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

Barbara Potter vs Kathy Jordan H2H: 2-4

Kathy Jordan holds a 4–2 lead over Barbara Potter in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Kathy Jordan leads 3–2 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kathy Jordan won the 1985 Melbourne semifinal 7-5 6-3.

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Barbara Potter
USA Age 65 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main-draw meetings
Kathy Jordan
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy Jordan 7-5 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data May 18, 1985* SF Melbourne WTA 250 Carpet
Kathy Jordan #5 7-6 5-7 6-3 Barbara Potter #12 Match data Mar 31, 1984* QF Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-2 7-6 Kathy Jordan Match data Jan 6, 1983* R32 Washington Open WTA 500 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-4 7-6 Kathy Jordan Match data Feb 28, 1981* SF Seattle WTA 250 Carpet
Kathy Jordan 7-6 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Kathy Jordan 6-3 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data Jan 24, 1980* R32 Chicago 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 — #8 63 2,098 303 191 61.3% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Kathy Jordan — #5 44 2,094 249 155 61.6% 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 Kathy Jordan
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 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,560 0 0
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0 1979 25–13 65.8% — 1,895 0 1
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2 1980 37–21 63.8% — 2,003 0 1
21 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2 1981 28–20 58.3% — 1,923 0 1
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1982 21–18 53.8% — 1,886 0 2
23 1985 31–16 66.0% — 1,900 0 3 1983 44–22 66.7% — 2,010 0 2
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1984 23–11 67.6% #10 2,024 0 2
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4 1985 28–15 65.1% — 1,979 0 2
26 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,919 0 5 1986 25–15 62.5% #15 1,910 0 2
27 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5 1987 12–10 54.5% #35 1,892 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,874 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1990 2–6 25.0% #207 1,791 0 2

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 Kathy Jordan
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% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
20 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 19 12 31 61.3%
21 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6% 1981 6 3 9 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 11 9 20 55.0%
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1982 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
23 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1983 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 8 18 55.6%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1985 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 11 5 16 68.8%
26 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1986 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
27 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1987 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 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% — 85 46 131 64.9% 20 18 38 52.6% 57 32 89 64.0% 87 59 146 59.6%

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 Kathy Jordan
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 1978 1560 118.9 — — — — — — +41 58.8% +0.71 1–2 (33%) — — +0.06
19 1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65 1979 1895 156.2 — — — — +33 — -202 61.0% +1.00 5–3 (63%) 1–4 (20%) 104.2 +0.09
20 1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52 1980 2003 164.4 — — — — +39 -361 -262 63.3% +0.95 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 102.2 -5.85
21 1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63 1981 1923 148.5 — — — — +52 -259 -74 60.0% +0.90 8–7 (53%) 3–8 (27%) 97.2 +0.92
22 1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58 1982 1886 146.5 — — — — +57 -207 -61 53.2% +0.03 8–8 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -3.98
23 1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02 1983 2011 155.7 — — — — -21 -248 -32 62.3% +1.00 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 103.8 -2.22
24 1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28 1984 2025 159.8 — — — — -49 -277 +115 65.3% +1.16 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 99.9 -2.58
25 1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37 1985 1980 155.5 — — — — +58 — +37 59.8% +1.02 13–5 (72%) 3–1 (75%) 104.9 -2.86
26 1988 1920 147.3 — — — — +7 — +50 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +2.17 1986 1911 153.4 — — — — +59 — +131 62.2% +1.00 4–6 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 96.2 -1.55
27 1989 1846 116.8 — — — — -9 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.55 1987 1893 137.3 — — — — +45 — +97 56.3% +0.46 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -1.56
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1875 106.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.26
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1792 109.8 — — — — +35 — +143 30.0% -1.60 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -1.37
Career — 2099 155.7 — — — — +18 -226 -45 60.0% +0.67 66–75 (47%) 81–67 (55%) 98.1 -0.65 — 2095 160.7 — — — — +33 -276 -9 59.9% +0.80 67–55 (55%) 35–31 (53%) 101.2 -5.24

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.