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Paula Smith vs Beth Herr H2H: 0-1

Beth Herr holds a 1–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Beth Herr leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Beth Herr won the 1986 US Open round of 128 6-0 6-1.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Beth Herr
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Beth Herr #60 6-0 6-1 Paula Smith Match data Aug 28, 1986* R128 US 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
Paula Smith #393 #194 1 1,631 59 116 33.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Beth Herr #424 #31 18 1,766 107 128 45.5% 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 Paula Smith Beth Herr
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1981 0–4 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1982 8–5 61.5% — 1,625 0 0
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1983 19–18 51.4% — 1,702 0 0
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1984 20–21 48.8% #39 1,699 0 0
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1985 17–23 42.5% #47 1,630 0 0
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1986 22–15 59.5% #52 1,707 0 1
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 1987 7–16 30.4% #126 1,583 0 1
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 1988 5–10 33.3% #98 1,544 0 1
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 1989 9–14 39.1% #132 1,539 0 1
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 1990 0–2 0.0% #373 1,518 0 1
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 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 Paula Smith Beth Herr
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 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 13 5 18 72.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 8 12 33.3%
21 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1985 11 13 24 45.8% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 17 8 25 68.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
23 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1987 3 7 10 30.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1988 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 9 12 21 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 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 — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 6 18 24 25.0% — 69 61 130 53.1% 15 29 44 34.1% 9 17 26 34.6% 14 21 35 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 Paula Smith Beth Herr
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 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19 1981 1483 116.0 — — — — +92 — — 11.1% -2.44 0–1 0–1 — -0.22
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1626 130.3 — — — — +65 -105 — 58.6% +0.48 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.21
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1983 1703 130.1 — — — — +4 -34 -74 52.2% +0.27 7–9 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 101.7 +0.51
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1984 1699 124.5 — — — — +40 -72 -81 47.9% -0.17 9–7 (56%) 3–3 (50%) 103.5 +0.62
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1985 1630 116.2 — — — — +40 -30 -81 41.3% -0.46 8–4 (67%) 6–0 (100%) 107.3 +1.50
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1986 1707 128.7 — — — — +52 -147 — 60.5% +0.78 2–7 (22%) 5–3 (63%) 95.2 +4.62
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 1987 1583 108.5 — — — — +35 -89 -19 34.7% -0.98 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +1.29
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 1988 1544 102.6 — — — — +15 — — 36.8% -0.76 4–6 (40%) 0–1 — +0.77
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 1989 1540 114.6 — — — — +18 — — 43.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — +1.57
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 1990 1519 101.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — -0.16
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 1492 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1988 1443 86.9 — — — — -32 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1631 114.3 — — — — -39 +58 -52 37.2% -0.94 17–34 (33%) 10–18 (36%) 90.4 +3.96 — 1766 126.0 — — — — +36 -57 -62 46.7% -0.17 37–45 (45%) 22–17 (56%) 102.6 +4.60

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.