H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Barbara Potter vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 0-1

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Potter in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mary Joe Fernandez leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1987 Wimbledon round of 64 6-0 6-1.

USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 1
1 main-draw meetings
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Joe Fernandez #29 6-0 6-1 Barbara Potter #16 Match data Jun 26, 1987* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1984 0–2 0.0% 1,474 0 0
13 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0
14 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0
15 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0
16 1978 4–7 36.4% 1,533 0 0 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0
17 1979 8–22 26.7% 1,620 0 0 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0
18 1980 23–21 52.3% 1,864 0 0 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,941 0 0 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,997 0 2 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2
21 1983 28–20 58.3% 1,850 0 2 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4
23 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,899 0 3 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,895 0 4 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7
26 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,918 0 5 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7
27 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,844 0 5 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7
28 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
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 %
12 1984 0 2 2 0.0%
13 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
14 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
15 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
18 1980 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6% 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4% 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1987 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1988 25 9 34 73.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1989 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2000 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 137 89 226 60.6% 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2%

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
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
12 1984 1475 98.2 20.0% -1.20 0–1 +0.18
13 1985 1554 130.0 +65 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 -0.49
14 1986 1765 147.3 -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54
15 1987 1897 158.0 -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16
16 1978 1533 114.2 +62 +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 +1.22 1988 1947 151.0 -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13
17 1979 1620 143.0 +30 -114 -40 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.88 1989 1986 162.4 -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80
18 1980 1864 154.9 +9 -289 54.5% +0.43 3–10 (23%) 5–4 (56%) 96.7 -0.89 1990 2126 168.3 +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66
19 1981 1941 150.3 -3 -143 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.8 -1.85 1991 2063 164.9 +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78
20 1982 1997 162.5 +57 -125 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.63 1992 2121 171.9 +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97
21 1983 1851 139.2 +53 -245 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.1 +1.42 1993 2058 164.0 +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67
22 1984 1952 157.5 -8 -14 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.32 1994 1977 147.9 +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06
23 1985 1900 142.4 -8 -289 +64 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.26 1995 2039 159.3 +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51
24 1986 1881 145.2 +12 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.11 1996 1935 158.7 -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36
25 1987 1895 145.4 +28 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 +1.54 1997 1990 164.4 +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63
26 1988 1919 147.3 +6 +51 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +1.81 1998 1935 150.6 +21 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81
27 1989 1845 116.8 -10 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.54 1999 1902 152.1 -1 +93 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78
28 2000 1881 102.8 0.0% -2.00 -0.21
Career 2096 155.7 +17 -225 -44 59.9% +0.67 65–74 (47%) 81–65 (55%) 98.8 -0.80 2197 168.6 +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04

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.