H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Paula Smith vs Catherine Tanvier H2H: 0-1

Catherine Tanvier holds a 1–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Catherine Tanvier leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Catherine Tanvier won the 1982 Mahwah round of 64 6-2 4-6 6-1.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Catherine Tanvier
FRA Age 61 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Catherine Tanvier 6-2 4-6 6-1 Paula Smith Match data Aug 25, 1982* R64 Mahwah WTA 250 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
Catherine Tanvier #752 #20 22 1,879 161 179 47.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Catherine Tanvier
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1980 4–2 66.7% — 1,545 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1981 6–14 30.0% — 1,540 0 0
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1982 23–19 54.8% — 1,800 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1983 17–16 51.5% — 1,826 0 0
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1984 21–18 53.8% #30 1,777 0 0
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1985 18–16 52.9% #39 1,775 0 0
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1986 19–17 52.8% #37 1,826 0 0
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1987 10–19 34.5% #96 1,618 0 0
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 1988 9–16 36.0% #77 1,603 0 0
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 1989 12–12 50.0% #65 1,673 0 0
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 1990 9–11 45.0% #99 1,657 0 0
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 1991 7–10 41.2% #104 1,603 0 0
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 1992 6–7 46.2% #105 1,613 0 0
28 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1 1993 0–2 0.0% #543 1,578 0 0
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 Catherine Tanvier
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
17 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 5 9 44.4%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 4 11 63.6%
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 5 5 10 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1986 5 4 9 55.6% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7%
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 2 4 6 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 6 8 25.0%
23 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1989 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6%
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
28 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
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% — 40 45 85 47.1% 51 52 103 49.5% 28 32 60 46.7% 41 46 87 47.1%

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 Catherine Tanvier
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1546 111.1 — — — — — +25 — 57.1% +0.79 2–0 0–1 — +0.83
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1540 110.2 — — — — +71 +74 +8 34.9% -1.14 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.01
17 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19 1982 1801 145.8 — — — — -102 -58 -144 54.0% +0.40 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 106.1 -4.11
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1826 138.7 — — — — +20 -51 -192 52.0% -0.11 4–5 (44%) 4–2 (67%) 104.3 -0.26
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1984 1778 138.4 — — — — +11 +67 -119 52.4% +0.25 6–2 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 101.9 -0.85
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1985 1775 131.9 — — — — -9 +35 -111 54.3% +0.26 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.4 -0.41
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1986 1826 142.0 — — — — +17 -76 -150 47.6% -0.15 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 108.6 -1.68
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1987 1619 112.9 — — — — +55 +15 +55 38.8% -0.72 5–6 (45%) 1–7 (13%) 92.3 -0.42
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 1988 1604 122.4 — — — — +7 +16 +40 40.7% -0.54 2–4 (33%) 0–1 — -1.01
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 1989 1674 141.0 — — — — -11 -62 +28 50.9% +0.16 3–4 (43%) 2–0 — -0.68
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 1990 1657 111.6 — — — — 0 -81 +75 45.0% -0.43 2–0 1–1 — +0.74
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 1991 1603 113.4 — — — — +31 -73 — 40.5% -0.43 4–1 (80%) 0–3 (0%) 101.2 +0.59
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 1992 1614 106.1 — — — — +44 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–0 — — +1.48
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 1993 1578 93.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.11
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 — 1879 137.0 — — — — +7 -13 -54 47.4% -0.16 49–31 (61%) 23–32 (42%) 105.2 -1.67

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.