Rita Grande
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iva Majoli | 3 | 3 | 6 | Mar 25, 2004 | H2H |
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | 3 | 3 | 6 | Aug 27, 2003 | H2H |
| Jelena Dokic | 1 | 5 | 6 | Jun 13, 2003 | H2H |
| Cara Black | 0 | 5 | 5 | Jun 9, 2004 | H2H |
| Anna Smashnova | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 26, 2004 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Barbara Paulus holds a 1–0 lead over Rita Grande in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Paulus leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1995 Pattaya semifinal 7-5 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Paulus | 7-5 6-4 | Rita Grande | Match data | Nov 18, 1995* | SF | Pattaya | Tier IV → modern equivalent 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Grande | #1,172 | #24 | 1,020 | 1,755 | 173 | 220 | 44.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Barbara Paulus | #347 | #10 | 1,696 | 1,957 | 232 | 140 | 62.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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 | Rita Grande | Barbara Paulus | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 4–3 | 57.1% | #165 | 1,528 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1991 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #370 | 1,471 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 11–10 | 52.4% | #70 | 1,594 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 21–11 | 65.6% | #27 | 1,755 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 1993 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #186 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | 30–16 | 65.2% | #24 | 1,835 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1994 | 7–12 | 36.8% | #146 | 1,491 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 32–14 | 69.6% | #15 | 1,895 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 1995 | 10–11 | 47.6% | #72 | 1,591 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 17–13 | 56.7% | #25 | 1,846 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | 1996 | 10–16 | 38.5% | #71 | 1,617 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 4–8 | 33.3% | #209 | 1,719 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 1997 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #44 | 1,667 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1998 | 12–23 | 34.3% | #59 | 1,581 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #108 | 1,659 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 1999 | 21–18 | 53.8% | #54 | 1,677 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | 21–7 | 75.0% | #23 | 1,798 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 2000 | 16–22 | 42.1% | #77 | 1,608 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 38–16 | 70.4% | #10 | 1,868 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 2001 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #24 | 1,742 | 0 | 2 | 1997 | 32–16 | 66.7% | #24 | 1,878 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | 2002 | 21–27 | 43.8% | #46 | 1,640 | 0 | 2 | 1998 | 17–19 | 47.2% | #45 | 1,751 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | 2003 | 14–25 | 35.9% | #70 | 1,534 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2004 | 12–18 | 40.0% | #104 | 1,536 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2005 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #1088 | 1,518 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Rita Grande | Barbara Paulus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1991 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 18 | 1993 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 19 | 9 | 28 | 67.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | 1994 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1990 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 20 | 1995 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1991 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% |
| 21 | 1996 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1992 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1997 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1998 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1994 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1999 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1995 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 25 | 2000 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37.5% | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1996 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 22 | 6 | 28 | 78.6% | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% |
| 26 | 2001 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 63.6% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 18 | 7 | 25 | 72.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% |
