4–5 (44%) 98.6 +2.55
29 2008 1671 130.8 -1.57 -0.33 0.919 48.2% +12 -28 +59 45.5% -0.24 4–4 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.7 -1.85 2005 1731 112.0 -0.77 +0.57 0.918 46.7% -109 +222 — 40.0% -0.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.17
30 2009 1581 108.4 -1.61 -3.48 0.839 46.8% +48 +1 +106 32.4% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 96.4 -0.41 2006 1707 121.7 -2.09 -0.88 0.897 47.5% -61 +168 +8 58.8% +0.18 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -0.50
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1696 110.9 -0.19 -2.20 1.107 52.1% -44 — — 58.3% +1.08 1–1 0–1 — +0.05
Career — 1919 143.2 -0.42 -0.73 0.953 49.1% -9 0 -6 51.4% +0.13 98–90 (52%) 60–67 (47%) 96.4 -1.34 — 1914 139.3 +0.87 +2.37 1.135 52.9% -101 +132 -137 54.3% +0.35 62–57 (52%) 37–37 (50%) 101.9 +1.91

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.