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Diane Desfor vs Barbara Potter H2H: 0-1

Barbara Potter holds a 1–0 lead over Diane Desfor in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Potter leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1979 US Open round of 128 6-3 6-4.

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Diane Desfor
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Barbara Potter
USA Age 65 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter 6-3 6-4 Diane Desfor Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Diane Desfor — — — 1,773 70 90 43.8% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Barbara Potter #112 #8 63 2,098 303 191 61.3% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Diane Desfor Barbara Potter
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
19 1974 1–2 33.3% — 1,482 0 0 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0
20 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,524 0 0 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2
21 1976 4–1 80.0% — 1,580 0 1 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2
22 1977 1–1 50.0% — 1,567 0 1 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2
23 1978 14–17 45.2% — 1,640 0 1 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,900 0 3
24 1979 15–22 40.5% — 1,689 0 1 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3
25 1980 19–22 46.3% — 1,648 0 1 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4
26 1981 8–17 32.0% — 1,614 0 1 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,919 0 5
27 1982 3–5 37.5% — 1,586 0 2 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5

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 Diane Desfor Barbara Potter
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%
19 1974 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9%
20 1975 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7%
21 1976 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4%
23 1978 7 6 13 53.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 6 9 33.3% 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
25 1980 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 7 19 63.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8%
26 1981 1 4 5 20.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
Career — 19 27 46 41.3% 5 16 21 23.8% 29 29 58 50.0% 8 15 23 34.8% — 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 141 90 231 61.0%

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 Diane Desfor Barbara Potter
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
19 1974 1483 94.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 0–1 — +0.60 1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65
20 1975 1525 105.5 — — — — — — +34 55.0% +0.05 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — +1.01 1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52
21 1976 1580 118.1 — — — — — — — 72.7% +1.91 1–0 1–0 — +0.02 1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63
22 1977 1568 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 — — +0.32 1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58
23 1978 1641 122.7 — — — — +29 -130 -96 44.6% -0.07 7–7 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 98.8 +0.28 1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02
24 1979 1690 130.1 — — — — -36 -167 -74 40.2% -0.57 5–5 (50%) 2–6 (25%) 98.9 +0.18 1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28
25 1980 1648 126.0 — — — — -117 -123 +77 46.3% -0.19 7–8 (47%) 5–3 (63%) 102.6 -0.83 1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37
26 1981 1614 112.9 — — — — -85 -99 +82 33.3% -1.11 2–4 (33%) — — -1.05 1988 1920 147.3 — — — — +7 — +50 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +2.17
27 1982 1587 105.7 — — — — -75 — — 42.1% +0.32 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.81 1989 1846 116.8 — — — — -9 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.55
Career — 1773 125.1 — — — — -49 -132 +21 43.6% -0.29 27–28 (49%) 13–18 (42%) 99.3 +0.86 — 2099 155.7 — — — — +18 -226 -45 60.0% +0.67 66–75 (47%) 81–67 (55%) 98.1 -0.65

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.