H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Barbara Potter vs Barbara Gerken H2H: 1-0

Barbara Potter holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Gerken in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Potter leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1981 US Open quarterfinal 7-5 7-5.

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Barbara Potter
USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Barbara Gerken
USA Age 62

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter 7-5 7-5 Barbara Gerken Match data Sep 11, 1981* QF 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 #112 #8 63 2,096 299 190 61.1% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Barbara Gerken — — — 1,650 64 97 39.8% 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 Barbara Gerken
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,533 0 0 1981 8–2 80.0% — 1,631 0 0
17 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0 1982 1–5 16.7% — 1,578 0 0
18 1980 23–21 52.3% — 1,864 0 0 1983 5–4 55.6% — 1,617 0 0
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,941 0 0 1984 9–16 36.0% — 1,581 0 0
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,997 0 2 1985 11–22 33.3% — 1,576 0 0
21 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,850 0 2 1986 12–18 40.0% — 1,564 0 0
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1987 16–19 45.7% — 1,635 0 0
23 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,899 0 3 1988 2–10 16.7% — 1,527 0 0
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,507 0 0
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,895 0 4 — — — — — — —
26 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,918 0 5 — — — — — — —
27 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,844 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 Barbara Gerken
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 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1981 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1984 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
20 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1985 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6% 1986 5 8 13 38.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1987 13 11 24 54.2% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1988 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 137 89 226 60.6% — 33 48 81 40.7% 5 13 18 27.8% 7 20 27 25.9% 15 15 30 50.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Barbara Gerken
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 1978 1533 114.2 — — — — +62 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.22 1981 1632 123.6 — — — — +57 — — 73.7% +1.32 1–0 2–0 — +0.08
17 1979 1620 143.0 — — — — +30 -114 -40 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.88 1982 1578 105.6 — — — — +37 — — 33.3% -1.67 0–3 (0%) — — +0.21
18 1980 1864 154.9 — — — — +9 — -289 54.5% +0.43 3–10 (23%) 5–4 (56%) 96.7 -0.89 1983 1618 117.4 — — — — +40 — — 52.2% +0.91 3–2 (60%) 0–2 — +1.04
19 1981 1941 150.3 — — — — -3 — -143 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.8 -1.85 1984 1581 114.0 — — — — +14 +6 -7 41.2% -0.51 0–3 (0%) 1–6 (14%) 91.5 +0.85
20 1982 1997 162.5 — — — — +57 — -125 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.63 1985 1577 122.8 — — — — +20 — -44 38.9% -0.56 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 96.8 +0.89
21 1983 1851 139.2 — — — — +53 -245 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.1 +1.42 1986 1564 106.0 — — — — +19 -88 -13 42.9% -0.56 4–6 (40%) 3–4 (43%) 98.1 +4.32
22 1984 1952 157.5 — — — — -8 — -14 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.32 1987 1635 119.2 — — — — +37 — -173 48.8% -0.23 5–7 (42%) 2–3 (40%) 98.1 +2.60
23 1985 1900 142.4 — — — — -8 -289 +64 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.26 1988 1528 96.1 — — — — +42 — -126 25.9% -1.96 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — +0.93
24 1986 1881 145.2 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.11 1989 1508 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.30
25 1987 1895 145.4 — — — — +28 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 +1.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1988 1919 147.3 — — — — +6 — +51 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +1.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1989 1845 116.8 — — — — -10 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2096 155.7 — — — — +17 -225 -44 59.9% +0.67 65–74 (47%) 81–65 (55%) 98.8 -0.80 — 1650 118.4 — — — — +29 -21 -60 43.5% -0.45 15–30 (33%) 12–23 (34%) 88.2 +6.97

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.