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Barbara Potter vs Joanne Russell H2H: 7-0

Barbara Potter holds a 7–0 lead over Joanne Russell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Barbara Potter leads 5–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1985 Chicago round of 16 7-6 7-6.

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Barbara Potter
USA Age 65 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
7 – 0
7 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter 7-6 7-6 Joanne Russell Match data Sep 20, 1985* R16 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-4 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Aug 22, 1985* R32 Monticello WTA 250 Hard
Barbara Potter #12 6-1 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Mar 30, 1984* R16 Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-2 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Jan 15, 1982* R16 Cincinnati Open WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-3 6-1 Joanne Russell Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16 Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-3 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Dec 20, 1980* QF Tucson WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 4-6 6-3 6-4 Joanne Russell Match data Sep 13, 1980* QF Salt Lake City 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 — #8 63 2,098 303 191 61.3% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Joanne Russell — — — 1,938 205 200 50.6% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,532 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1980 27–22 55.1% — 1,875 0 0 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,818 0 2
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,881 0 2
23 1985 31–16 66.0% — 1,900 0 3 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,860 0 2
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,778 0 3
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4 1980 32–23 58.2% — 1,876 0 3
26 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,919 0 5 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,808 0 3
27 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,826 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,800 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,839 0 5
30 — — — — — — — 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 — — — — — — — 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,535 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,515 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 Joanne Russell
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 19 14 33 57.6% 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 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% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 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% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
26 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 141 90 231 61.0% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 70 76 146 47.9%

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 Joanne Russell
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 114.1 — — — — +58 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1979 1621 143.2 — — — — +30 -115 -41 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1980 1876 153.1 — — — — +17 — -301 56.8% +0.53 4–11 (27%) 5–6 (45%) 94.6 +0.47 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.41
19 1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.22
20 1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.58
21 1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63 1976 1818 140.3 — — — — -130 -145 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -1.98
22 1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58 1977 1881 149.7 — — — — -96 -102 -216 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.42
23 1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02 1978 1861 148.0 — — — — -127 -34 -152 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 -3.83
24 1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28 1979 1778 131.4 — — — — -83 +73 -118 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.25
25 1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37 1980 1876 145.0 — — — — -44 -42 -190 50.8% +0.14 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.6 -3.45
26 1988 1920 147.3 — — — — +7 — +50 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +2.17 1981 1809 138.7 — — — — +28 +23 -109 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -1.54
27 1989 1846 116.8 — — — — -9 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.55 1982 1826 142.1 — — — — +50 -82 -42 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -1.95
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1800 134.4 — — — — +57 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.16
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1840 128.5 — — — — +82 -129 -109 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.95
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1614 112.1 — — — — +50 +14 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.10
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +63 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.27
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.19
Career — 2099 155.7 — — — — +18 -226 -45 60.0% +0.67 66–75 (47%) 81–67 (55%) 98.1 -0.65 — 1939 143.7 — — — — -12 -35 -120 48.9% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -4.55

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.