Sue Barker

GBR Age 70 165 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1970–1984

Sue Barker represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 5. In TennisDB's records, Sue Barker finished with a career record of 381–217 and 22 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

Elo peak

2263 (99th percentile)

Career record

381–217 (63.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$878,701

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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Sue Barker's recent and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rosalyn Fairbank #32	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 21, 1984*	R64	Sydney International	WTA 500	Grass
Virginia Ruzici #32	4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 26, 1984*	R32	Brighton	WTA 250	Carpet
Katerina Bohmova	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1984*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Carina Karlsson	3-6 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1984*	R64	Canadian Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Rosalyn Fairbank #28	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1984*	R64	Mahwah	WTA 250	Hard

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Sue Barker's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Martina Navratilova	2	15	17	Jun 16, 1983	H2H
Virginia Wade	6	11	17	Feb 9, 1980	H2H
Chris Evert	1	14	15	Oct 15, 1982	H2H
Evonne Goolagong	2	11	13	Nov 17, 1982	H2H
Virginia Ruzici	7	4	11	Oct 26, 1984	H2H

Titles (22)

Sue Barker titles by season and category
Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1973	17	1	—	—	—	1	—	Exmouth
1974	18	5	—	—	—	5	—	Bastad, Exmouth, Hobart International, Surbiton, Torquay Rothmans
1975	19	5	—	—	1	4	—	Alexandria, Bastad, Hobart International, Kitzbuhel, Adelaide International
1976	20	3	1	—	—	2	—	Hamburg Open, Torquay, Roland Garros
1977	21	2	—	—	—	2	—	Dallas, San Francisco
1978	22	1	—	—	1	—	—	Brisbane International
1979	23	3	—	—	1	2	—	Manchester, Pittsburgh, Sydney
1981	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Brighton
1983	27	1	—	—	—	1	—	Paddington
Total		22	1	—	3	18	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Sue Barker career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1970	14	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1971	15	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1972	16	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—
1973	17	8	6	14	57.1%	—	—
1974	18	40	20	60	66.7%	—	—
1975	19	50	19	69	72.5%	—	—
1976	20	64	23	87	73.6%	—	10
1977	21	51	18	69	73.9%	—	5
1978	22	16	14	30	53.3%	—	—
1979	23	54	24	78	69.2%	—	10
1980	24	34	18	52	65.4%	—	—
1981	25	28	18	46	60.9%	—	—
1982	26	11	19	30	36.7%	—	—
1983	27	18	20	38	47.4%	—	—
1984	28	2	14	16	12.5%	57	57
Career		381	217	598	63.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Sue Barker career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1970	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1971	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1972	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%
1973	17	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	8	6	14	57.1%
1974	18	1	1	2	50.0%	10	5	15	66.7%	19	9	28	67.9%	2	3	5	40.0%	40	20	60	66.7%
1975	19	4	3	7	57.1%	18	6	24	75.0%	21	6	27	77.8%	7	4	11	63.6%	50	19	69	72.5%
1976	20	2	2	4	50.0%	25	5	30	83.3%	16	5	21	76.2%	21	11	32	65.6%	64	23	87	73.6%
1977	21	5	6	11	45.5%	2	1	3	66.7%	14	5	19	73.7%	30	6	36	83.3%	51	18	69	73.9%
1978	22	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	5	3	8	62.5%	6	8	14	42.9%	16	14	30	53.3%
1979	23	12	6	18	66.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	22	6	28	78.6%	15	10	25	60.0%	54	24	78	69.2%
1980	24	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	13	6	19	68.4%	14	8	22	63.6%	34	18	52	65.4%
1981	25	6	4	10	60.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	9	5	14	64.3%	9	6	15	60.0%	28	18	46	60.9%
1982	26	1	2	3	33.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	3	6	9	33.3%	3	8	11	27.3%	11	19	30	36.7%
1983	27	7	5	12	58.3%	2	5	7	28.6%	5	4	9	55.6%	3	6	9	33.3%	18	20	38	47.4%
1984	28	0	5	5	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	14	16	12.5%
Career	—	42	39	81	51.9%	70	36	106	66.0%	133	64	197	67.5%	113	75	188	60.1%	381	217	598	63.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Sue Barker career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	28	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	9	9	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	9	9	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 9/598 (1.5%) of Sue Barker's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Sue Barker advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1970	14	1514	108.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.50	—	—	—	-0.03
1971	15	1526	105.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	—	—	—	+0.11
1972	16	1542	113.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	+27	63.6%	+1.00	0–1	1–0	—	+1.44
1973	17	1569	110.1	—	—	—	—	—	-23	-31	58.6%	+0.65	0–3 (0%)	—	—	+1.92
1974	18	1765	135.9	—	—	—	—	-151	-87	-21	63.0%	+1.02	7–4 (64%)	5–5 (50%)	105.3	+3.58
1975	19	1970	154.9	—	—	—	—	-139	-87	-18	71.3%	+1.42	7–4 (64%)	7–1 (88%)	107.6	-2.38
1976	20	2065	160.2	—	—	—	—	-34	-14	-12	68.2%	+1.32	17–7 (71%)	6–6 (50%)	110.0	-4.65
1977	21	2143	167.0	—	—	—	—	+151	-94	-79	72.9%	+1.56	10–4 (71%)	11–3 (79%)	108.3	-7.72
1978	22	1937	142.1	—	—	—	—	+44	—	+82	57.6%	+0.97	1–4 (20%)	3–7 (30%)	90.7	-0.94
1979	23	2022	162.5	—	—	—	—	+44	-17	+25	66.3%	+1.16	9–13 (41%)	8–5 (62%)	92.1	-3.80
1980	24	1930	145.7	—	—	—	—	+28	—	+103	63.8%	+1.04	6–6 (50%)	5–2 (71%)	96.5	-0.07
1981	25	1958	149.2	—	—	—	—	+21	-1	+64	57.1%	+0.36	14–8 (64%)	10–2 (83%)	109.0	-3.71
1982	26	1804	134.1	—	—	—	—	+60	+89	+86	37.7%	-0.84	5–4 (56%)	0–1	—	-3.06
1983	27	1751	132.8	—	—	—	—	+74	+55	+125	48.9%	-0.30	5–7 (42%)	7–2 (78%)	99.3	+0.35
1984	28	1555	94.1	—	—	—	—	+107	+140	+248	12.5%	-2.37	2–0	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.92
Career		2263	155.4	—	—	—	—	+36	-26	+24	61.8%	+0.84	83–65 (56%)	63–37 (63%)	106.4	-3.05

