Paula Smith

Paula Smith

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1957-01-10) January 10, 1957 Boulder, Colorado, USA
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	54–103
Highest ranking	No. 87 (14 February 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1981, 1982, 1983)
French Open	3R (1982, 1983)
Wimbledon	2R (1978, 1981, 1982)
US Open	3R (1980)
Doubles
Career record	304–214
Career titles	12
Highest ranking	No. 75 (27 February 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1982, 1983)
French Open	F (1981)
Wimbledon	SF (1980)
US Open	QF (1978, 1979, 1980, 1984)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	F (1985)
Wimbledon	3R (1984)
US Open	SF (1981)

Paula Smith (born January 10, 1957) is an American former tennis player.

Smith played 100 tour singles matches and 47 doubles matches between 1976 and 1988. She reached the finals of the French Open once in 1981, partnering Candy Reynolds, and again in mixed doubles in 1985, partnering Francisco González and losing to Martina Navratilova and Heinz Günthardt. She also reached the finals of the 1982 Toyota Series Championships, the 1983 Family Circle Cup and the final of the doubles in Indiana, 1985.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 26 (12–14)

Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 1 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0

Titles by Surface Hard 5 Clay 5 Grass 0 Carpet 2

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	August 20, 1978	Canadian Open, Canada	Hard	Chris O'Neil	Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden	5–7, 7–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	August 12, 1979	US Clay Courts, USA	Clay	Penny Johnson	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	1–6, 0–6
Runner-up	3.	April 13, 1980	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	2–6, 1–6
Winner	4.	August 10, 1980	US Clay Courts, USA	Clay	Anne Smith	Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	5.	October 17, 1980	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Hard	Pam Shriver	Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	November 16, 1980	Tampa, Florida, USA	Hard	Anne Smith	Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds	6–7, 5–7
Winner	7.	April 26, 1981	Amelia Island, Florida, USA	Clay	Kathy Jordan	JoAnne Russell Pam Shriver	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Winner	8.	May 10, 1981	Perugia, Italy	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Chris Evert-Lloyd Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	9.	May 17, 1981	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	10.	June 7, 1981	French Open, France	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	11.	August 9, 1981	US Clay Courts, USA	Clay	Sue Barker	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	12.	October 18, 1981	Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA	Hard	Pam Shriver	Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White	1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner	13.	May 16, 1982	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Candy Reynolds	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–4
Winner	14.	August 1, 1982	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Kathy Jordan	Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Winner	15.	October 17, 1982	Tampa, Florida, USA	Hard	Ann Kiyomura	Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	16.	December 19, 1982	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	17.	February 6, 1983	Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Clay	Kathy Jordan	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up	18.	March 6, 1983	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Hard	Alycia Moulton	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	4–6, 6–7
Winner	19.	March 14, 1983	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Carpet	Candy Reynolds	Iwona Kuczyńska Trey Lewis	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	20.	April 10, 1983	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Clay	Andrea Jaeger	Martina Navratilova Candy Reynolds	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	21.	January 9, 1984	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Hard	Mary-Lou Daniels	Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds	7–5, 6–7, 6–7
Winner	22.	August 11, 1984	US Clay Courts, USA	Clay	Beverly Mould	Elise Burgin JoAnne Russell	6–2, 7–5
Winner	23.	September 23, 1984	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Betsy Nagelsen	Terry Holladay Iwona Kuczyńska	6–2, 6–4
Winner	24.	October 28, 1984	Brighton, England	Carpet	Alycia Moulton	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Winner	25.	January 6, 1985	Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA	Hard	Betsy Nagelsen	Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	26.	July 27, 1985	US Clay Courts, USA	Clay	Penny Barg	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva	6–3, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles 1

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	June 9, 1985	French Open, France	Clay	Francisco González	Heinz Günthardt Martina Navratilova	6–2, 3–6, 2–6

External links

• Paula Smith at the Women's Tennis Association
• Paula Smith at the Billie Jean King Cup