| 27 | 2002 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 44.4% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1998 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 28 | 2003 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18.8% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2004 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 110 | 122 | 232 | 47.4% | 37 | 56 | 93 | 39.8% | 15 | 24 | 39 | 38.5% | 11 | 18 | 29 | 37.9% | — | 75 | 55 | 130 | 57.7% | 120 | 56 | 176 | 68.2% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 35 | 23 | 58 | 60.3% |
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 | Rita Grande | Barbara Paulus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 1529 | 102.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +50 | — | 52.9% | -0.47 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–0 | — | +0.85 |
| 16 | 1991 | 1471 | 91.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | +0.25 | 1987 | 1594 | 117.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +61 | — | 52.2% | -0.02 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +2.31 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 1756 | 133.5 | — | — | — | — | -127 | +35 | — | 61.1% | +0.69 | 6–2 (75%) | 5–2 (71%) | 107.4 | +1.41 |
| 18 | 1993 | 1456 | 94.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | — | — | — | +0.13 | 1989 | 1835 | 142.7 | — | — | — | — | -98 | +11 | — | 58.0% | +0.71 | 15–5 (75%) | 1–5 (17%) | 103.7 | -1.53 |
| 19 | 1994 | 1492 | 108.7 | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | — | 40.0% | -0.67 | 3–4 (43%) | 0–4 (0%) | 95.5 | +0.41 | 1990 | 1896 | 143.9 | — | — | — | — | -23 | +25 | — | 63.7% | +0.76 | 13–8 (62%) | 5–3 (63%) | 103.5 | +1.16 |
| 20 | 1995 | 1591 | 131.2 | — | — | — | — | +49 | — | — | 47.1% | +0.26 | 5–4 (56%) | 1–4 (20%) | 100.8 | +0.32 | 1991 | 1846 | 140.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 53.8% | +0.29 | 6–3 (67%) | 5–4 (56%) | 101.6 | -1.04 |
| 21 | 1996 | 1618 | 126.5 | — | — | — | — | +22 | -164 | -67 | 42.4% | -0.41 | 2–5 (29%) | 2–4 (33%) | 94.9 | +0.05 | 1992 | 1720 | 104.4 | — | — | — | — | +20 | +127 | — | 37.0% | -1.19 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.05 |
| 22 | 1997 | 1668 | 136.7 | — | — | — | — | +21 | -161 | — | 48.7% | -0.33 | 4–10 (29%) | 4–1 (80%) | 97.9 | +0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1998 | 1581 | 124.9 | — | — | — | — | +29 | -89 | -16 | 37.0% | -1.12 | 5–6 (45%) | 4–2 (67%) | 103.0 | -0.29 | 1994 | 1660 | 112.9 | — | — | — | — | +3 | — | — | 31.8% | -0.82 | 1–1 | 1–3 (25%) | — | -0.39 |
| 24 | 1999 | 1678 | 125.6 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -179 | -105 | 50.0% | -0.45 | 10–2 (83%) | 5–2 (71%) | 110.9 | -0.74 | 1995 | 1799 | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | -17 | +64 | — | 67.2% | +1.11 | 7–1 (88%) | 4–0 (100%) | 110.4 | +2.57 |
| 25 | 2000 | 1608 | 123.5 | — | — | — | — | +28 | -76 | -44 | 43.9% | -0.27 | 4–4 (50%) | 5–3 (63%) | 101.6 | -0.24 | 1996 | 1869 | 151.5 | — | — | — | — | -65 | +97 | — | 67.2% | +1.23 | 9–12 (43%) | 3–3 (50%) | 94.9 | +0.39 |
| 26 | 2001 | 1742 | 138.0 | — | — | — | — | +31 | -163 | -198 | 54.7% | +0.35 | 11–8 (58%) | 6–7 (46%) | 101.8 | +0.27 | 1997 | 1878 | 149.1 | — | — | — | — | -57 | +105 | — | 64.8% | +1.27 | 9–6 (60%) | 4–4 (50%) | 100.4 | +3.06 |
| 27 | 2002 | 1641 | 120.5 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -46 | -67 | 44.1% | -0.36 | 8–7 (53%) | 4–7 (36%) | 100.1 | +1.02 | 1998 | 1751 | 136.5 | — | — | — | — | +25 | +129 | — | 46.3% | -0.34 | 7–5 (58%) | 2–1 (67%) | 100.4 | -0.80 |
| 28 | 2003 | 1534 | 112.1 | +0.28 | +0.94 | 1.123 | 52.5% | -41 | +90 | +57 | 40.7% | -0.78 | 6–9 (40%) | 1–3 (25%) | 97.2 | +1.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2004 | 1536 | 104.3 | -0.87 | -1.71 | 0.916 | 47.8% | -71 | +57 | +70 | 44.6% | -0.70 | 5–9 (36%) | 6–3 (67%) | 100.9 | +1.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2005 | 1518 | 99.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.33 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1755 | 128.5 | -0.35 | -0.51 | 1.007 | 50.0% | +13 | -66 | -49 | 45.2% | -0.40 | 63–69 (48%) | 38–41 (48%) | 101.0 | +1.12 | — | 1958 | 145.3 | — | — | — | — | -35 | +69 | — | 58.7% | +0.60 | 78–50 (61%) | 34–26 (57%) | 105.4 | +2.18 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iva Majoli | 3 | 3 | 6 | Mar 25, 2004 | H2H |
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | 3 | 3 | 6 | Aug 27, 2003 | H2H |
| Jelena Dokic | 1 | 5 | 6 | Jun 13, 2003 | H2H |
| Cara Black | 0 | 5 | 5 | Jun 9, 2004 | H2H |
| Anna Smashnova | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 26, 2004 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conchita Martínez | 2 | 4 | 6 | Nov 3, 1996 | H2H |
| Judith Wiesner | 3 | 3 | 6 | Oct 3, 1996 | H2H |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 0 | 6 | 6 | Apr 7, 1996 | H2H |
| Alexandra Fusai | 3 | 2 | 5 | May 27, 1998 | H2H |
| Amanda Coetzer | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jan 21, 1998 | H2H |