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

Samantha Smith vs Mercedes Paz H2H: 1-0

Samantha Smith holds a 1–0 lead over Mercedes Paz in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Samantha Smith leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Samantha Smith won the 1991 Houston round of 32 6-3 6-1.

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Samantha Smith

GBR Age 54 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H

1 – 0

1 main-draw meetings

Mercedes Paz

ARG Age 60 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Samantha Smith #116	6-3 6-1	Mercedes Paz #30	Match data	Apr 18, 1991*	R32	Houston	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	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
Samantha Smith	#439	#55	504	1,626	22	52	29.7%	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mercedes Paz	#521	#28	185	1,822	145	184	44.1%	0	0	0	0	3	3

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	Samantha Smith							Mercedes Paz
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
17	1989	0–1	0.0%	#274	1,494	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	1990	8–12	40.0%	#122	1,559	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1991	3–11	21.4%	#127	1,496	0	0	1985	7–11	38.9%	#115	1,526	0	1
20	1992	1–2	33.3%	#353	1,502	0	0	1986	22–23	48.9%	#60	1,577	0	1
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1987	15–20	42.9%	#88	1,637	0	1
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1988	24–15	61.5%	#44	1,779	0	2
23	1995	0–1	0.0%	#294	1,496	0	0	1989	13–19	40.6%	#91	1,647	0	2
24	1996	1–4	20.0%	#141	1,510	0	0	1990	25–20	55.6%	#32	1,775	0	3
25	1997	2–5	28.6%	#130	1,504	0	0	1991	19–23	45.2%	#71	1,683	0	3
26	1998	6–5	54.5%	#65	1,590	0	0	1992	10–19	34.5%	#107	1,606	0	3
27	1999	1–10	9.1%	#230	1,483	0	0	1993	2–11	15.4%	#213	1,491	0	3
28	2000	0–1	0.0%	#292	1,476	0	0	1994	3–10	23.1%	#140	1,474	0	3
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1995	4–8	33.3%	#164	1,451	0	3
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1996	1–5	16.7%	#124	1,442	0	3

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	Samantha Smith																	Mercedes Paz
	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	1989	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	1990	1	2	3	33.3%	5	7	12	41.7%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1991	1	2	3	33.3%	1	6	7	14.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1985	2	4	6	33.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—
20	1992	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1986	8	10	18	44.4%	13	8	21	61.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1987	4	4	8	50.0%	11	14	25	44.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1988	11	5	16	68.8%	13	10	23	56.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1989	0	6	6	0.0%	13	11	24	54.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
24	1996	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1990	3	4	7	42.9%	17	9	26	65.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	6	11	45.5%
25	1997	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1991	9	8	17	52.9%	9	11	20	45.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
26	1998	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—	—	—	1992	0	5	5	0.0%	10	12	22	45.5%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
27	1999	1	5	6	16.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1993	2	5	7	28.6%	0	6	6	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1994	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1995	2	2	4	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1996	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
Career	—	4	15	19	21.1%	7	17	24	29.2%	10	17	27	37.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	41	57	98	41.8%	93	98	191	48.7%	3	12	15	20.0%	8	17	25	32.0%

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	Samantha Smith																Mercedes Paz
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	1989	1494	97.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	1990	1560	119.1	—	—	—	—	+9	-17	+26	38.3%	-1.13	5–2 (71%)	1–0	—	-0.18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1991	1497	107.3	—	—	—	—	+40	-11	+95	31.3%	-1.16	0–4 (0%)	1–0	—	+0.43	1985	1526	110.7	—	—	—	—	+40	+38	—	40.9%	-0.66	4–4 (50%)	0–1	—	+0.74
20	1992	1503	104.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.00	1–1	—	—	+0.26	1986	1577	119.8	—	—	—	—	-30	+125	—	50.5%	+0.08	7–10 (41%)	7–3 (70%)	100.7	+3.38
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1987	1637	131.6	—	—	—	—	-16	+33	—	45.6%	-0.18	3–6 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	97.5	-0.70
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1988	1780	134.3	—	—	—	—	-56	-13	—	57.5%	+0.52	7–2 (78%)	4–3 (57%)	106.9	+0.57
23	1995	1497	103.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	0–1	—	-0.07	1989	1648	125.8	—	—	—	—	-60	+126	—	45.9%	-0.22	2–8 (20%)	8–7 (53%)	94.4	+0.43
24	1996	1511	113.9	—	—	—	—	+21	—	—	27.3%	-2.18	0–1	1–0	—	-0.63	1990	1776	143.2	—	—	—	—	-121	+116	—	54.3%	+0.15	8–9 (47%)	7–7 (50%)	101.6	-2.36
25	1997	1505	103.1	—	—	—	—	+24	—	+57	33.3%	-1.60	0–1	1–1	—	+0.10	1991	1684	124.3	—	—	—	—	+2	+72	—	45.2%	-0.53	5–6 (45%)	6–3 (67%)	102.6	+1.48
26	1998	1591	120.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+157	50.0%	-0.33	2–2 (50%)	1–0	—	0.00	1992	1606	128.7	—	—	—	—	-21	+95	—	42.6%	-0.54	1–9 (10%)	2–1 (67%)	91.7	-1.41
27	1999	1483	99.5	—	—	—	—	-18	—	+148	16.7%	-1.71	0–2	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.23	1993	1491	102.6	—	—	—	—	+47	+87	—	24.1%	-1.38	0–5 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.61
28	2000	1477	98.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.07	1994	1474	115.3	—	—	—	—	+29	+93	—	22.2%	-1.81	0–1	1–1	—	+0.31
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1995	1452	102.8	—	—	—	—	+50	+58	—	36.0%	-0.72	0–1	1–1	—	+0.83
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1996	1442	97.8	—	—	—	—	—	+17	—	16.7%	-2.67	—	0–1	—	+0.03
Career	—	1626	115.7	—	—	—	—	+11	-15	+106	33.3%	-1.26	8–14 (36%)	5–5 (50%)	97.7	-0.03	—	1822	131.0	—	—	—	—	-28	+76	—	45.9%	-0.29	37–61 (38%)	38–33 (54%)	96.4	+1.19

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.

Samantha Smith's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Asa Carlsson	1	2	3	Sep 2, 1998	H2H
Cecilia Dahlman	1	2	3	Jun 19, 1991	H2H
Nicole Pratt	1	1	2	Jan 22, 1999	H2H
Conchita Martínez	1	1	2	Jun 28, 1998	H2H
Yayuk Basuki	1	1	2	Jun 18, 1998	H2H

Mercedes Paz's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Bettina Fulco	4	5	9	Jul 25, 1992	H2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	2	4	6	Apr 22, 1994	H2H
Gabriela Sabatini	1	5	6	May 7, 1992	H2H
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere	1	5	6	Apr 30, 1992	H2H
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer	1	3	4	Jun 26, 1996	H2H