H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Barbara Gerken vs Caroline Kuhlman H2H: 0-1

Caroline Kuhlman holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Gerken in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Caroline Kuhlman leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Caroline Kuhlman won the 1986 San Diego round of 32 7-6 6-0.

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Barbara Gerken
USA Age 62
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Caroline Kuhlman
USA Age 60

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Caroline Kuhlman #75 7-6 6-0 Barbara Gerken Match data Jul 31, 1986* R32 San Diego WTA 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Barbara Gerken — — — 1,650 64 97 39.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caroline Kuhlman #745 #52 22 1,660 49 65 43.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Barbara Gerken Caroline Kuhlman
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1981 8–2 80.0% — 1,631 0 0 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0
17 1982 1–5 16.7% — 1,578 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1983 5–4 55.6% — 1,617 0 0 1985 9–4 69.2% #68 1,614 0 0
19 1984 9–16 36.0% — 1,581 0 0 1986 6–9 40.0% #92 1,620 0 0
20 1985 11–22 33.3% — 1,576 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1986 12–18 40.0% — 1,564 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1987 16–19 45.7% — 1,635 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1988 2–10 16.7% — 1,527 0 0 1990 1–1 50.0% #291 1,628 0 0
24 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,507 0 0 1991 2–7 22.2% #190 1,563 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 1992 7–9 43.8% #100 1,624 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 1993 16–17 48.5% #78 1,617 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 1994 8–16 33.3% #93 1,574 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 1995 0–1 0.0% #745 1,566 0 0

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Barbara Gerken Caroline Kuhlman
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 1981 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1985 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1984 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1986 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1985 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 5 8 13 38.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1987 13 11 24 54.2% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1988 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1990 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 4 4 8 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 11 10 21 52.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 4 7 11 36.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 31 35 66 47.0% 8 16 24 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 7 11 36.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Barbara Gerken Caroline Kuhlman
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 1981 1632 123.6 — — — — +57 — — 73.7% +1.32 1–0 2–0 — +0.08 1983 1492 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — 0.00
17 1982 1578 105.6 — — — — +37 — — 33.3% -1.67 0–3 (0%) — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 1618 117.4 — — — — +40 — — 52.2% +0.91 3–2 (60%) 0–2 — +1.04 1985 1614 127.5 — — — — +22 — — 61.3% +1.13 4–1 (80%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 +0.67
19 1984 1581 114.0 — — — — +14 +6 -7 41.2% -0.51 0–3 (0%) 1–6 (14%) 91.5 +0.85 1986 1620 116.2 — — — — +40 — — 42.4% -0.64 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.4 +0.90
20 1985 1577 122.8 — — — — +20 — -44 38.9% -0.56 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 96.8 +0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 1564 106.0 — — — — +19 -88 -13 42.9% -0.56 4–6 (40%) 3–4 (43%) 98.1 +4.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1987 1635 119.2 — — — — +37 — -173 48.8% -0.23 5–7 (42%) 2–3 (40%) 98.1 +2.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1988 1528 96.1 — — — — +42 — -126 25.9% -1.96 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — +0.93 1990 1628 103.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.75 — — — -0.03
24 1989 1508 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.30 1991 1564 98.9 — — — — +2 -51 — 25.0% -1.40 1–1 1–0 — +0.15
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1624 119.9 — — — — -19 -70 — 41.7% -0.69 3–1 (75%) 0–2 — -0.32
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1618 115.4 — — — — +23 -66 — 50.7% -0.20 3–6 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 97.5 +2.53
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1575 119.7 — — — — +31 -59 -15 38.2% -0.87 4–5 (44%) 0–1 — +0.37
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1566 100.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.09
Career — 1650 118.4 — — — — +29 -21 -60 43.5% -0.45 15–30 (33%) 12–23 (34%) 88.2 +6.97 — 1660 121.5 — — — — +20 -63 -15 44.2% -0.47 16–16 (50%) 11–10 (52%) 104.5 +3.67

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.