Paula Smith

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

Smith played 100 tour singles matches and 300 doubles matches from 1976 to 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 in 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	Template:Flagicon Chris O'Neil	Template:Flagicon Regina Maršíková Template:Flagicon Pam Teeguarden	5–7, 7–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Aug 1979	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Penny Johnson	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	1–6, 0–6
Loss	3.	Apr 1980	Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	2–6, 1–6
Win	1.	Aug 1980	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici Template:Flagicon Renáta Tomanová	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	Oct 1980	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	6–0, 6–4
Loss	4.	Nov 1980	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	6–7, 5–7
Win	3.	Apr 1981	Amelia Island, Florida, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan	Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win	4.	May 1981	Perugia, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 6–1
Loss	5.	May 1981	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank Template:Flagicon Tanya Harford	6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	6.	Jun 1981	French Open, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank Template:Flagicon Tanya Harford	1–6, 3–6
Loss	7.	Aug 1981	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker	Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 2–6
Loss	8.	Oct 1981	Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Mary-Lou Piatek Template:Flagicon Wendy White	1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win	5.	May 1982	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–4
Win	6.	Aug 1982	San Diego, California, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan	Template:Flagicon Patricia Medrado Template:Flagicon Cláudia Monteiro	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win	7.	Oct 1982	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura	Template:Flagicon Mary-Lou Piatek Template:Flagicon Wendy White	6–2, 6–4
Loss	9.	Dec 1982	East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	4–6, 5–7
Loss	10.	Feb 1983	Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	11.	Mar 1983	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alycia Moulton	Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	4–6, 6–7
Win	8.	Mar 1983	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Iwona Kuczyńska Template:Flagicon Trey Lewis	6–2, 6–2
Loss	12.	Apr 1983	Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	2–6, 3–6
Loss	13.	Jan 1984	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mary-Lou Piatek	Template:Flagicon Sherry Acker Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	7–5, 6–7, 6–7
Win	9.	Aug 1984	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Beverly Mould	Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell	6–2, 7–5
Win	10.	Sep 1984	San Diego, California, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen	Template:Flagicon Terry Holladay Template:Flagicon Iwona Kuczyńska	6–2, 6–4
Win	11.	Oct 1984	Brighton, England	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Alycia Moulton	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Win	12.	Jan 1985	Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen	Template:Flagicon Christiane Jolissaint Template:Flagicon Marcella Mesker	6–3, 6–4
Loss	14.	Jul 1985	USCC Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Penny Barg	Template:Flagicon Katerina Maleeva Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Francisco González	Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–2, 3–6, 2–6

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