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Sue Barker vs Paula Smith H2H: 0-1

Paula Smith holds a 1–0 lead over Sue Barker in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paula Smith leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paula Smith won the 1983 Perugia round of 64 2-6 6-2 7-6.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paula Smith 2-6 6-2 7-6 Sue Barker Match data May 4, 1983* R64 Perugia 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
Sue Barker — #5 — 2,267 381 218 63.6% 1 0 0 3 18 22
Paula Smith — #194 1 1,632 60 117 33.9% 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 Sue Barker Paula Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,526 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1972 3–2 60.0% — 1,542 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
18 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 — — — — — — —
19 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
20 1976 64–24 72.7% #10 2,066 1 14 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0
21 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,147 1 16 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,454 0 0
22 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,939 1 17 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1
23 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,023 1 20 1980 14–23 37.8% — 1,577 0 1
24 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,933 1 20 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,516 0 1
25 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,960 1 21 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,505 0 1
26 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,805 1 21 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,591 0 1
27 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,751 1 22 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,542 0 1
28 1984 2–14 12.5% — 1,556 1 22 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 Sue Barker Paula Smith
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 %
14 1970 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1971 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 9 12 25.0%
24 1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
28 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 — 42 39 81 51.9% 70 36 106 66.0% 133 64 197 67.5% 113 75 188 60.1% — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 7 19 26 26.9%

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 Sue Barker Paula Smith
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
14 1970 1514 108.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1971 1526 105.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 1542 113.2 — — — — — — +27 63.6% +1.00 0–1 1–0 — +1.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.91 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19
18 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -20 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -17 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.83 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20
20 1976 2066 161.7 — — — — -35 -14 -14 67.5% +1.28 17–7 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 109.5 -5.34 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.61
21 1977 2147 167.3 — — — — +152 -97 -84 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.84 1978 1455 103.8 — — — — +28 +87 +74 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.78
22 1978 1939 142.4 — — — — +44 — +80 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -0.92 1979 1514 125.3 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67
23 1979 2024 162.7 — — — — +45 -16 +21 66.7% +1.18 9–12 (43%) 8–5 (62%) 93.0 -4.16 1980 1578 116.4 — — — — -108 -11 -47 38.8% -0.81 3–3 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 98.5 +1.09
24 1980 1933 146.3 — — — — +32 — +99 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 -0.03 1981 1517 113.2 — — — — +56 +48 -55 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.59
25 1981 1960 149.6 — — — — +22 -1 +63 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.75 1982 1506 119.7 — — — — -29 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.47
26 1982 1806 134.4 — — — — +61 +88 +84 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.24 1983 1591 111.3 — — — — -49 +64 -105 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.10
27 1983 1752 133.0 — — — — +75 +55 +124 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.23 1984 1542 104.2 — — — — -16 +91 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.68
28 1984 1556 94.2 — — — — +108 +139 +247 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.88 1985 1554 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1542 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1493 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1443 87.0 — — — — -31 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04
Career — 2268 155.9 — — — — +36 -26 +22 61.7% +0.84 83–64 (56%) 63–38 (62%) 106.4 -3.37 — 1632 114.2 — — — — -38 +58 -53 37.3% -0.93 17–34 (33%) 10–19 (34%) 89.8 +4.58

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.