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Svetlana Cherneva holds a 2–0 lead over Mercedes Paz in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Svetlana Cherneva leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Svetlana Cherneva won the 1986 New Orleans round of 32 5-7 6-1 6-0.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svetlana Cherneva | 5-7 6-1 6-0 | Mercedes Paz | Match data | Oct 2, 1986* | R32 | New Orleans | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Svetlana Cherneva | 6-0 2-6 6-3 | Mercedes Paz | Match data | Mar 7, 1986* | R16 | Hershey | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svetlana Cherneva | — | — | — | 1,643 | 30 | 44 | 40.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercedes Paz | #521 | #28 | 185 | 1,822 | 145 | 184 | 44.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Svetlana Cherneva | Mercedes Paz | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1982 | 2–1 | 66.7% | — | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 7–11 | 38.9% | #115 | 1,526 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,501 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | 22–23 | 48.9% | #60 | 1,577 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,528 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 15–20 | 42.9% | #88 | 1,637 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4–3 | 57.1% | — | 1,607 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #44 | 1,779 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 8–14 | 36.4% | — | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | 13–19 | 40.6% | #91 | 1,647 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | 6–10 | 37.5% | — | 1,587 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 25–20 | 55.6% | #32 | 1,775 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | 7–10 | 41.2% | — | 1,578 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 19–23 | 45.2% | #71 | 1,683 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,562 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #107 | 1,606 | 0 | 3 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1993 | 2–11 | 15.4% | #213 | 1,491 | 0 | 3 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 3–10 | 23.1% | #140 | 1,474 | 0 | 3 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 4–8 | 33.3% | #164 | 1,451 | 0 | 3 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 1–5 | 16.7% | #124 | 1,442 | 0 | 3 |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Svetlana Cherneva | Mercedes Paz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 % | ||
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1985 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1987 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1988 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1990 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1991 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 9 | 11 | 20 | 45.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1992 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1993 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 10 | 16 | 26 | 38.5% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 14 | 13 | 27 | 51.9% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | Career | 41 | 57 | 98 | 41.8% | 93 | 98 | 191 | 48.7% | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20.0% | 8 | 17 | 25 | 32.0% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Svetlana Cherneva | Mercedes Paz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 1982 | 1518 | 103.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66.7% | +0.83 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.03 | 1985 | 1526 | 110.7 | — | — | — | — | +40 | +38 | — | 40.9% | -0.66 | 4–4 (50%) | 0–1 | — | +0.74 |
| 1983 | 1502 | 98.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | +0.07 | 1986 | 1577 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | -30 | +125 | — | 50.5% | +0.08 | 7–10 (41%) | 7–3 (70%) | 100.7 | +3.38 |
| 1984 | 1529 | 107.4 | — | — | — | — | +33 | — | +109 | 44.4% | -0.89 | 2–2 (50%) | 0–1 | — | +0.58 | 1987 | 1637 | 131.6 | — | — | — | — | -16 | +33 | — | 45.6% | -0.18 | 3–6 (33%) | 2–2 (50%) | 97.5 | -0.70 |
| 1985 | 1608 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +81 | 50.0% | +0.28 | 3–1 (75%) | 0–2 | — | -0.23 | 1988 | 1780 | 134.3 | — | — | — | — | -56 | -13 | — | 57.5% | +0.52 | 7–2 (78%) | 4–3 (57%) | 106.9 | +0.57 |
| 1986 | 1594 | 112.0 | — | — | — | — | -12 | — | +86 | 36.0% | -1.10 | 4–2 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | 104.9 | +0.70 | 1989 | 1648 | 125.8 | — | — | — | — | -60 | +126 | — | 45.9% | -0.22 | 2–8 (20%) | 8–7 (53%) | 94.4 | +0.43 |
| 1987 | 1587 | 113.6 | — | — | — | — | -27 | — | +110 | 42.1% | -0.71 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–2 (33%) | 96.7 | +0.01 | 1990 | 1776 | 143.2 | — | — | — | — | -121 | +116 | — | 54.3% | +0.15 | 8–9 (47%) | 7–7 (50%) | 101.6 | -2.36 |
| 1988 | 1579 | 108.5 | — | — | — | — | -68 | — | +117 | 39.0% | -0.85 | 5–2 (71%) | 1–0 | — | +0.31 | 1991 | 1684 | 124.3 | — | — | — | — | +2 | +72 | — | 45.2% | -0.53 | 5–6 (45%) | 6–3 (67%) | 102.6 | +1.48 |
| 1992 | 1563 | 100.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | +0.10 | 1992 | 1606 | 128.7 | — | — | — | — | -21 | +95 | — | 42.6% | -0.54 | 1–9 (10%) | 2–1 (67%) | 91.7 | -1.41 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1993 | 1491 | 102.6 | — | — | — | — | +47 | +87 | — | 24.1% | -1.38 | 0–5 (0%) | 0–3 (0%) | — | +0.61 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 1474 | 115.3 | — | — | — | — | +29 | +93 | — | 22.2% | -1.81 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | +0.31 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 1452 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | +50 | +58 | — | 36.0% | -0.72 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | +0.83 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 1442 | 97.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +17 | — | 16.7% | -2.67 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.03 |
| Career | 1644 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | -28 | — | +99 | 40.9% | -0.72 | 16–12 (57%) | 5–8 (38%) | 104.3 | +2.12 | Career | 1822 | 131.0 | — | — | — | — | -28 | +76 | — | 45.9% | -0.29 | 37–61 (38%) | 38–33 (54%) | 96.4 | +1.19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascale Paradis Mangon | 0 | 3 | 3 | Mar 12, 1986 | H2H |
| Natalia Egorova | 1 | 1 | 2 | Oct 27, 1988 | H2H |
| Pam Shriver | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jun 24, 1988 | H2H |
| Larisa Savchenko | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jun 16, 1988 | H2H |
| Claudia Porwik | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mar 3, 1988 | H2H |
| 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 |