H2H data updated: 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC

Barbara Potter vs Akiko Kijimuta H2H: 1-1

Barbara Potter and Akiko Kijimuta are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Barbara Potter leads 1–0 on grass, while Akiko Kijimuta leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1988 Eastbourne Open round of 64 6-4 6-1.

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Barbara Potter
USA Age 65 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Akiko Kijimuta
JPN Age 58 Right-Handed 162 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter #18 6-4 6-1 Akiko Kijimuta #75 Match data Jun 15, 1988* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Akiko Kijimuta #82 7-5 6-3 Barbara Potter #14 Match data Sep 3, 1987* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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 Potter — #8 63 2,098 303 191 61.3% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Akiko Kijimuta — #49 21 1,694 60 94 39.0% 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 Potter Akiko Kijimuta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1983 1–2 33.3% — 1,491 0 0
16 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,532 0 0 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
17 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0 1985 3–2 60.0% #172 1,502 0 0
18 1980 27–22 55.1% — 1,875 0 0 1986 6–7 46.2% #124 1,532 0 0
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0 1987 9–11 45.0% #80 1,599 0 0
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2 1988 8–16 33.3% #113 1,555 0 0
21 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2 1989 11–11 50.0% #55 1,628 0 0
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1990 4–11 26.7% #115 1,581 0 0
23 1985 31–16 66.0% — 1,900 0 3 1991 13–17 43.3% #66 1,623 0 0
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1992 5–13 27.8% #149 1,579 0 0
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4 1993 0–2 0.0% — 1,550 0 0
26 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,919 0 5 — — — — — — —
27 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Potter Akiko Kijimuta
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
18 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 19 14 33 57.6% 1986 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1988 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6% 1989 5 7 12 41.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1990 1 10 11 9.1% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
23 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1991 7 7 14 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1992 1 7 8 12.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1993 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 141 90 231 61.0% — 28 52 80 35.0% 13 18 31 41.9% 11 13 24 45.8% 8 10 18 44.4%

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 Potter Akiko Kijimuta
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1491 95.5 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 — — +0.26
16 1978 1533 114.1 — — — — +58 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.26 1984 1477 99.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — 0–1 — -0.03
17 1979 1621 143.2 — — — — +30 -115 -41 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.66 1985 1502 100.9 — — — — — +61 — 54.5% -0.36 1–0 — — +0.93
18 1980 1876 153.1 — — — — +17 — -301 56.8% +0.53 4–11 (27%) 5–6 (45%) 94.6 +0.47 1986 1533 115.2 — — — — +55 — — 51.9% +0.37 1–2 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — +2.04
19 1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65 1987 1599 118.2 — — — — -2 -54 +3 43.8% -0.46 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.42
20 1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52 1988 1555 124.7 — — — — -18 — +57 38.6% -0.86 3–6 (33%) 4–2 (67%) 100.3 +0.17
21 1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63 1989 1628 122.8 — — — — -88 -45 +33 52.9% -0.33 2–5 (29%) 1–0 — +0.47
22 1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58 1990 1581 114.0 — — — — -65 — — 26.5% -1.65 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 102.3 -0.33
23 1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02 1991 1624 124.7 — — — — -59 +2 +22 44.6% -0.49 7–7 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 101.7 -1.04
24 1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28 1992 1580 121.1 — — — — -68 +64 — 32.6% -1.46 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.5 -0.07
25 1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37 1993 1550 91.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +0.04
26 1988 1920 147.3 — — — — +7 — +50 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +2.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1989 1846 116.8 — — — — -9 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2099 155.7 — — — — +18 -226 -45 60.0% +0.67 66–75 (47%) 81–67 (55%) 98.1 -0.65 — 1694 124.3 — — — — -36 +13 +26 41.0% -0.77 27–30 (47%) 13–17 (43%) 100.8 +1.86

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.