How old is Sue Barker?

Sue Barker is 70 years old, born on April 19, 1956.

Which country is Sue Barker from?

Sue Barker is from United Kingdom.

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?

Sue Barker has not won a WTA 1000 title.

How many WTA titles has Sue Barker won?

Sue Barker has won 22 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Paddington in 1983.

What is Sue Barker's highest WTA ranking?

Sue Barker's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 57, first achieved on January 2, 1984.

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.

When did Sue Barker play professional tennis?

Sue Barker turned professional in 1970 and was active through 1984.

What is Sue Barker's best surface?

Sue Barker's best surface is grass court with a 67.5% win rate (133W-64L).

Who is Sue Barker's biggest rival?

Sue Barker's most frequent opponent is Martina Navratilova, with a head-to-head record of 2–15 across 17 meetings.

Sue Barker

GBR Age 70 165 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1970–1984

Peak ranking

57 (Jan 2, 1984)

Elo peak

2257 (98.7%ile)

Career record

381–217 (63.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$878,701

News: ‘She could beat anyone’: 50 years on from Sue Barker’s French Open triumph (The Guardian Tennis, 54d ago)

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

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

Rivals full rivalries list →

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)

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

Career Results

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%	—	—
1977	21	51	18	69	73.9%	—	—
1978	22	16	14	30	53.3%	—	—
1979	23	54	24	78	69.2%	—	—
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

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

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	7	7	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	10	10	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	7	7	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	10	10	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 10/598 (1.7%) of Sue Barker's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1970	14	1514	80	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.50	78	0	—	0	0	—
1971	15	1526	77	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	86	0	—	0	0	—
1972	16	1543	82	—	—	73	63.6%	+1.37	47	50	—	1	0	—
1973	17	1571	80	—	70	51	58.6%	+0.88	35	29	0	0	0	—
1974	18	1771	93	72	84	87	63.0%	+1.07	67	68	64	5	5	50
1975	19	1967	97	84	94	96	71.3%	+1.55	86	57	64	7	1	88
1976	20	2058	97	95	97	95	68.2%	+1.43	89	64	71	6	6	50
1977	21	2108	98	97	96	96	72.9%	+1.66	97	88	71	11	3	79
1978	22	1922	97	92	—	96	57.6%	+1.07	88	33	20	3	7	30
1979	23	2017	98	96	92	95	66.3%	+1.37	90	58	41	8	5	62
1980	24	1932	98	95	—	96	63.8%	+1.16	92	56	50	5	2	71
1981	25	1959	98	95	95	96	57.1%	+0.43	97	26	64	10	2	83
1982	26	1804	94	92	96	92	37.7%	-0.96	96	11	56	0	1	—
1983	27	1751	84	87	84	90	48.9%	-0.33	79	26	42	7	2	78
1984	28	1556	52	73	73	85	12.5%	-2.52	33	0	—	0	3	0
Career		1890	92	92	92	92	61.8%	+0.68	82	46	56	63	37	63

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1973	17	—	—	R64	—
1974	18	R16	—	R128	—
1975	19	SF	R16	R32	R32
1976	20	R16	W	QF	R16
1977	21	SF	—	SF	R32
1978	22	QF	—	R16	—
1979	23	—	R32	R128	R64
1980	24	R16	—	R64	—
1981	25	R16	R128	R32	R64
1982	26	R64	—	R128	—
1983	27	—	—	R128	—
1984	28	—	R128	R64	R128

WTA 1000

Season	Age	CIN	MAD	ROM	MON
1974	18	—	R32	—	—
1975	19	—	—	R16	—
1976	20	—	—	QF	—
1982	26	R32	—	—	—
1984	28	—	—	—	R64

WTA 500

Season	Age	ADE	BRI	PAR	WAS	BER	CAR	LOS	SYD
1974	18	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16
1975	19	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	F
1976	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF
1977	21	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32
1978	22	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—
1979	23	SF	—	—	—	R16	F	R32	W
1980	24	F	F	—	—	—	—	QF	QF
1981	25	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32
1982	26	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	R64
1984	28	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R64

WTA 250

Season	Age	ATL	AUC	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	JOH	KAN	LAN	LON	LUG	MAH	MAN	MAN	MIN	MIS	NEW	NIC	OAK	ORL	PAD	PAL	PER	PER	PHI	PHO	PHO	PIT	POR	RIC	SAL	SAN	SEA	SUR	SYD	TAM	TOR	TOR	TOR	TUC	WHA
1970	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—
1971	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—
1972	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—
1973	17	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974	18	QF	QF	W	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	—	QF	W	QF	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	SF
1975	19	R16	SF	W	—	R16	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	20	R32	SF	—	R16	R16	W	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	W	—	—	—
1977	21	—	—	—	W	—	—	F	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—
1978	22	R32	—	—	R32	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	23	—	—	—	QF	R64	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	W	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1980	24	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	25	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	R32	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1982	26	—	—	—	—	R64	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—
1983	27	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	W	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	RR	—	R16	—	—	—	—
1984	28	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA Finals

Season	Age	WTA
1976	20	RR
1977	21	F
1979	23	SF

Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jan 2, 1984

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

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	28	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	29	162	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Virginia Wade	GBR	40	2,313	3	58	1,179	865	314	73.4%	1968-1985	Match log
Lesley Charles	GBR	—	1,797	0	16	337	198	139	58.8%	1970-1981	Match log
Anne Hobbs	GBR	35	1,842	0	8	338	174	164	51.5%	1976-1989	Match log
Rosie Casals	USA	55	2,203	0	12	916	594	322	64.8%	1968-1991	Match log
Patricia Medrado	BRA	67	1,837	0	10	315	152	163	48.3%	1975-1988	Match log
Lea Antonoplis	USA	66	1,774	0	2	302	126	176	41.7%	1973-1990	Match log
Pilar Vasquez	PER	66	1,786	0	4	229	96	133	41.9%	1980-1993	Match log
Vicki Nelson	USA	60	1,679	0	1	223	87	136	39.0%	1980-1989	Match log
Candy Reynolds	USA	76	1,859	0	0	224	84	140	37.5%	1973-1989	Match log
Jennifer Mundel	RSA	78	1,748	0	2	186	79	107	42.5%	1977-1990	Match log
Catherine Suire	FRA	52	1,692	0	0	205	77	128	37.6%	1980-1993	Match log
Sophie Amiach	FRA	57	1,649	0	0	150	57	93	38.0%	1980-1995	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sue Barker?: Sue Barker is 70 years old, born on April 19, 1956.
Which country is Sue Barker from?: Sue Barker is from United Kingdom.
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?: Sue Barker has not won a WTA 1000 title.
How many WTA titles has Sue Barker won?: Sue Barker has won 22 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Paddington in 1983.
What is Sue Barker's highest WTA ranking?: Sue Barker's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 57, first achieved on January 2, 1984.
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.
When did Sue Barker play professional tennis?: Sue Barker turned professional in 1970 and was active through 1984.
What is Sue Barker's best surface?: Sue Barker's best surface is grass court with a 67.5% win rate (133W-64L).
Who is Sue Barker's biggest rival?: Sue Barker's most frequent opponent is Martina Navratilova, with a head-to-head record of 2–15 across 17 meetings.