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

Paula Smith vs Kate Latham H2H: 2-0

Paula Smith holds a 2–0 lead over Kate Latham in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Paula Smith leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Paula Smith won the 1983 Salt Lake City quarterfinal 6-4 4-1 RET.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Kate Latham
USA Age 73

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paula Smith 6-4 4-1 (ret.) Kate Latham Match data Sep 17, 1983* QF Salt Lake City WTA 250 Hard
Paula Smith 4-6 6-2 6-2 Kate Latham Match data Mar 3, 1983* R32 Nashville 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
Kate Latham — — — 1,864 198 202 49.5% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Kate Latham
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,489 0 0
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1970 1–3 25.0% — 1,475 0 0
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1972 3–3 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1973 6–7 46.2% — 1,587 0 0
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1974 40–16 71.4% — 1,828 0 3
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1975 15–20 42.9% — 1,684 0 3
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 1976 4–2 66.7% — 1,676 0 3
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 1977 15–12 55.6% — 1,748 0 3
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 1978 13–17 43.3% — 1,660 0 3
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 1979 21–23 47.7% — 1,852 0 3
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 1980 23–22 51.1% — 1,748 0 4
28 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1 1981 21–20 51.2% — 1,774 0 5
29 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1 1982 24–28 46.2% — 1,684 0 5
30 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1 1983 9–16 36.0% — 1,623 0 6
31 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1 1984 0–11 0.0% — 1,492 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 1985 3–1 75.0% — 1,526 0 6

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 Kate Latham
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1970 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
21 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1974 15 5 20 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0%
23 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1976 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 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% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
26 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 8 7 15 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 10 16 37.5%
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1980 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 9 12 25.0%
28 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1981 8 7 15 53.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 10 16 37.5%
29 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 9 7 16 56.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 7 9 16 43.8%
30 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1983 6 8 14 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
31 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1984 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 6 18 24 25.0% — 70 67 137 51.1% 26 38 64 40.6% 41 33 74 55.4% 27 55 82 32.9%

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 Kate Latham
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1489 99.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.07
17 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19 1970 1476 93.6 — — — — +10 — — 25.0% -2.63 — — — +0.42
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1972 1503 99.9 — — — — — +39 — 45.5% -0.54 0–1 — — +0.62
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1973 1587 129.0 — — — — -41 — 0 48.3% +0.14 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.26
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1974 1828 140.0 — — — — -65 -181 -31 68.9% +1.55 6–8 (43%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 +3.26
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1975 1685 132.9 — — — — +12 -76 — 45.3% -0.03 1–4 (20%) 1–7 (13%) 89.6 -0.75
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 1976 1676 107.6 — — — — +22 — — 57.1% +1.00 2–0 1–0 — +2.30
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 1977 1749 140.9 — — — — -7 -119 — 54.2% +0.34 3–4 (43%) 4–1 (80%) 103.9 -0.90
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 1978 1661 118.3 — — — — +8 -10 +69 43.3% -0.58 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.3 +2.03
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 1979 1852 149.5 — — — — -20 -164 -96 45.5% -0.29 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) 102.4 -2.22
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 1980 1749 133.1 — — — — -30 — +16 51.5% +0.05 5–10 (33%) 7–4 (64%) 96.7 -1.81
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 1981 1774 142.7 — — — — -17 — +6 52.1% +0.14 5–7 (42%) 6–5 (55%) 97.1 -1.96
29 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06 1982 1685 128.0 — — — — +51 -102 +34 44.5% -0.56 10–5 (67%) 5–2 (71%) 106.2 -0.31
30 1987 1492 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84 1983 1624 115.0 — — — — +51 -49 +71 40.3% -0.61 7–9 (44%) 3–6 (33%) 96.8 +0.84
31 1988 1443 86.9 — — — — -32 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04 1984 1492 91.5 — — — — +52 +30 — 8.3% -3.08 0–2 0–1 — +0.50
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1527 102.8 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.40 2–0 1–0 — +0.05
Career — 1631 114.3 — — — — -39 +58 -52 37.2% -0.94 17–34 (33%) 10–18 (36%) 90.4 +3.96 — 1864 138.0 — — — — -3 -77 -8 49.1% -0.03 56–62 (47%) 41–38 (52%) 100.8 +0.44

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.