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Sue Barker Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1973	17	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
1974	18	R16	—	R128	—	2–2 (50%)
1975	19	SF	R16	R32	R32	8–4 (67%)
1976	20	R16	W	QF	R16	13–3 (81%)
1977	21	SF	—	SF	R32	9–3 (75%)
1978	22	QF	—	R16	—	5–2 (71%)
1979	23	—	R32	R128	R64	1–3 (25%)
1980	24	R16	—	R64	—	2–2 (50%)
1981	25	R16	R128	R32	R64	5–4 (56%)
1982	26	R64	—	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1983	27	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1984	28	—	R128	R64	R128	1–3 (25%)
W-L		16–8 (67%)	9–4 (69%)	16–12 (57%)	6–6 (50%)	47–30 (61%)

WTA 1000

Sue Barker WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MAD	NAP	ITA	CAN	W-L Win %
1974	18	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	19	—	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
1976	20	—	—	—	QF	QF	4–2 (67%)
1982	26	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1983	27	—	—	—	—	R16	2–1 (67%)
1984	28	—	—	R64	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	4–3 (57%)	7–8 (47%)

WTA 500

Sue Barker WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	PAR	WAS	BER	CAR	LOS	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1974	18	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	4–3 (57%)
1975	19	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	10–2 (83%)
1976	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	2–1 (67%)
1977	21	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	F	6–3 (67%)
1978	22	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	5–1 (83%)
1979	23	SF	—	—	—	R16	F	R32	W	SF	16–5 (76%)
1980	24	F	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	12–4 (75%)
1981	25	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	R32	3–3 (50%)
1982	26	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	2–3 (40%)
1984	28	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		12–3 (80%)	9–2 (82%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	3–3 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	4–5 (44%)	7–2 (78%)	16–9 (64%)	60–27 (69%)

