H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Barbara Potter vs Tracy Austin H2H: 2-8

Tracy Austin holds an 8–2 lead over Barbara Potter in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Tracy Austin leads 3–2 on carpet and 3–0 on grass. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1984 Chicago round of 16 6-1 6-4.

USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 8
10 main-draw meetings
USA Age 63 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter #19 6-1 6-4 Tracy Austin #12 Match data Feb 10, 1984* R16 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-4 4-6 6-3 Tracy Austin Match data Oct 2, 1982* SF Philadelphia WTA 250 Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-1 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data Sep 13, 1981* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Tracy Austin 6-4 6-0 Barbara Potter Match data Jul 1, 1981* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Tracy Austin 6-0 6-1 Barbara Potter Match data Jun 20, 1981* SF Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Tracy Austin 6-3 4-6 6-1 Barbara Potter Match data Dec 20, 1980* SF Tucson WTA 250 Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-2 6-7 6-2 Barbara Potter Match data Jun 29, 1980* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Tracy Austin 6-1 6-4 Barbara Potter Match data Mar 14, 1980* R16 Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-1 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data Oct 4, 1979* R32 Minneapolis WTA 250 Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-2 6-1 Barbara Potter Match data Mar 29, 1978* R32 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
Tracy Austin #81 #1 19 2,502 339 88 79.4% 2 0 1 5 20 28

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 Tracy Austin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1977 14–8 63.6% 1,780 0 1
15 1978 43–13 76.8% #6 2,057 0 2
16 1978 4–7 36.4% 1,533 0 0 1979 73–12 85.9% #3 2,431 1 9
17 1979 8–22 26.7% 1,620 0 0 1980 81–10 89.0% #2 2,450 1 19
18 1980 23–21 52.3% 1,864 0 0 1981 56–7 88.9% #2 2,442 2 27
19 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,941 0 0 1982 35–12 74.5% #4 2,262 2 28
20 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,997 0 2 1983 24–8 75.0% #9 2,185 2 28
21 1983 28–20 58.3% 1,850 0 2 1984 2–2 50.0% #27 2,136 2 28
22 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2
23 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,899 0 3
24 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3
25 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,895 0 4
26 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,918 0 5 1989 0–2 0.0% 2,078 2 28
27 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,844 0 5
30 1993 6–6 50.0% #117 1,970 2 28
31 1994 5–8 38.5% #81 1,850 2 28

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 Tracy Austin
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 %
14 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
15 1978 16 5 21 76.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 13 3 16 81.3%
16 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1979 22 4 26 84.6% 10 0 10 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 33 6 39 84.6%
17 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1980 18 4 22 81.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 44 4 48 91.7%
18 1980 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 1981 22 0 22 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 20 4 24 83.3%
19 1981 8 3 11 72.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9% 1982 11 2 13 84.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 6 21 71.4%
20 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 5 17 70.6%
21 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6% 1984 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1984 7 4 11 63.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4%
23 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1986 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
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% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1989 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1993 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
31 1994 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% 101 26 127 79.5% 44 13 57 77.2% 49 14 63 77.8% 141 34 175 80.6%

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 Tracy Austin
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
14 1977 1780 149.9 -85 -30 59.1% +0.55 2–0 1–0 -1.15
15 1978 2057 163.2 +12 -252 -337 72.6% +1.96 6–3 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 108.8 -0.48
16 1978 1533 114.2 +62 +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 +1.22 1979 2431 178.8 +6 -369 -545 80.9% +2.33 13–3 (81%) 6–3 (67%) 110.9 -9.11
17 1979 1620 143.0 +30 -114 -40 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.88 1980 2451 179.3 +144 -317 -403 85.3% +3.11 12–3 (80%) 4–2 (67%) 104.4 -3.63
18 1980 1864 154.9 +9 -289 54.5% +0.43 3–10 (23%) 5–4 (56%) 96.7 -0.89 1981 2442 175.7 +118 -334 -333 84.6% +2.88 7–3 (70%) 7–4 (64%) 101.7 -3.49
19 1981 1941 150.3 -3 -143 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.8 -1.85 1982 2263 167.1 +182 -144 -203 75.5% +2.05 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 94.0 -1.08
20 1982 1997 162.5 +57 -125 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.63 1983 2186 159.6 +138 -57 -80 76.5% +1.88 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 94.9 -1.73
21 1983 1851 139.2 +53 -245 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.1 +1.42 1984 2137 114.9 +108 50.0% +0.13 +0.03
22 1984 1952 157.5 -8 -14 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.32
23 1985 1900 142.4 -8 -289 +64 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.26
24 1986 1881 145.2 +12 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.11
25 1987 1895 145.4 +28 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 +1.54
26 1988 1919 147.3 +6 +51 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +1.81 1989 2079 101.4 20.0% -2.00 0–1 -0.04
27 1989 1845 116.8 -10 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.54
30 1993 1970 123.3 +25 46.4% -0.97 3–1 (75%) -0.65
31 1994 1851 118.5 +76 +127 36.7% -0.97 3–1 (75%) 0–1 -1.54
Career 2096 155.7 +17 -225 -44 59.9% +0.67 65–74 (47%) 81–65 (55%) 98.8 -0.80 2502 175.2 +84 -168 -342 76.2% +2.12 52–25 (68%) 33–14 (70%) 109.1 -5.41

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.