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

Paula Smith vs Heather Ludloff H2H: 0-1

Heather Ludloff holds a 1–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Heather Ludloff leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Heather Ludloff won the 1982 US Open round of 128 6-2 6-0.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Heather Ludloff
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Heather Ludloff 6-2 6-0 Paula Smith Match data Sep 2, 1982* 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
Heather Ludloff #512 #69 11 1,575 48 106 31.2% 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 Heather Ludloff
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1978 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1980 2–5 28.6% — 1,465 0 0
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1981 0–2 0.0% — 1,440 0 0
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1982 3–4 42.9% — 1,473 0 0
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1983 7–15 31.8% — 1,514 0 0
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 1984 6–9 40.0% #129 1,545 0 0
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 1985 2–12 14.3% #127 1,488 0 0
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 1986 0–1 0.0% #192 1,473 0 0
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 1987 12–16 42.9% #74 1,542 0 0
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 1988 6–14 30.0% #123 1,504 0 0
28 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1 1989 4–9 30.8% #164 1,468 0 0
29 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1 1990 2–6 25.0% #219 1,456 0 0
30 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1 1991 3–5 37.5% #141 1,502 0 0
31 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1 1992 1–6 14.3% #282 1,472 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 Heather Ludloff
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% — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1984 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1985 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% 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% 1986 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% 1987 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1988 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
29 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1991 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 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% — 20 51 71 28.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 20 33 53 37.7% 7 17 24 29.2%

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 Paula Smith Heather Ludloff
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 1978 1488 88.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — +0.21
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1483 102.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.05
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1980 1465 105.1 — — — — +53 — — 37.5% -0.50 0–2 1–0 — +0.22
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1981 1441 97.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.27
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1982 1473 106.3 — — — — +70 — — 46.7% -0.27 0–1 — — +0.83
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1983 1515 109.9 — — — — +14 — +43 34.7% -1.10 2–3 (40%) 7–5 (58%) 101.0 +0.12
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 1984 1546 102.7 — — — — -41 — +67 41.9% -1.26 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.91
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 1985 1488 104.3 — — — — -35 — +74 22.6% -2.29 0–3 (0%) 3–0 (100%) 100.2 +0.47
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 1986 1474 99.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.19
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 1987 1542 110.3 — — — — -48 — +54 43.3% -0.72 6–5 (55%) 2–3 (40%) 104.8 +2.85
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 1988 1504 112.8 — — — — -63 — +65 36.2% -0.83 2–5 (29%) 2–7 (22%) 93.9 +0.36
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 1989 1468 103.4 — — — — +3 — +51 35.5% -1.45 2–3 (40%) 2–0 — +1.53
29 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06 1990 1457 97.4 — — — — -10 — +67 26.3% -1.79 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.40
30 1987 1492 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84 1991 1503 120.4 — — — — -99 — +132 35.0% -1.40 3–1 (75%) 2–1 (67%) 105.9 -0.37
31 1988 1443 86.9 — — — — -32 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04 1992 1473 105.8 — — — — -96 — +134 29.4% -1.47 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.01
Career — 1631 114.3 — — — — -39 +58 -52 37.2% -0.94 17–34 (33%) 10–18 (36%) 90.4 +3.96 — 1576 110.5 — — — — -27 — +69 35.5% -1.20 19–30 (39%) 22–18 (55%) 102.5 +5.16

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.