H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Paula Smith vs Joanne Russell H2H: 1-0

Paula Smith holds a 1–0 lead over Joanne Russell in their WTA head-to-head. They have met 1 times in main draws. Most recently, Paula Smith won the 1979 Pittsburgh round of 32 UNK.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paula Smith UNK Joanne Russell Match data Sep 13, 1979* R32 Pittsburgh WTA 250 —

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
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3
29 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5

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 Joanne Russell
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 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% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
26 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 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% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6%

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 Joanne Russell
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15
29 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75
30 1987 1492 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04
31 1988 1443 86.9 — — — — -32 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11
Career — 1631 114.3 — — — — -39 +58 -52 37.2% -0.94 17–34 (33%) 10–18 (36%) 90.4 +3.96 — 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03

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.