WTA 250

Sue Barker WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	ASB	BAD	DAL	EAS	HAM	HOU	KIT	MC	MEL	NAP	ROM	TKY	WAS	AKR	ALE	AME	BEC	BIR	BOS	BOU	BRI	BUD	CAI	CAR	CHI	CHI	DEE	DEN	DET	EDI	EXM	GYM	HIL	HOB	HOL	KAN	LAN	LON	LUG	MAH	MAN	MAN	MIN	MIS	NIC	OAK	ORL	PAD	PAL	PER	PER	PHI	PHO	PHO	PIT	POR	RIC	SAL	SAN	SEA	SOU	SUR	SYD	TAM	TOR	TOR	TUC	WHA	W-L Win %
1970	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1971	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1972	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1973	17	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–5 (58%)
1974	18	QF	QF	W	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	—	QF	W	QF	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	SF	34–14 (71%)
1975	19	R16	SF	W	—	R16	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31–12 (72%)
1976	20	R32	SF	—	R16	R16	W	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	42–15 (74%)
1977	21	—	—	—	W	—	—	F	—	—	SF	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	33–11 (75%)
1978	22	R32	—	—	R32	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–11 (35%)
1979	23	—	—	—	QF	R64	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	W	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	34–14 (71%)
1980	24	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20–12 (62%)
1981	25	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	20–11 (65%)
1982	26	—	—	—	—	R64	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	9–13 (41%)
1983	27	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	SF	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	W	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	16–18 (47%)
1984	28	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–7 (12%)
W-L		4–4 (50%)	7–2 (78%)	10–1 (91%)	13–7 (65%)	9–9 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	12–7 (63%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	9–3 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–0 (100%)	5–2 (71%)	2–2 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	5–2 (71%)	8–3 (73%)	9–5 (64%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	9–3 (75%)	3–3 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	8–5 (62%)	1–1 (50%)	6–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	5–2 (71%)	7–4 (64%)	4–1 (80%)	2–3 (40%)	1–3 (25%)	2–2 (50%)	9–1 (90%)	2–1 (67%)	5–2 (71%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	4–4 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	1–0 (100%)	0–2 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	10–5 (67%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	6–1 (86%)	0–3 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	8–3 (73%)	2–0 (100%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	258–147 (64%)

WTA Finals

Sue Barker WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	WTA	W-L Win %
1976	20	RR	3–2 (60%)
1977	21	F	3–1 (75%)
1979	23	BR	3–2 (60%)
W-L		9–5 (64%)	9–5 (64%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

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First Top 100

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Sue Barker ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	28	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	29	162	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Sue Barker's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	5	2,181	0	22	748	466	282	62.3%	1971–1990	Match log
Rosie Casals	USA	6	2,212	0	12	916	594	322	64.8%	1968–1991	Match log
Sylvia Hanika	GER	5	2,135	0	9	654	415	239	63.5%	1976–1990	Match log
Jo Durie	GBR	5	2,101	0	9	574	311	263	54.2%	1975–1995	Match log
Wendy Turnbull	AUS	3	2,205	0	18	917	586	331	63.9%	1968–1989	Match log
Kathy Jordan	USA	5	2,093	0	2	404	249	155	61.6%	1978–1990	Match log
Kerry Reid	AUS	8	2,269	1	21	831	586	245	70.5%	1968–1985	Match log
Betty Stove	NED	7	2,171	0	8	726	419	307	57.7%	1969–1983	Match log
Claudia Kohde Kilsch	GER	4	2,158	0	12	635	401	234	63.1%	1977–1992	Match log
Olga Morozova	URS	7	2,221	0	37	432	325	107	75.2%	1968–1980	Match log
Francoise Durr	FRA	9	2,152	0	9	605	373	232	61.7%	1968–1981	Match log
Madison Keys	USA	5	2,134	1	11	588	372	216	63.3%	2009–2026	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sue Barker?: Sue Barker is 70 years old, born on April 19, 1956.
Which country does Sue Barker represent?: Sue Barker represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Sue Barker?: Sue Barker is 165 cm / 5'5".
Is Sue Barker left-handed or right-handed?: Sue Barker plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Sue Barker won?: Sue Barker has won 1 Grand Slam title. The most recent was Roland Garros in 1976.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sue Barker won?: TennisDB does not group any of Sue Barker's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Sue Barker won?: Sue Barker has won 22 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Paddington in 1983.
What is Sue Barker's highest WTA ranking?: Sue Barker's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 5.
What is Sue Barker's career win-loss record?: Sue Barker has a career WTA singles record of 381 wins and 217 losses (63.7%).
How much career prize money has Sue Barker earned?: Sue Barker has earned at least $878,701 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Sue Barker's career appear in TennisDB?: Sue Barker appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1970 through 1984.
On which surface does Sue Barker have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Sue Barker's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 67.5% (133–64).
Who has Sue Barker faced most often?: Sue Barker's most frequent opponent is Martina Navratilova, with a head-to-head record of 2–15 across 17 meetings.