How old is Barbara Downs?

Barbara Downs is 72 years old, born on January 1, 1954.

How many Grand Slams has Barbara Downs won?

Barbara Downs has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Barbara Downs won?

Barbara Downs has not won a WTA 1000 title.

What is Barbara Downs' career win-loss record?

Barbara Downs has a career WTA singles record of 30 wins and 74 losses (28.8%).

When did Barbara Downs play professional tennis?

Barbara Downs turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1979.

What is Barbara Downs' best surface?

Barbara Downs' best surface is hard court with a 32.5% win rate (13W-27L).

Who is Barbara Downs' biggest rival?

Barbara Downs' most frequent opponent is Rosie Casals, with a head-to-head record of 0–9 across 9 meetings.

Barbara Downs

Age 72 Pro 1968–1979

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1610 (38.2%ile)

Career record

30–74 (28.8%)

Career titles

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Jun 7, 1979*	Manchester	WTA 250	R64	Grass	Chris Newton	(w/o)	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 15, 1976*	Atlanta	WTA 250	R64	Carpet	Patricia Bostrom	5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 24, 1975*	Denver	WTA 250	R64	Carpet	Mary Mclean	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 17, 1975*	Atlanta	WTA 250	R64	Hard	Carrie Meyer	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jul 25, 1975*	Paxton	WTA 250	R16	—	Sandy Stap	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rosie Casals	0	9	9	Aug 31, 1974	H2H
Valerie Ziegenfuss	0	5	5	Feb 23, 1974	H2H
Francoise Durr	0	4	4	Jan 9, 1975	H2H
Susie Mehmedbasich	1	2	3	Jul 18, 1975	H2H
Virginia Wade	0	3	3	Oct 11, 1974	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	14	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1969	15	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1970	16	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
1971	17	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
1972	18	7	16	23	30.4%	—	—
1973	19	6	21	27	22.2%	—	—
1974	20	5	14	19	26.3%	—	—
1975	21	6	8	14	42.9%	—	—
1976	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1979	25	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		30	74	104	28.8%	—	—

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 %
1968	14	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1969	15	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1970	16	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1971	17	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
1972	18	3	4	7	42.9%	1	6	7	14.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	7	16	23	30.4%
1973	19	3	5	8	37.5%	0	5	5	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	2	6	8	25.0%	6	21	27	22.2%
1974	20	3	5	8	37.5%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	5	14	19	26.3%
1975	21	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	8	14	42.9%
1976	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	13	27	40	32.5%	2	15	17	11.8%	5	13	18	27.8%	4	16	20	20.0%	30	74	104	28.8%

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%
1968	14	1471	18	8	—	—	33.3%	-2.04	44	33	—	0	0	—
1969	15	1467	18	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	93	0	—	0	0	—
1970	16	1470	23	6	—	—	28.6%	-2.21	79	40	—	0	0	—
1971	17	1510	72	5	—	77	40.0%	-0.52	79	25	—	0	0	—
1972	18	1576	85	26	15	82	34.0%	-1.26	89	6	33	3	3	50
1973	19	1566	79	62	4	72	22.8%	-1.91	89	5	67	0	3	0
1974	20	1555	75	28	7	—	27.5%	-1.73	89	7	—	0	2	—
1975	21	1555	70	9	—	—	46.9%	-0.08	66	13	25	0	1	—
1976	22	1541	63	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	40	0	—	0	0	—
1979	25	1521	57	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	—	0	0	—
Career		1549	71	30	9	71	31.2%	-1.50	82	11	43	3	9	25

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	RG	W	USO
1971	17	—	—	R32
1972	18	R128	—	R16
1973	19	R64	R128	R64
1974	20	—	R128	R64
1975	21	—	R128	—

WTA 1000

Season	Age	MIA
1973	19	R32

WTA 500

Season	Age	SPB	LOS
1970	16	—	R32
1971	17	—	R64
1974	20	R16	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	ATL	DAL	HOU	NAP	NWP	WAS	ALB	AME	ATL	BER	BET	BOC	CHI	COL	DEN	DET	GUI	HAV	JAC	JER	LON	MAN	MIS	NAS	NEW	NOT	ORL	PAX	PHI	PHO	POR	QUI	RIC	SAC	SAN	SAN	SAR	ST.	TUC
1968	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—
1969	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	R32	F	—	—	—
1971	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972	18	—	R32	—	R16	R32	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16
1973	19	—	—	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R16	R16	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	R32
1974	20	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—
1975	21	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—
1976	22	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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 →

Career high

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Career-high date

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First top 100

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First top 50

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First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

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
Margaret Court	AUS	—	2,487	11	95	680	616	64	90.6%	1968-1977	Match log
Kerry Reid	AUS	—	2,215	1	22	831	586	245	70.5%	1968-1985	Match log
Betty Stove	NED	—	2,165	0	7	717	413	304	57.6%	1969-1983	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Barbara Downs?: Barbara Downs is 72 years old, born on January 1, 1954.
How many Grand Slams has Barbara Downs won?: Barbara Downs has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Barbara Downs won?: Barbara Downs has not won a WTA 1000 title.
What is Barbara Downs' career win-loss record?: Barbara Downs has a career WTA singles record of 30 wins and 74 losses (28.8%).
When did Barbara Downs play professional tennis?: Barbara Downs turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1979.
What is Barbara Downs' best surface?: Barbara Downs' best surface is hard court with a 32.5% win rate (13W-27L).
Who is Barbara Downs' biggest rival?: Barbara Downs' most frequent opponent is Rosie Casals, with a head-to-head record of 0–9 across 9 meetings.