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Barbara Potter vs Helen Kelesi H2H: 2-0

Barbara Potter holds a 2–0 lead over Helen Kelesi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Barbara Potter leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1988 Cincinnati Open final 6-2 6-2.

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Barbara Potter
USA Age 65 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Helen Kelesi
CAN Age 56 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter #15 6-2 6-2 Helen Kelesi #23 Match data Aug 7, 1988* F Cincinnati Open WTA 250 Hard
Barbara Potter 4-6 6-3 6-2 Helen Kelesi #72 Match data Aug 25, 1985* F Monticello 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 Potter #112 #8 63 2,098 303 191 61.3% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Helen Kelesi #755 #13 54 1,954 213 165 56.3% 0 0 0 0 2 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 Potter Helen Kelesi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1985 15–15 50.0% #48 1,642 0 0
16 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,532 0 0 1986 28–21 57.1% #39 1,745 0 1
17 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0 1987 22–19 53.7% #32 1,785 0 1
18 1980 27–22 55.1% — 1,875 0 0 1988 33–19 63.5% #19 1,815 0 2
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0 1989 36–18 66.7% #13 1,872 0 2
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2 1990 23–17 57.5% #25 1,785 0 2
21 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2 1991 26–20 56.5% #29 1,715 0 2
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1992 7–13 35.0% #128 1,632 0 2
23 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,900 0 3 1993 18–13 58.1% #48 1,756 0 2
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1994 5–10 33.3% #125 1,647 0 2
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4 — — — — — — —
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 Helen Kelesi
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 11 8 19 57.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1986 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
17 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 19 14 33 57.6% 1988 11 10 21 52.4% 20 5 25 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1989 20 9 29 69.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1990 7 8 15 46.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6% 1991 8 8 16 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 141 90 231 61.0% — 98 77 175 56.0% 88 50 138 63.8% 9 15 24 37.5% 18 23 41 43.9%

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 Helen Kelesi
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1642 120.7 — — — — +5 -36 — 48.0% -0.51 9–6 (60%) 5–1 (83%) 106.9 +0.83
16 1978 1533 114.1 — — — — +58 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.26 1986 1745 135.5 — — — — -29 -31 -159 54.6% +0.16 12–9 (57%) 10–8 (56%) 106.9 +0.59
17 1979 1621 143.2 — — — — +30 -115 -41 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.66 1987 1786 144.3 — — — — -40 +12 -186 53.5% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 100.3 -2.78
18 1980 1876 153.1 — — — — +17 — -301 56.8% +0.53 4–11 (27%) 5–6 (45%) 94.6 +0.47 1988 1815 148.0 — — — — -89 +155 — 62.1% +0.90 6–8 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 96.5 -0.44
19 1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65 1989 1872 151.2 — — — — -32 +146 — 64.5% +0.83 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 105.2 -1.47
20 1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52 1990 1785 139.7 — — — — -66 +217 — 60.0% +0.68 4–8 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 93.8 +0.69
21 1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63 1991 1716 141.5 — — — — -36 +257 -140 54.7% +0.47 8–6 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 98.7 +0.82
22 1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58 1992 1633 124.6 — — — — -3 — — 46.3% -0.12 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.8 -0.03
23 1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02 1993 1756 136.5 — — — — -2 +91 -126 57.6% +0.51 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.2 -1.21
24 1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28 1994 1647 125.6 — — — — +73 +114 — 38.7% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.09
25 1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1955 146.4 — — — — -29 +126 -160 56.1% +0.37 67–61 (52%) 46–39 (54%) 104.4 -0.82

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.