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Barbara Potter vs Lori Mcneil H2H: 3-2

Barbara Potter holds a 3–2 lead over Lori Mcneil in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Barbara Potter leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lori Mcneil won the 1988 Newport final 6-4 4-6 6-3.

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Barbara Potter
USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Lori Mcneil
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lori Mcneil #9 6-4 4-6 6-3 Barbara Potter #16 Match data Jul 17, 1988* F Newport WTA 250 Grass
Lori Mcneil #13 6-4 6-4 Barbara Potter #35 Match data Mar 20, 1987* R16 Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter #17 7-6 6-2 Lori Mcneil #91 Match data Feb 12, 1986* R64 Boca Raton WTA 250 Hard
Barbara Potter #15 6-3 6-2 Lori Mcneil #85 Match data Feb 8, 1985* R32 Delray Beach WTA 500 Hard
Barbara Potter 6-0 6-2 Lori Mcneil Match data Oct 5, 1983* R32 Detroit 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
Lori Mcneil #867 #9 303 2,024 377 273 58.0% 0 0 0 1 10 11

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 Lori Mcneil
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,532 0 0 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
17 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0 1981 2–0 100.0% — 1,520 0 1
18 1980 27–22 55.1% — 1,875 0 0 1982 1–2 33.3% — 1,503 0 1
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0 1983 6–5 54.5% — 1,568 0 1
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2 1984 7–11 38.9% #97 1,608 0 1
21 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2 1985 13–23 36.1% #93 1,587 0 1
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1986 42–22 65.6% #14 1,884 0 3
23 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,900 0 3 1987 54–24 69.2% #11 2,007 0 3
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1988 46–20 69.7% #13 1,901 0 5
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4 1989 24–22 52.2% #36 1,760 0 6
26 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,919 0 5 1990 17–20 45.9% #52 1,695 0 6
27 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5 1991 39–21 65.0% #19 1,870 0 8
28 — — — — — — — 1992 37–20 64.9% #15 1,962 0 9
29 — — — — — — — 1993 27–19 58.7% #25 1,898 0 10
30 — — — — — — — 1994 26–15 63.4% #17 1,871 0 11
31 — — — — — — — 1995 19–19 50.0% #34 1,804 0 11
32 — — — — — — — 1996 8–14 36.4% #83 1,727 0 11
33 — — — — — — — 1997 1–7 12.5% #301 1,656 0 11
34 — — — — — — — 1998 8–6 57.1% #91 1,718 0 11
35 — — — — — — — 1999 0–2 0.0% #869 1,671 0 11

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 Lori Mcneil
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% 1982 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1983 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1984 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 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% 1985 5 7 12 41.7% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1986 20 7 27 74.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 8 6 14 57.1%
23 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1987 19 6 25 76.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 19 8 27 70.4%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1988 22 10 32 68.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1989 10 8 18 55.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1990 8 11 19 42.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1991 24 10 34 70.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 13 9 22 59.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 11 6 17 64.7%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 5 4 9 55.6%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 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% — 160 110 270 59.3% 39 52 91 42.9% 99 49 148 66.9% 77 60 137 56.2%

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 Lori Mcneil
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 1980 1485 95.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.17
17 1979 1621 143.2 — — — — +30 -115 -41 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.66 1981 1521 104.9 — — — — — — — 100.0% +4.50 — — — +0.24
18 1980 1876 153.1 — — — — +17 — -301 56.8% +0.53 4–11 (27%) 5–6 (45%) 94.6 +0.47 1982 1503 100.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.14 0–1 0–1 — +0.35
19 1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65 1983 1569 107.2 — — — — +44 — — 53.8% +0.19 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.06
20 1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52 1984 1609 115.3 — — — — +12 -55 +9 38.1% -0.81 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +0.32
21 1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63 1985 1588 118.5 — — — — +21 -104 +4 39.2% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 3–5 (38%) 96.4 -0.23
22 1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58 1986 1885 145.0 — — — — -9 -342 -107 60.5% +0.68 16–10 (62%) 12–9 (57%) 109.2 +1.25
23 1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02 1987 2007 158.5 — — — — +54 -354 -204 63.8% +0.91 16–9 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 109.8 -0.70
24 1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28 1988 1902 142.7 — — — — +35 -186 +38 62.9% +0.76 19–10 (66%) 8–5 (62%) 105.0 +1.98
25 1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37 1989 1761 134.8 — — — — +59 -79 +78 52.0% +0.07 5–7 (42%) 5–6 (45%) 96.3 -0.28
26 1988 1920 147.3 — — — — +7 — +50 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +2.17 1990 1696 135.0 — — — — +13 -75 +199 48.2% -0.08 4–9 (31%) 5–6 (45%) 90.4 -0.80
27 1989 1846 116.8 — — — — -9 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.55 1991 1870 151.1 — — — — +12 -241 +44 60.4% +0.77 13–6 (68%) 9–10 (47%) 104.2 -0.74
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1962 156.9 — — — — -4 -303 +75 63.6% +0.94 8–10 (44%) 10–9 (53%) 96.7 -0.46
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1899 147.7 — — — — -6 -291 +192 58.1% +0.61 6–7 (46%) 3–9 (25%) 95.3 -0.38
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1872 146.0 — — — — -59 -207 +243 61.1% +0.69 7–8 (47%) 7–5 (58%) 98.9 -0.52
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1805 142.2 — — — — -13 -206 +304 53.8% +0.38 5–12 (29%) 4–8 (33%) 91.4 -0.26
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1727 130.2 — — — — -12 — +385 36.5% -0.65 5–3 (63%) 2–7 (22%) 96.5 -0.48
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1656 120.2 — — — — +31 — — 22.2% -1.61 0–2 0–1 — -1.12
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1719 129.4 — — — — +1 -154 +310 51.4% +0.09 5–2 (71%) 0–2 — -0.58
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1671 99.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -0.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
Career — 2099 155.7 — — — — +18 -226 -45 60.0% +0.67 66–75 (47%) 81–67 (55%) 98.1 -0.65 — 2025 149.3 — — — — +13 -213 +86 56.0% +0.41 117–106 (52%) 81–87 (48%) 98.3 -0.15

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.