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Paula Smith vs Leigh Anne Thompson H2H: 0-1

Leigh Anne Thompson holds a 1–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Leigh Anne Thompson leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Leigh Anne Thompson won the 1982 Lugano round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Leigh Anne Thompson
USA Age 62

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Leigh Anne Thompson 6-3 6-4 Paula Smith Match data May 13, 1982* R32 Lugano 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
Leigh Anne Thompson — — — 1,792 42 73 36.5% 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 Leigh Anne Thompson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1981 4–5 44.4% — 1,542 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1982 20–23 46.5% — 1,765 0 1
19 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 1983 7–17 29.2% — 1,715 0 1
20 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0 1984 0–8 0.0% — 1,589 0 1
21 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0 1985 6–11 35.3% — 1,594 0 1
22 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1 1986 5–9 35.7% — 1,555 0 1
23 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 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 Leigh Anne Thompson
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% — — — — 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 7 2 9 77.8% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 9 15 40.0%
19 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 4 8 12 33.3%
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1985 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 16 25 41 39.0% 13 20 33 39.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 13 22 35 37.1%

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 Leigh Anne Thompson
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 1981 1543 110.4 — — — — +61 +27 — 47.6% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.41
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1765 135.1 — — — — +1 -160 -227 45.7% -0.04 5–5 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 100.7 -0.61
19 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1983 1715 134.4 — — — — +4 -84 — 38.8% -0.96 0–5 (0%) 1–1 — -2.18
20 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67 1984 1590 92.8 — — — — +12 -27 — 11.1% -2.33 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.15
21 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90 1985 1594 115.3 — — — — +21 — — 36.8% -0.66 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.16
22 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67 1986 1556 101.1 — — — — -8 -18 — 43.8% -0.53 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 95.1 +1.93
23 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1793 126.6 — — — — +9 -96 -227 40.5% -0.53 10–22 (31%) 9–13 (41%) 89.9 -0.39

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.