Mercedes Paz

Mercedes María Paz (; born 27 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. She won three singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 28 in April 1991. Her best Grand Slam result was the fourth round at the 1986 French Open and the 1990 French Open.

Paz unexpectedly defeated defending champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the second round of the 1990 French Open. Later that year, at the Virginia Slims of Worcester, Paz also defeated Sánchez Vicario in the round of 16. Five years before, in the semifinals of the 1985 Brazil Open, she beat top-seeded Gabriela Sabatini en route to beating Peruvian Laura Arraya for the title. In so doing, Paz became the first Argentinian woman to capture a major WTA event. In addition to wins over Sánchez Vicario and Sabatini, she also defeated top-seeded Jana Novotná in three sets to reach the semifinals of the Belgian Ladies Open in Brussels in 1989. The previous year, at the 1988 Hilton Head tournament, Paz had defeated Novotná in the round of 32 for the first time.

WTA career finals

Singles 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Virginia Slims (1–1)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (2–2)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 1985	São Paulo Open, Brazil	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Arraya	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Oct 1986	Singapore Open	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Oct 1988	Puerto Rico Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Anne Minter	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	2–2	Nov 1988	Guarujá Cup, Brazil	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rene Simpson	7–5, 6–2
Loss	2–3	Jul 1989	Belgian Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Radka Zrubáková	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win	3–3	May 1990	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ann Grossman	6–2, 6–3

Doubles 40 (22 titles, 18 runner-ups)

Legend
WTA Championships (0–1)
Virginia Slims (7–2)
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (1–5)
Tier III (2–1)
Tier IV & V (12–8)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Oct 1984	Japan Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ronni Reis	Template:Flagicon Emilse Raponi-Longo Template:Flagicon Adriana Villagrán	6–4, 7–5
Win	2.	Mar 1985	São Paulo Open, Brazil	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini	Template:Flagicon Csilla Bartos Template:Flagicon Niege Dias	7–5, 6–4
Win	3.	Aug 1985	VS New York, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini	Template:Flagicon Kateřina Böhmová Template:Flagicon Andrea Holíková	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win	4.	Nov 1986	Puerto Rico Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Robin White	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win	5.	Dec 1986	Argentine Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Nicole Muns-Jagerman	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Loss	1.	Mar 1987	South Carolina Open, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Laura Arraya Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6–4, 6–4
Win	6.	Apr 1987	Family Circle Cup, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eva Pfaff	Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil	7–6(8–6), 7–5
Win	7.	Nov 1987	Argentine Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington Template:Flagicon Christiane Jolissaint	6–2, 6–2
Loss	2.	Dec 1987	Brasil Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Cheryl Jones	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win	8.	Jul 1988	Swedish Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini	Template:Flagicon Linda Ferrando Template:Flagicon Silvia La Fratta	6–0, 6–2
Win	9.	Jul 1988	Belgian Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Template:Flagicon Katerina Maleeva Template:Flagicon Raffaella Reggi	7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win	10.	Nov 1988	Guarujá Cup, Brazil	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bettina Fulco	Template:Flagicon Carin Bakkum Template:Flagicon Simone Schilder	6–3, 6–4
Win	11.	May 1989	Ilva Trophy, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš	Template:Flagicon Sophie Amiach Template:Flagicon Emmanuelle Derly	6–2, 6–2
Loss	3.	May 1989	Italian Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie Template:Flagicon Janine Thompson	6–4, 6–3
Win	12.	May 1989	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory Template:Flagicon Gretchen Magers	6–3, 6–3
Loss	4.	Jul 1989	Arcachon Cup, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Winner	13.	Jul 1989	Belgian Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf	Template:Flagicon Carin Bakkum Template:Flagicon Simone Schilder	6–1, 6–2
Win	14.	Jul 1989	Swedish Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš Template:Flagicon Katerina Maleeva	6–2, 7–5
Win	15.	Dec 1989	Guarujá Cup, Brazil	Hard	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Cláudia Chabalgoity Template:Flagicon Luciana Corsato	6–2, 6–2
Loss	5.	Apr 1990	Family Circle Cup, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–2, 6–1
Win	16.	Apr 1990	Amelia Island Championships, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Regina Kordová Template:Flagicon Andrea Temesvári	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win	17.	Apr 1990	Tampa Open, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Laura Arraya Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini	6–2, 6–0
Win	18.	Apr 1990	Barcelona Open, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1
Win	19.	Jul 1990	Swedish Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Template:Flagicon Carin Bakkum Template:Flagicon Nicole Muns-Jagerman	6–3, 6–7(10–12), 6–2
Loss	6.	Aug 1990	LA Championships, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	7.	Oct 1990	Filderstadt Grand Prix, West Germany	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison	7–5, 6–3
Loss	8.	Nov 1990	WTA Championships, New York	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss	9.	Apr 1991	Amelia Island Championships, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	10.	May 1991	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf	Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil Template:Flagicon Stephanie Rehe	6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4
Loss	11.	Jul 1991	Internazionali di Palermo, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Garrone	Template:Flagicon Petra Langrová Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Loss	12.	Jul 1991	San Marino Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Garrone	Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Guse Template:Flagicon Akemi Nishiya	6–0, 6–3
Loss	13.	Nov 1991	VS Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández	6–4, 6–2
Win	20.	Dec 1991	São Paulo Open, Brazil	Clay	Template:Flagicon Inés Gorrochategui	Template:Flagicon Renata Baranski Template:Flagicon Laura Glitz	6–2, 6–2
Loss	14.	May 1992	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Andrea Strnadová	6–3, 6–4
Loss	15.	Aug 1992	San Diego Open, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland	6–1, 6–4
Loss	16.	Apr 1993	Ilva Trophy, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Petra Langrová	Template:Flagicon Debbie Graham Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6–0, 6–4
Loss	17.	Jul 1993	New Haven Open, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	6–1, 6–2
Win	21.	Jan 1994	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Patricia Hy	Template:Flagicon Jenny Byrne Template:Flagicon Julie Richardson	6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win	22.	Apr 1995	Bol Open, Croatia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Rene Simpson	Template:Flagicon Laura Golarsa Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea	7–5, 6–2
Loss	18.	Jul 1997	Internazionali di Palermo, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat	Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina Elia Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett	2–6, 6–1, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	11 June 1984	ITF Lyon, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Katerina Maleeva	6–7, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	25 February 1985	ITF São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Template:Flagicon Helena Dahlström	7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	10 March 1985	ITF Curitiba, Brazil	Clay	Template:Flagicon Renee Blount	6–1, 6–2
Winner	2.	1 April 1985	ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mariana Pérez Roldán	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	30 September 1996	ITF Newport Beach, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Elena Brioukhovets	2–6, 4–6

