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

Barbara Gerken vs Melissa Gurney H2H: 0-1

Melissa Gurney holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Gerken in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Melissa Gurney leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Melissa Gurney won the 1986 Berkeley final 6-1 6-3.

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Barbara Gerken
USA Age 62
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Melissa Gurney
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Melissa Gurney #73 6-1 6-3 Barbara Gerken Match data Jul 27, 1986* F Berkeley WTA 250 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
Melissa Gurney #1,006 #17 33 1,884 63 61 50.8% 0 0 0 1 1 2

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 Melissa Gurney
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1984 5–5 50.0% #84 1,561 0 0
16 1981 8–2 80.0% — 1,631 0 0 1985 9–12 42.9% #78 1,628 0 0
17 1982 1–5 16.7% — 1,578 0 0 1986 31–16 66.0% #23 1,866 0 2
18 1983 5–4 55.6% — 1,617 0 0 1987 10–14 41.7% #92 1,660 0 2
19 1984 9–16 36.0% — 1,581 0 0 1988 8–13 38.1% #97 1,580 0 2
20 1985 11–22 33.3% — 1,576 0 0 1989 0–1 0.0% #260 1,561 0 2
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 — — — — — — —
24 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,507 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 Melissa Gurney
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
16 1981 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
17 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1986 20 7 27 74.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
18 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 1984 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1988 4 7 11 36.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1985 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 1989 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1989 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% — 44 33 77 57.1% 7 10 17 41.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 12 20 40.0%

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 Melissa Gurney
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1561 123.0 — — — — +69 — — 50.0% +0.41 1–1 — — +0.59
16 1981 1632 123.6 — — — — +57 — — 73.7% +1.32 1–0 2–0 — +0.08 1985 1629 129.4 — — — — +38 — -65 48.9% -0.04 0–5 (0%) 0–1 — +0.14
17 1982 1578 105.6 — — — — +37 — — 33.3% -1.67 0–3 (0%) — — +0.21 1986 1866 150.1 — — — — +7 -270 -266 64.8% +1.29 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 101.5 +0.40
18 1983 1618 117.4 — — — — +40 — — 52.2% +0.91 3–2 (60%) 0–2 — +1.04 1987 1660 107.0 — — — — +22 — — 43.4% -0.53 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 96.3 +2.75
19 1984 1581 114.0 — — — — +14 +6 -7 41.2% -0.51 0–3 (0%) 1–6 (14%) 91.5 +0.85 1988 1581 108.1 — — — — +23 -38 — 40.8% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 0–2 — +0.93
20 1985 1577 122.8 — — — — +20 — -44 38.9% -0.56 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 96.8 +0.89 1989 1562 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.18
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1989 1508 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1650 118.4 — — — — +29 -21 -60 43.5% -0.45 15–30 (33%) 12–23 (34%) 88.2 +6.97 — 1884 133.3 — — — — +24 -137 -180 52.2% +0.24 10–20 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 91.7 +4.02

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.