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Virginia Ruzici vs Paula Smith H2H: 2-0

Virginia Ruzici holds a 2–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Virginia Ruzici leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Virginia Ruzici won the 1982 Roland Garros round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Virginia Ruzici
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Ruzici 6-4 6-2 Paula Smith Match data May 30, 1982* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-2 Paula Smith Match data Feb 28, 1980* R32 Houston WTA 250 Carpet

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
Virginia Ruzici #264 #16 5 2,123 455 274 62.4% 1 0 0 1 17 19
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 Virginia Ruzici Paula Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
18 1973 4–9 30.8% — 1,493 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 20–18 52.6% — 1,647 0 2 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
20 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,686 0 3 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0
21 1976 30–20 60.0% — 1,797 0 3 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0
22 1977 23–21 52.3% — 1,919 0 4 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1
23 1978 59–26 69.4% — 2,092 1 8 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1
24 1979 52–27 65.8% — 1,974 1 8 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1
25 1980 73–26 73.7% — 2,031 1 12 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1
26 1981 58–30 65.9% — 1,919 1 13 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1
27 1982 49–21 70.0% — 1,983 1 17 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1
28 1983 27–17 61.4% — 1,905 1 18 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1
29 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,780 1 18 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1
30 1985 27–19 58.7% #48 1,786 1 19 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #185 1,734 1 19 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1
32 1987 5–7 41.7% #143 1,657 1 19 — — — — — — —

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 Virginia Ruzici 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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1973 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1976 — — — — 28 12 40 70.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1978 14 9 23 60.9% 19 4 23 82.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
24 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 15 9 24 62.5% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 1980 14 5 19 73.7% 27 5 32 84.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 24 11 35 68.6% 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 27 8 35 77.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 16 13 29 55.2% 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1982 10 5 15 66.7% 24 5 29 82.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9% 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
28 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1984 2 6 8 25.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1985 7 6 13 53.8% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 69 55 124 55.6% 218 85 303 71.9% 43 34 77 55.8% 114 96 210 54.3% — 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 Virginia Ruzici 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
17 1972 1484 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19
18 1973 1494 102.8 — — — — +96 -24 — 33.3% -1.19 0–1 0–1 — +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1647 134.9 — — — — -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +1.04 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20
20 1975 1686 122.9 — — — — — +81 — 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.38 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67
21 1976 1797 142.1 — — — — -255 +110 -321 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -1.76 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90
22 1977 1920 148.2 — — — — -145 +43 — 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 — -5.12 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67
23 1978 2092 158.8 — — — — -38 -54 -463 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -7.09 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39
24 1979 1975 151.3 — — — — +50 +39 -193 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -3.12 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31
25 1980 2032 157.7 — — — — +31 +158 -224 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.1 -5.80 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87
26 1981 1919 158.9 — — — — -19 +290 -67 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -6.70 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18
27 1982 1984 156.4 — — — — -61 +260 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.11 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63
28 1983 1905 143.8 — — — — +21 +136 -21 60.4% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +2.73 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02
29 1984 1781 144.3 — — — — -45 +178 — 51.0% +0.29 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 87.0 -0.89 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06
30 1985 1786 140.6 — — — — -87 +216 +68 57.4% +0.63 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 -0.16 1987 1492 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84
31 1986 1735 90.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.00 0–1 — — +0.44 1988 1443 86.9 — — — — -32 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04
32 1987 1658 111.9 — — — — — +211 — 46.4% -0.14 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2123 154.7 — — — — -27 +141 -197 61.0% +0.79 108–81 (57%) 70–52 (57%) 104.0 -3.86 — 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.