H2H data updated: 2026-10-22 00:00 UTC

Barbara Potter vs Catherine Tanvier H2H: 1-1

Barbara Potter and Catherine Tanvier are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Catherine Tanvier won the 1984 Brighton round of 16 6-3 6-3.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Barbara Potter
USA Age 65 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Catherine Tanvier
FRA Age 61 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Catherine Tanvier #22 6-3 6-3 Barbara Potter #17 Match data Oct 27, 1984* R16 Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-3 6-3 Catherine Tanvier Match data Feb 26, 1981* R32 Seattle WTA 250 Carpet

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 2,098 303 191 61.3% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Catherine Tanvier #752 #20 22 1,879 161 179 47.4% 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 Catherine Tanvier
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1980 4–2 66.7% — 1,545 0 0
16 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,532 0 0 1981 6–14 30.0% — 1,540 0 0
17 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0 1982 23–19 54.8% — 1,801 0 0
18 1980 27–22 55.1% — 1,875 0 0 1983 17–16 51.5% — 1,827 0 0
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0 1984 21–18 53.8% #30 1,778 0 0
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2 1985 18–16 52.9% #39 1,775 0 0
21 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2 1986 19–17 52.8% #37 1,826 0 0
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1987 10–19 34.5% #96 1,619 0 0
23 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,900 0 3 1988 9–16 36.0% #77 1,603 0 0
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1989 12–12 50.0% #65 1,674 0 0
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4 1990 9–11 45.0% #99 1,657 0 0
26 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,919 0 5 1991 7–10 41.2% #104 1,603 0 0
27 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5 1992 6–7 46.2% #105 1,614 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 1993 0–2 0.0% #543 1,578 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 Potter Catherine Tanvier
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
16 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1981 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
17 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 5 9 44.4%
18 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 19 14 33 57.6% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 4 11 63.6%
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1984 5 5 10 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
20 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1985 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 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 4 9 55.6% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7%
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1987 2 4 6 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 6 8 25.0%
23 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1989 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1991 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6%
27 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 141 90 231 61.0% — 40 45 85 47.1% 51 52 103 49.5% 28 32 60 46.7% 41 46 87 47.1%

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 Catherine Tanvier
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1546 111.1 — — — — — +25 — 57.1% +0.79 2–0 0–1 — +0.78
16 1978 1533 114.1 — — — — +58 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.26 1981 1541 110.4 — — — — +70 +73 +7 34.9% -1.14 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — -0.05
17 1979 1621 143.2 — — — — +30 -115 -41 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.66 1982 1801 146.0 — — — — -101 -57 -142 54.0% +0.40 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 106.1 -4.01
18 1980 1876 153.1 — — — — +17 — -301 56.8% +0.53 4–11 (27%) 5–6 (45%) 94.6 +0.47 1983 1827 138.9 — — — — +19 -51 -192 52.0% -0.11 4–5 (44%) 4–2 (67%) 104.3 -1.11
19 1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65 1984 1779 138.5 — — — — +11 +66 -120 52.4% +0.25 6–2 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 101.9 -0.73
20 1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52 1985 1776 132.0 — — — — -9 +34 -112 54.3% +0.26 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.4 -0.50
21 1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63 1986 1826 142.1 — — — — +18 -76 -150 47.6% -0.15 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 108.6 -1.62
22 1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58 1987 1620 113.3 — — — — +55 +14 +54 38.8% -0.72 5–6 (45%) 1–7 (13%) 92.3 -0.21
23 1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02 1988 1604 122.5 — — — — +8 +16 +40 40.7% -0.54 2–4 (33%) 0–1 — -0.94
24 1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28 1989 1674 141.1 — — — — -10 -62 +28 50.9% +0.16 3–4 (43%) 2–0 — -0.88
25 1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37 1990 1658 111.6 — — — — -1 -82 +74 45.0% -0.43 2–0 1–1 — +0.74
26 1988 1920 147.3 — — — — +7 — +50 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +2.17 1991 1604 113.4 — — — — +31 -74 — 40.5% -0.43 4–1 (80%) 0–3 (0%) 101.2 +0.59
27 1989 1846 116.8 — — — — -9 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.55 1992 1614 106.2 — — — — +44 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–0 — — +1.48
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1579 93.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.11
Career — 2099 155.7 — — — — +18 -226 -45 60.0% +0.67 66–75 (47%) 81–67 (55%) 98.1 -0.65 — 1880 137.1 — — — — +7 -13 -54 47.4% -0.16 49–31 (61%) 23–32 (42%) 105.2 -1.87

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.