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Paula Smith vs Jill Hetherington H2H: 0-2

Jill Hetherington holds a 2–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jill Hetherington leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jill Hetherington won the 1988 Wellington round of 64 6-2 4-6 6-0.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Jill Hetherington
CAN Age 61 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jill Hetherington #128 6-2 4-6 6-0 Paula Smith #214 Match data Feb 3, 1988* R64 Wellington WTA 250 Hard
Jill Hetherington #138 6-0 6-2 Paula Smith #200 Match data Jan 27, 1988* R64 ASB Classic 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
Jill Hetherington #748 #64 12 1,645 31 58 34.8% 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 Jill Hetherington
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — 1983 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1984 2–2 50.0% #121 1,543 0 0
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1985 0–2 0.0% #118 1,522 0 0
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1986 1–1 50.0% #386 1,536 0 0
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1987 2–4 33.3% #169 1,534 0 0
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 1988 15–19 44.1% #81 1,573 0 1
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 1989 8–17 32.0% #122 1,532 0 1
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 1990 1–6 14.3% #247 1,482 0 1
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 1991 0–1 0.0% #245 1,475 0 1
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 1992 1–3 25.0% #277 1,458 0 1
28 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1 1993 0–2 0.0% #468 1,437 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 Jill Hetherington
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1986 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1988 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — —
24 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1989 6 14 20 30.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1990 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 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% 1991 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 24 42 66 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 10 15 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 Jill Hetherington
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1507 98.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.67 1–1 — — +0.39
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1984 1543 109.8 — — — — +46 — — 54.5% +0.64 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.28
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1985 1523 106.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.21
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1986 1537 105.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.25 — 1–0 — +0.01
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1987 1534 111.8 — — — — — +29 — 33.3% -0.17 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.14
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 1988 1573 119.5 — — — — +34 — -38 46.9% -0.23 5–8 (38%) 4–4 (50%) 98.9 +1.57
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 1989 1532 113.9 — — — — -43 — +52 36.8% -0.89 2–5 (29%) 3–3 (50%) 97.3 +0.78
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 1990 1482 97.6 — — — — -40 — — 25.0% -1.63 0–2 — — +0.39
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 1991 1476 101.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 0–1 — -0.05
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 1992 1459 96.2 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 — — +0.64
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 1993 1438 95.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — 0.00
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 — 1645 115.3 — — — — -1 +29 -5 40.2% -0.64 11–22 (33%) 9–14 (39%) 91.7 +3.80

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.