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

Tanya Harford vs Paula Smith H2H: 0-1

Paula Smith holds a 1–0 lead over Tanya Harford in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paula Smith leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paula Smith won the 1981 Lugano round of 32 5-7 6-2 6-0.

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Tanya Harford
RSA Age 67 Right-Handed 162 cm / 5'4"
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 5-7 6-2 6-0 Tanya Harford Match data May 14, 1981* R32 Lugano 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
Tanya Harford — — — 1,784 50 71 41.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paula Smith #393 #194 1 1,631 59 116 33.7% 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 Tanya Harford Paula Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1975 0–1 0.0% — 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1976 4–5 44.4% — 1,512 0 0 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
18 1977 7–13 35.0% — 1,559 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1978 3–6 33.3% — 1,558 0 0 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
20 1979 13–10 56.5% — 1,716 0 0 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0
21 1980 12–20 37.5% — 1,673 0 0 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0
22 1981 8–10 44.4% — 1,630 0 0 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1
23 1982 3–5 37.5% — 1,629 0 0 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1
24 — — — — — — — 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1
25 — — — — — — — 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1
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 Tanya Harford 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 %
15 1974 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1979 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1980 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% 3 9 12 25.0% 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 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 22 37 40.5% 11 14 25 44.0% 15 19 34 44.1% 8 15 23 34.8% — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 6 18 24 25.0%

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 Tanya Harford 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
15 1974 1497 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1975 1479 94.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1976 1512 106.0 — — — — +67 +25 — 44.4% -0.61 0–2 1–0 — +0.59 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19
18 1977 1559 123.8 — — — — +23 +25 -88 38.3% -0.58 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 98.8 +1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 1559 111.9 — — — — +34 — — 41.7% -0.71 2–4 (33%) 0–1 — +0.55 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20
20 1979 1716 133.6 — — — — -51 — -60 51.8% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 3–1 (75%) 108.7 +1.24 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67
21 1980 1674 130.7 — — — — -52 — -27 40.0% -0.81 5–6 (45%) 2–4 (33%) 98.1 -2.35 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90
22 1981 1631 111.6 — — — — +32 -43 0 52.4% +0.12 2–6 (25%) 4–3 (57%) 97.4 +2.28 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67
23 1982 1629 118.4 — — — — — -65 +42 44.4% -0.44 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.05 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87
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 — 1785 128.9 — — — — -15 -5 -32 44.0% -0.51 19–27 (41%) 12–14 (46%) 98.7 +2.85 — 1631 114.3 — — — — -39 +58 -52 37.2% -0.94 17–34 (33%) 10–18 (36%) 90.4 +3.96

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.