Paula Smith


Paula Smith 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)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Aug 1978Canadian Open, CanadaHard

Mixed doubles 1

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jun 1985French Open, FranceClay