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

Paula Smith vs Ruta Gerulaitis H2H: 1-1

Paula Smith and Ruta Gerulaitis are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Paula Smith leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Paula Smith won the 1981 US Open round of 128 6-4 6-4.

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Paula Smith

USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H

1 – 1

2 main-draw meetings

Ruta Gerulaitis

USA Age 70

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Paula Smith	6-4 6-4	Ruta Gerulaitis	Match data	Sep 3, 1981*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Ruta Gerulaitis	3-6 6-4 6-1	Paula Smith	Match data	Sep 23, 1977*	R16	Pensacola Pro Chps	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
Ruta Gerulaitis	—	—	—	1,684	36	60	37.5%	0	0	0	0	0	0

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							Ruta Gerulaitis
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
17	1974	0–2	0.0%	—	1,483	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1–1	50.0%	—	1,507	0	0
19	1976	0–2	0.0%	—	1,463	0	0	1975	5–3	62.5%	—	1,554	0	0
20	1977	3–4	42.9%	—	1,472	0	0	1976	9–9	50.0%	—	1,642	0	0
21	1978	3–9	25.0%	—	1,453	0	0	1977	4–8	33.3%	—	1,604	0	0
22	1979	4–6	40.0%	—	1,513	0	1	1978	11–21	34.4%	—	1,601	0	0
23	1980	13–22	37.1%	—	1,576	0	1	1979	6–11	35.3%	—	1,631	0	0
24	1981	9–18	33.3%	—	1,515	0	1	1980	0–6	0.0%	—	1,557	0	0
25	1982	6–15	28.6%	—	1,504	0	1	1981	0–1	0.0%	—	1,540	0	0
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																	Ruta Gerulaitis
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
17	1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
19	1976	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1977	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1976	—	—	—	—	9	7	16	56.3%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
21	1978	0	3	3	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	1977	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
22	1979	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	4	8	12	33.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	3	2	5	60.0%	2	7	9	22.2%
23	1980	5	7	12	41.7%	5	4	9	55.6%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	1979	0	3	3	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%
24	1981	1	1	2	50.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	0	5	5	0.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	1980	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
25	1982	0	4	4	0.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	1981	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%	—	4	14	18	22.2%	17	18	35	48.6%	6	7	13	46.2%	4	18	22	18.2%

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																Ruta Gerulaitis
Age	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1508	105.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.75	—	0–1	—	+0.22
19	1976	1463	96.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.20	1975	1554	114.5	—	—	—	—	—	+5	—	56.3%	+0.13	1–1	3–0 (100%)	—	+1.00
20	1977	1473	108.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.50	0–2	—	—	+0.67	1976	1642	128.8	—	—	—	—	—	+43	—	47.7%	+0.16	5–3 (63%)	2–0	—	-0.34
21	1978	1454	103.3	—	—	—	—	+31	+87	+75	32.1%	-0.86	1–5 (17%)	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.90	1977	1604	112.2	—	—	—	—	-87	+72	—	37.5%	-0.75	4–4 (50%)	1–0	—	+0.81
22	1979	1513	125.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38.1%	-0.90	1–2 (33%)	2–0	—	-0.67	1978	1602	126.0	—	—	—	—	-69	+34	+27	38.0%	-0.65	2–7 (22%)	0–5 (0%)	92.6	+1.42
23	1980	1576	117.5	—	—	—	—	-113	-9	-44	38.2%	-0.84	3–3 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	99.3	+0.39	1979	1631	132.6	—	—	—	—	-138	+77	+27	35.1%	-0.65	2–3 (40%)	0–3 (0%)	96.8	-0.30
24	1981	1516	113.0	—	—	—	—	+52	+48	-54	39.1%	-0.53	3–7 (30%)	2–4 (33%)	96.3	+2.31	1980	1557	107.5	—	—	—	—	-158	—	—	7.7%	-2.46	0–1	0–1	—	+0.18
25	1982	1505	119.6	—	—	—	—	-32	+90	-41	32.6%	-1.06	1–3 (25%)	0–3 (0%)	96.1	-0.87	1981	1541	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.20
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	—	1684	129.8	—	—	—	—	-94	+47	+27	38.8%	-0.54	14–19 (42%)	6–10 (38%)	96.0	+3.32

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.

Paula Smith's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Betsy Nagelsen	1	4	5	Nov 23, 1983	H2H
Gigi Fernandez	1	2	3	Aug 2, 1984	H2H
Yvonne Vermaak	0	3	3	Jun 27, 1984	H2H
Mareen Louie Harper	1	2	3	Jan 12, 1984	H2H
Rosalyn Fairbank	2	1	3	Nov 17, 1983	H2H

Ruta Gerulaitis's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Virginia Ruzici	0	4	4	Jan 31, 1980	H2H
Betty Stove	1	2	3	Jun 5, 1979	H2H
Isabel Fernandez De Soto	1	2	3	Aug 28, 1976	H2H
Paula Smith	1	1	2	Sep 3, 1981	H2H
Chris Oneil	1	1	2	Aug 16, 1979	H2H