Doubles (9–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 January 1984	ITF Miami, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ronni Reis	Template:Flagicon Heather Crowe Template:Flagicon Rene Mentz	4–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	11 June 1984	Lyon, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ronni Reis	Template:Flagicon Isabelle Demongeot Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	2.	15 November 1993	La Plata, Argentina	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo	Template:Flagicon Cláudia Chabalgoity Template:Flagicon Larissa Schaerer	6–1, 6–4
Winner	3.	14 November 1994	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo	Template:Flagicon Patrícia Marková Template:Flagicon Yuka Tanaka	6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	25 February 1996	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Christína Papadáki	Template:Flagicon Virág Csurgó Template:Flagicon Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková	7–6, 6–2
Winner	5.	30 September 1996	Newport Beach, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rene Simpson	Template:Flagicon Erika deLone Template:Flagicon Nicole Pratt	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	20 October 1996	Hayward, United States	Hard	Template:Flagicon Annabel Ellwood	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington Template:Flagicon Kathy Rinaldi	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	23 February 1997	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo	Template:Flagicon Seda Noorlander Template:Flagicon Christína Papadáki	6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Winner	6.	27 July 1997	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Template:Flagicon Laura Golarsa	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Plischke Template:Flagicon Marlene Weingärtner	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	7.	5 October 1997	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo	Template:Flagicon Celeste Contín Template:Flagicon Romina Ottoboni	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	8.	2 November 1997	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo	Template:Flagicon Miriam D'Agostini Template:Flagicon Vanessa Menga	6–2, 6–0
Winner	9.	27 September 1998	ITF Tucumán, Argentina	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Luciana Masante Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo	5–7, 6–4, 7–6

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