Paula Smith

This article is about the former tennis player. For the writer, see Mary Sue § Etymology and usage.

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

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
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 48 (February 1981)
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	13
Highest ranking	No. 23 (December 1984)
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)

Smith played 100 tour singles matches and 300 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 (13–13)

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 1 Carpet 2

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Aug 1978	Canadian Open, Canada	Hard	Chris O'Neil	Regina Maršíková Pam Teeguarden	5–7, 7–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Aug 1979	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Penny Johnson	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	1–6, 0–6
Loss	3.	Apr 1980	Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	2–6, 1–6
Win	1.	Aug 1980	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Anne Smith	Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	Oct 1980	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Hard	Pam Shriver	Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds	6–0, 6–4
Loss	4.	Nov 1980	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Hard	Anne Smith	Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds	6–7, 5–7
Win	3.	Apr 1981	Amelia Island, Florida, U.S.	Clay	Kathy Jordan	JoAnne Russell Pam Shriver	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win	4.	May 1981	Perugia, Italy	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Chris Evert-Lloyd Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 6–1
Loss	5.	May 1981	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	6.	Jun 1981	French Open, France	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	1–6, 3–6
Loss	7.	Aug 1981	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Sue Barker	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 2–6
Loss	8.	Oct 1981	Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.	Hard	Pam Shriver	Mary-Lou Piatek Wendy White	1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win	5.	May 1982	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Candy Reynolds	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–4
Win	6.	Aug 1982	San Diego, California, U.S.	Hard	Kathy Jordan	Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win	7.	Oct 1982	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Hard	Ann Kiyomura	Mary-Lou Piatek Wendy White	6–2, 6–4
Loss	9.	Dec 1982	East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 5–7
Loss	10.	Feb 1983	Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.	Clay	Kathy Jordan	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	11.	Mar 1983	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Hard	Alycia Moulton	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	4–6, 6–7
Win	8.	Mar 1983	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Carpet	Candy Reynolds	Iwona Kuczyńska Trey Lewis	6–2, 6–2
Loss	12.	Apr 1983	Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.	Clay	Andrea Jaeger	Martina Navratilova Candy Reynolds	2–6, 3–6
Loss	13.	Jan 1984	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Hard	Mary-Lou Piatek	Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds	7–5, 6–7, 6–7
Win	9.	Aug 1984	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Beverly Mould	Elise Burgin JoAnne Russell	6–2, 7–5
Win	10.	Sep 1984	San Diego, California, U.S.	Hard	Betsy Nagelsen	Terry Holladay Iwona Kuczyńska	6–2, 6–4
Win	11.	Oct 1984	Brighton, England	Carpet	Alycia Moulton	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Win	12.	Jan 1985	Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.	Hard	Betsy Nagelsen	Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker	6–3, 6–4
Loss	14.	Jul 1985	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Penny Barg	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva	6–3, 3–6, 6–4

Mixed 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
Loss	1.	Jun 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 International Tennis Federation
• Paula Smith at the Billie Jean King Cup