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Nerida Gregory vs Paula Smith H2H: 0-1

Paula Smith holds a 1–0 lead over Nerida Gregory in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paula Smith leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paula Smith won the 1981 Charleston Open round of 32 6-7 6-4 6-1.

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Nerida Gregory
AUS Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paula Smith 6-7 6-4 6-1 Nerida Gregory Match data Apr 9, 1981* R32 Charleston Open WTA 500 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
Nerida Gregory — — — 1,651 65 94 40.9% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Paula Smith #393 #194 1 1,632 60 117 33.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Nerida Gregory Paula Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1973 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
18 1974 1–2 33.3% — 1,519 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1975 9–10 47.4% — 1,519 0 1 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
20 1976 6–10 37.5% — 1,523 0 1 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0
21 1977 12–12 50.0% — 1,609 0 1 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,454 0 0
22 1978 5–10 33.3% — 1,581 0 1 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1
23 1979 0–4 0.0% — 1,528 0 1 1980 14–23 37.8% — 1,577 0 1
24 1980 24–19 55.8% — 1,625 0 1 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,516 0 1
25 1981 5–18 21.7% — 1,540 0 1 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,505 0 1
26 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,511 0 2 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,591 0 1
27 1983 0–2 0.0% — 1,485 0 2 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,542 0 1
28 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,465 0 2 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1

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 Nerida Gregory Paula Smith
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 %
17 1973 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1974 — — — — 1 0 1 100.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 9 12 25.0%
24 1980 4 2 6 66.7% 16 12 28 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 1981 1 4 5 20.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1982 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
28 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 7 12 19 36.8% 28 33 61 45.9% 25 42 67 37.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 7 19 26 26.9%

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 Nerida Gregory Paula Smith
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
17 1973 1508 94.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.40 1–0 — — -0.08 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19
18 1974 1519 107.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 1519 111.8 — — — — — +72 0 46.3% -0.05 2–1 (67%) — — +2.05 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20
20 1976 1523 107.7 — — — — — +43 +27 38.9% -0.61 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — +1.65 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.61
21 1977 1610 123.2 — — — — -57 — +16 48.1% +0.12 3–3 (50%) — — +2.05 1978 1455 103.8 — — — — +28 +87 +74 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.78
22 1978 1582 108.9 — — — — -12 — -1 34.3% -1.11 3–2 (60%) 0–2 — +0.13 1979 1514 125.3 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67
23 1979 1529 96.0 — — — — — — -9 11.1% -2.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.33 1980 1578 116.4 — — — — -108 -11 -47 38.8% -0.81 3–3 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 98.5 +1.09
24 1980 1625 121.3 — — — — -47 -27 -92 57.9% +0.69 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 96.2 +2.16 1981 1517 113.2 — — — — +56 +48 -55 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.59
25 1981 1540 99.8 — — — — +41 -5 -46 24.0% -2.16 4–2 (67%) 4–0 (100%) 107.4 -0.53 1982 1506 119.7 — — — — -29 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.47
26 1982 1512 98.1 — — — — — -34 — 30.8% -0.54 1–0 0–2 — +0.90 1983 1591 111.3 — — — — -49 +64 -105 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.10
27 1983 1485 96.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.36 1984 1542 104.2 — — — — -16 +91 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.68
28 1984 1465 96.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +0.04 1985 1554 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1542 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1493 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1443 87.0 — — — — -31 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04
Career — 1651 114.3 — — — — -15 -3 -8 41.7% -0.50 18–18 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 101.1 +5.72 — 1632 114.2 — — — — -38 +58 -53 37.3% -0.93 17–34 (33%) 10–19 (34%) 89.8 +4.58

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.