Barbara Gerken
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Elo peak
1651 (49.4%ile)
Career record
64–97 (39.8%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$179,599
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
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| Jul 26, 1989* | Schenectady | WTA 250 | R64 | Hard | Renata Baranski | 4-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 22, 1988* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Masako Yanagi | 4-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 15, 1988* | Eastbourne | WTA 250 | R64 | Grass | Anne Minter | 2-6 0-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 8, 1988* | Birmingham | WTA 250 | R64 | Grass | Michelle Jaggard Lai | 2-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 29, 1988* | Tokyo Pan Pacific | WTA 250 | R16 | Carpet | Helena Sukova | 6-3 6-7 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
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| Anne Minter | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jun 15, 1988 | H2H |
| Larisa Savchenko | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 22, 1988 | H2H |
| Susan Mascarin | 1 | 3 | 4 | Aug 13, 1986 | H2H |
| Masako Yanagi | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 22, 1988 | H2H |
| Wendy Turnbull | 1 | 2 | 3 | Feb 18, 1988 | H2H |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1981 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% |
| 1982 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 1983 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% |
| 1984 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% |
| 1985 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 11 | 22 | 33 | 33.3% |
| 1986 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 12 | 18 | 30 | 40.0% |
| 1987 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 16 | 19 | 35 | 45.7% |
| 1988 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16.7% |
| 1989 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 33 | 48 | 81 | 40.7% | 5 | 13 | 18 | 27.8% | 7 | 20 | 27 | 25.9% | 15 | 15 | 30 | 50.0% | 64 | 97 | 161 | 39.8% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1984 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 16 | 21 | 23.8% |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 13 | 15 | 13.3% |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 10 | 17 | 27 | 37.0% |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% |
| Career | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.0% | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7.7% | 10 | 29 | 39 | 25.6% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 21 | 62 | 83 | 25.3% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 83/161 (51.6%) of Barbara Gerken'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% |
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| 1981 | 16 | 1632 | 85 | 77 | — | — | 73.7% | +1.41 | 80 | 100 | — | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | 1579 | 71 | 69 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.72 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | 1618 | 69 | 67 | — | — | 52.2% | +0.89 | 40 | 25 | 60 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 19 | 1581 | 60 | 52 | 40 | 22 | 41.2% | -0.47 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 1985 | 20 | 1577 | 67 | 54 | — | 10 | 38.9% | -0.59 | 68 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
| 1986 | 21 | 1565 | 59 | 52 | 6 | 20 | 42.9% | -0.62 | 43 | 11 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 43 |
| 1987 | 22 | 1635 | 76 | 78 | — | 3 | 48.8% | -0.29 | 63 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 1988 | 23 | 1527 | 58 | 63 | — | 1 | 25.9% | -2.07 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1989 | 24 | 1507 | 46 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1584 | 66 | 63 | 30 | 13 | 43.5% | -0.65 | 55 | 10 | 33 | 12 | 23 | 34 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
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| 1981 | 16 | — | — | — | QF |
| 1982 | 17 | — | — | R64 | R128 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | — | R128 |
| 1984 | 19 | R64 | R128 | R64 | R32 |
| 1985 | 20 | R64 | — | R64 | R128 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | R128 | R32 | R128 |
| 1987 | 22 | R128 | — | R128 | R128 |
| 1988 | 23 | — | — | R128 | — |
WTA 1000
WTA 500
| Season | Age | BRI | SDG | BER | LOS | SIN | SYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19 | R64 | R32 | R64 | — | — | R32 |
| 1985 | 20 | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | R32 | — | R64 | R16 | — |
| 1987 | 22 | — | R64 | — | R32 | F | — |
| 1988 | 23 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | AUC | DAL | EAS | MEL | NAP | TKY | WAS | AME | APT | AUS | BER | BIR | BOC | BRI | DEN | FIL | FOR | HAR | HER | HIL | KAN | KEY | LIT | LOS | LUG | MAH | MAN | NAS | NEW | OAK | OKL | PAL | PER | PHO | RIC | SCH | TAI | WIC |
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| 1981 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 19 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 20 | — | — | R64 | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | R16 | R16 | QF | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 21 | — | R32 | — | — | R64 | R32 | — | R64 | — | — | F | R64 | R128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | SF | R32 |
| 1987 | 22 | R32 | R16 | R64 | — | — | F | — | — | R32 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R128 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — |
| 1988 | 23 | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — |
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 →
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Ranking History Matrix
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Reid | AUS | — | 2,215 | 1 | 22 | 831 | 586 | 245 | 70.5% | 1968-1985 | Match log |
| Sharon Walsh Pete | — | — | 1,894 | 0 | 8 | 640 | 300 | 340 | 46.9% | 1968-1988 | Match log |
| Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel | — | — | 2,082 | 0 | 4 | 490 | 277 | 213 | 56.5% | 1980-1996 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Barbara Gerken?
- Barbara Gerken is 62 years old, born on July 3, 1964.
- How many Grand Slams has Barbara Gerken won?
- Barbara Gerken has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Barbara Gerken won?
- Barbara Gerken has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- What is Barbara Gerken's career win-loss record?
- Barbara Gerken has a career WTA singles record of 64 wins and 97 losses (39.8%).
- How much career prize money has Barbara Gerken earned?
- Barbara Gerken has earned at least $179,599 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Barbara Gerken play professional tennis?
- Barbara Gerken turned professional in 1981 and was active through 1989.
- What is Barbara Gerken's best surface?
- Barbara Gerken's best surface is carpet court with a 50.0% win rate (15W-15L).
- Who is Barbara Gerken's biggest rival?
- Barbara Gerken's most frequent opponent is Anne Minter, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.