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Barbara Potter vs Kathy May H2H: 0-1

Kathy May holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Potter in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kathy May leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kathy May won the 1979 Philadelphia round of 16 7-5 6-4.

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Barbara Potter
USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Kathy May
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy May 7-5 6-4 Barbara Potter Match data Mar 9, 1979* R16 Philadelphia 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 2,096 299 190 61.1% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Kathy May — — — 1,908 111 89 55.5% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 May
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,533 0 0 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,536 0 0
17 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0 1973 6–1 85.7% — 1,626 0 1
18 1980 23–21 52.3% — 1,864 0 0 1974 16–5 76.2% — 1,713 0 4
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,941 0 0 1975 14–13 51.9% — 1,748 0 5
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,997 0 2 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,812 0 6
21 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,850 0 2 1977 14–16 46.7% — 1,802 0 6
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1978 21–16 56.8% — 1,829 0 6
23 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,899 0 3 1979 15–12 55.6% — 1,829 0 6
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1980 4–8 33.3% — 1,731 0 6
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,895 0 4 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,713 0 6
26 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,918 0 5 — — — — — — —
27 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,844 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — 1990 1–1 50.0% — 1,705 0 6

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 May
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1972 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1973 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
18 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 1974 7 0 7 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 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% 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1978 5 5 10 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
23 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1980 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 137 89 226 60.6% — 31 19 50 62.0% 29 27 56 51.8% 20 17 37 54.1% 21 22 43 48.8%

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 May
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1497 102.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.25
16 1978 1533 114.2 — — — — +62 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.22 1972 1537 105.3 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.71 2–0 — — +1.22
17 1979 1620 143.0 — — — — +30 -114 -40 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.88 1973 1626 119.7 — — — — +97 — — 76.5% +2.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.52
18 1980 1864 154.9 — — — — +9 — -289 54.5% +0.43 3–10 (23%) 5–4 (56%) 96.7 -0.89 1974 1713 120.9 — — — — +112 — -31 70.8% +1.44 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 +4.53
19 1981 1941 150.3 — — — — -3 — -143 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.8 -1.85 1975 1749 141.0 — — — — — -194 -46 53.3% +0.27 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 -2.15
20 1982 1997 162.5 — — — — +57 — -125 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.63 1976 1812 121.0 — — — — -28 -89 — 48.4% -0.44 8–2 (80%) 5–0 (100%) 111.1 -1.24
21 1983 1851 139.2 — — — — +53 -245 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.1 +1.42 1977 1803 147.7 — — — — +22 -55 -100 54.0% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 5–1 (83%) 97.8 -3.29
22 1984 1952 157.5 — — — — -8 — -14 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.32 1978 1830 146.4 — — — — +43 -105 -94 58.5% +0.80 4–6 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 97.7 -1.49
23 1985 1900 142.4 — — — — -8 -289 +64 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.26 1979 1830 136.1 — — — — +67 — -99 50.0% -0.12 6–2 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 104.8 +0.55
24 1986 1881 145.2 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.11 1980 1731 114.5 — — — — +40 — -26 39.3% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.13
25 1987 1895 145.4 — — — — +28 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 +1.54 1981 1713 106.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.05
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1705 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +0.11
Career — 2096 155.7 — — — — +17 -225 -44 59.9% +0.67 65–74 (47%) 81–65 (55%) 98.8 -0.80 — 1909 141.8 — — — — +50 -105 -61 55.0% +0.31 31–28 (53%) 23–13 (64%) 107.6 -0.29

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.