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Paola Suarez vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 1-2

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 2–1 lead over Paola Suarez in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Mary Joe Fernandez leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1997 US Open round of 32 6-1 6-2.

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Paola Suarez
ARG Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Mary Joe Fernandez
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-1 6-2 Paola Suarez #102 Match data Aug 31, 1997* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 7-6 6-3 Paola Suarez #108 Match data Apr 12, 1996* R16 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Paola Suarez #173 6-4 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #12 Match data May 31, 1995* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Paola Suarez #525 #9 2,081 1,913 224 182 55.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7

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 Paola Suarez Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0
17 1993 2–1 66.7% #197 1,519 0 0 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0
18 1994 5–8 38.5% #114 1,536 0 0 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2
19 1995 2–6 25.0% #122 1,522 0 0 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1996 12–11 52.2% #62 1,618 0 0 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2
21 1997 6–16 27.3% #118 1,554 0 0 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3
22 1998 10–9 52.6% #80 1,533 0 1 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4
23 1999 12–12 50.0% #72 1,596 0 1 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6
24 2000 27–23 54.0% #36 1,675 0 1 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6
25 2001 27–15 64.3% #27 1,736 0 2 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7
26 2002 30–23 56.6% #27 1,693 0 2 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7
27 2003 37–22 62.7% #14 1,858 0 3 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7
28 2004 38–18 67.9% #16 1,797 0 4 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7
29 2005 3–7 30.0% #238 1,730 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 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 Paola Suarez Mary Joe Fernandez
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 %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1993 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
18 1994 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
19 1995 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1999 1 3 4 25.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 2000 3 10 13 23.1% 20 10 30 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2001 8 7 15 53.3% 19 7 26 73.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2003 18 11 29 62.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2004 20 11 31 64.5% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 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 — 72 80 152 47.4% 137 82 219 62.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8% — 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2%

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 Paola Suarez Mary Joe Fernandez
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
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1475 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.18
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1554 130.0 — — — — +65 — — 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 — -0.49
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1765 147.3 — — — — -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1897 158.0 — — — — -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1947 151.0 — — — — -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13
17 1993 1519 104.4 — — — — — +58 — 66.7% +1.17 — — — +0.38 1989 1986 162.4 — — — — -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80
18 1994 1536 111.5 — — — — -23 +102 — 41.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.29 1990 2126 168.3 — — — — +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66
19 1995 1522 118.6 — — — — -37 +115 — 28.6% -0.86 — 0–1 — -0.13 1991 2063 164.9 — — — — +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78
20 1996 1618 124.9 — — — — -93 +76 — 50.0% -0.08 3–1 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 +1.09 1992 2121 171.9 — — — — +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97
21 1997 1555 120.2 — — — — -22 +67 — 33.3% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 97.8 +0.40 1993 2058 164.0 — — — — +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67
22 1998 1534 107.3 — — — — -20 +87 — 50.0% +0.29 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.3 +3.05 1994 1977 147.9 — — — — +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06
23 1999 1596 122.0 — — — — -100 +73 — 47.4% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +0.07 1995 2039 159.3 — — — — +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51
24 2000 1676 138.4 — — — — -179 +128 -157 54.0% +0.41 8–11 (42%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.08 1996 1935 158.7 — — — — -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36
25 2001 1736 140.5 — — — — -153 +171 — 58.1% +0.80 8–0 (100%) 4–6 (40%) 105.8 +1.00 1997 1990 164.4 — — — — +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63
26 2002 1693 139.5 — — — — -132 +227 — 57.4% +0.57 8–12 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 98.3 -0.89 1998 1935 150.6 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81
27 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 1999 1902 152.1 — — — — -1 +93 — 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78
28 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 2000 1881 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.21
29 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 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 — 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 — 2197 168.6 — — — — +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04

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.