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Paula Smith vs Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H: 0-1

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel holds a 1–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel won the 1982 Amelia Island round of 32 6-4 7-6.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel
USA Age 59 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-4 7-6 Paula Smith Match data Apr 22, 1982* R32 Amelia Island WTA 250 Clay

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
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel — #9 — 2,082 277 213 56.5% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
13 — — — — — — — 1980 4–5 44.4% — 1,505 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1981 27–14 65.9% — 1,802 0 2
15 — — — — — — — 1982 30–19 61.2% — 1,872 0 2
16 — — — — — — — 1983 29–17 63.0% — 1,844 0 2
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1984 27–19 58.7% — 1,851 0 2
18 — — — — — — — 1985 41–16 71.9% — 1,975 0 3
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1986 34–16 68.0% #9 1,974 0 4
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1987 15–8 65.2% — 1,901 0 4
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1988 5–8 38.5% — 1,811 0 4
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1989 16–15 51.6% — 1,788 0 4
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 1990 15–18 45.5% — 1,697 0 4
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 1991 7–15 31.8% — 1,589 0 4
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 1992 10–15 40.0% — 1,586 0 4
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 1993 12–13 48.0% — 1,628 0 4
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 1994 1–5 16.7% — 1,585 0 4
28 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1 1995 1–2 33.3% — 1,609 0 4
29 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1 1996 3–8 27.3% — 1,554 0 4
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 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel
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 %
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 14 6 20 70.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 7 3 10 70.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 8 14 42.9%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 8 5 13 61.5% 18 7 25 72.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
17 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1984 6 3 9 66.7% 11 7 18 61.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 15 5 20 75.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 7 4 11 63.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 15 6 21 71.4%
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 5 2 7 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1988 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1990 11 10 21 52.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1991 3 9 12 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 5 8 13 38.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1994 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
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% — 99 84 183 54.1% 98 59 157 62.4% 27 24 51 52.9% 49 43 92 53.3%

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 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel
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
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1505 105.8 — — — — — — — 42.1% -0.42 1–0 1–1 — -0.05
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1803 134.8 — — — — -10 -130 -221 61.5% +1.17 9–5 (64%) 3–3 (50%) 105.4 +2.37
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1872 149.0 — — — — -69 -6 -215 60.4% +0.54 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 107.8 -4.11
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1845 139.2 — — — — -45 +103 -185 58.6% +0.96 12–7 (63%) 1–7 (13%) 99.3 +3.06
17 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19 1984 1851 137.1 — — — — -38 +58 -143 55.9% +0.22 9–5 (64%) 3–1 (75%) 103.9 +0.60
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1976 158.8 — — — — -30 -57 -101 70.6% +1.53 9–2 (82%) 3–5 (38%) 105.7 -2.76
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1986 1975 157.9 — — — — -2 +51 — 63.6% +1.08 8–6 (57%) 7–6 (54%) 101.3 -3.03
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1987 1902 131.1 — — — — +35 +51 — 61.4% +0.60 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 100.0 -0.03
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1988 1812 123.2 — — — — +51 — — 44.4% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -1.23
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1989 1788 141.2 — — — — +17 +110 -20 50.0% -0.29 7–3 (70%) 3–1 (75%) 103.8 -4.08
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 1990 1698 132.2 — — — — +65 +102 — 44.7% -0.36 8–4 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.6 +0.06
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 1991 1590 119.7 — — — — +56 +172 — 36.7% -0.67 3–4 (43%) 0–5 (0%) 93.8 +0.93
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 1992 1586 115.2 — — — — -5 +158 +152 45.2% -0.50 4–8 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 92.9 +1.34
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 1993 1629 119.3 — — — — -57 +111 — 45.9% -0.25 7–4 (64%) 1–4 (20%) 101.8 +0.90
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 1994 1586 107.2 — — — — -57 — — 21.4% -2.00 1–1 — — -0.20
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 1995 1609 114.1 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.60 1–0 1–0 — -0.56
29 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06 1996 1555 105.6 — — — — -34 +118 +211 35.7% -0.93 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 94.7 +0.42
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 — 2083 145.9 — — — — -6 +45 -86 55.0% +0.38 95–63 (60%) 41–44 (48%) 102.1 -1.30

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.