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Paula Smith vs Gigi Fernandez H2H: 1-2

Gigi Fernandez holds a 2–1 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Gigi Fernandez leads 2–1 on grass. Most recently, Gigi Fernandez won the 1984 Newport round of 32 6-1 6-7 6-2.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Gigi Fernandez
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gigi Fernandez #110 6-1 6-7 6-2 Paula Smith Match data Aug 2, 1984* R32 Newport WTA 250 Grass
Gigi Fernandez 5-7 6-3 6-2 Paula Smith Match data Dec 3, 1983* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Paula Smith 6-4 2-6 6-1 Gigi Fernandez Match data Nov 16, 1983* R64 Brisbane International WTA 500 Grass

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
Gigi Fernandez #181 #17 247 1,911 227 217 51.1% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Gigi Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1983 4–8 33.3% — 1,524 0 0
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1984 18–16 52.9% #27 1,722 0 0
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1985 9–18 33.3% #64 1,655 0 0
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1986 17–14 54.8% #57 1,728 0 1
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 1987 16–17 48.5% #39 1,681 0 1
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 1988 15–18 45.5% #53 1,683 0 1
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 1989 23–15 60.5% #23 1,808 0 1
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 1990 18–14 56.2% #36 1,764 0 1
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 1991 30–18 62.5% #22 1,808 0 2
28 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1 1992 22–16 57.9% #32 1,806 0 2
29 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1 1993 17–17 50.0% #50 1,730 0 2
30 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1 1994 17–17 50.0% #32 1,789 0 2
31 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1 1995 11–13 45.8% #65 1,739 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 1996 7–12 36.8% #112 1,687 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1997 3–3 50.0% #180 1,708 0 2

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 Gigi 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 %
17 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 10 5 15 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
21 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1985 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 10 4 14 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1987 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
24 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1988 12 12 24 50.0% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 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% 1989 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1991 17 10 27 63.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
28 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 16 8 24 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 8 7 15 53.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6%
30 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1994 9 8 17 52.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
31 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
Career — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 6 18 24 25.0% — 123 108 231 53.2% 10 21 31 32.3% 66 48 114 57.9% 28 38 66 42.4%

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 Gigi 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
17 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1484 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.14
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1983 1525 107.0 — — — — +20 — +103 38.7% -0.81 3–4 (43%) — — +0.09
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1984 1723 133.3 — — — — -124 — +67 52.6% +0.51 4–6 (40%) 3–6 (33%) 97.5 +1.64
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1985 1655 131.5 — — — — -67 — +69 36.7% -1.17 2–4 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -1.65
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1986 1729 123.4 — — — — -5 -186 -44 55.4% +0.18 5–7 (42%) 5–2 (71%) 99.5 +2.46
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 1987 1681 134.9 — — — — -1 -163 +66 49.3% +0.08 4–3 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 102.3 +0.81
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 1988 1683 137.1 — — — — +26 — -6 47.5% +0.06 8–8 (50%) 3–7 (30%) 97.1 -1.31
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 1989 1809 145.5 — — — — +2 — -63 57.3% +0.71 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 103.4 -0.49
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 1990 1764 137.4 — — — — +14 — +11 57.5% +0.63 3–6 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 95.2 +0.43
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 1991 1809 133.9 — — — — -40 -257 +45 57.7% +0.35 11–4 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 107.7 +1.36
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 1992 1806 140.7 — — — — +7 -254 +46 56.0% +0.52 7–3 (70%) 3–1 (75%) 105.7 +0.99
29 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06 1993 1731 133.0 — — — — -6 -139 +171 50.7% -0.20 5–4 (56%) 5–2 (71%) 102.5 +1.15
30 1987 1492 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84 1994 1790 139.1 — — — — -26 -264 +163 51.9% -0.05 4–7 (36%) 5–6 (45%) 95.7 -0.06
31 1988 1443 86.9 — — — — -32 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04 1995 1739 124.8 — — — — -25 — +142 50.9% -0.33 4–7 (36%) 4–2 (67%) 98.5 -0.33
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1688 129.4 — — — — -30 — +235 40.0% -0.84 3–4 (43%) 1–1 — -0.64
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1709 113.2 — — — — -56 — +219 46.2% -0.54 1–0 1–1 — -0.50
Career — 1631 114.3 — — — — -39 +58 -52 37.2% -0.94 17–34 (33%) 10–18 (36%) 90.4 +3.96 — 1912 141.7 — — — — -18 -208 +72 51.5% +0.08 72–72 (50%) 52–42 (55%) 103.1 +0.92

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.