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Paula Smith vs Eva Pfaff H2H: 0-1

Eva Pfaff holds a 1–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Eva Pfaff leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Eva Pfaff won the 1981 Berlin Open round of 64 6-2 6-2.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Eva Pfaff
GER Age 65 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Eva Pfaff 6-2 6-2 Paula Smith Match data May 20, 1981* R64 Berlin 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
Paula Smith #393 #194 1 1,631 59 116 33.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Eva Pfaff #420 #17 21 1,901 155 202 43.4% 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 Eva Pfaff
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1980 12–11 52.2% — 1,608 0 0
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1981 14–19 42.4% — 1,632 0 0
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1982 18–22 45.0% — 1,775 0 0
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1983 31–21 59.6% — 1,856 0 0
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 1984 14–14 50.0% #31 1,797 0 0
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 1985 9–11 45.0% #39 1,738 0 0
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 1986 14–19 42.4% #58 1,689 0 0
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 1987 19–20 48.7% #44 1,744 0 0
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 1988 8–17 32.0% #74 1,648 0 0
28 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1 1989 12–23 34.3% #104 1,587 0 0
29 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1 1990 3–12 20.0% #152 1,522 0 0
30 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1 1991 1–10 9.1% #203 1,469 0 0
31 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1 1992 0–2 0.0% #420 1,459 0 0

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 Eva Pfaff
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 0 3 3 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 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% 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 2 3 5 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 10 8 18 55.6%
23 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 5 11 54.5%
24 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1985 4 4 8 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
25 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 5 8 13 38.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1988 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 9 13 22 40.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0%
29 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1991 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 0 1 1 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% — 35 64 99 35.4% 34 47 81 42.0% 44 40 84 52.4% 42 50 92 45.7%

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 Eva Pfaff
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1481 98.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.13
17 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1980 1608 120.9 — — — — -1 -3 — 48.0% -0.16 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 99.2 -0.17
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1981 1632 123.3 — — — — -25 +25 -30 45.1% -0.34 3–6 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.4 +3.33
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1982 1776 132.7 — — — — -157 -167 -35 45.2% -0.12 7–6 (54%) 4–5 (44%) 102.8 -1.00
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1983 1856 145.3 — — — — -97 -97 -29 57.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 9–3 (75%) 108.6 +1.01
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 1984 1797 132.6 — — — — +13 -37 -33 47.5% +0.07 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 101.0 -1.64
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 1985 1739 120.7 — — — — +36 -86 +41 46.3% -0.29 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.71
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 1986 1690 126.2 — — — — +52 -70 +30 42.1% -0.32 6–4 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.8 -0.19
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 1987 1744 139.8 — — — — +26 -162 +23 49.4% -0.34 4–5 (44%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -1.04
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 1988 1648 121.4 — — — — +54 -103 +45 33.9% -1.09 5–3 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.9 +0.07
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 1989 1587 119.6 — — — — +15 — +82 36.3% -1.10 5–5 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -0.75
29 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06 1990 1522 111.5 — — — — -4 — — 33.3% -1.19 0–6 (0%) 0–2 — +0.39
30 1987 1492 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84 1991 1469 118.5 — — — — +22 — — 16.0% -2.28 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 97.6 -0.26
31 1988 1443 86.9 — — — — -32 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04 1992 1459 103.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.15
Career — 1631 114.3 — — — — -39 +58 -52 37.2% -0.94 17–34 (33%) 10–18 (36%) 90.4 +3.96 — 1902 135.5 — — — — -11 -65 -2 44.1% -0.41 49–53 (48%) 36–40 (47%) 102.6 +0.12

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.