H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Evonne Goolagong vs Sherry Acker H2H: 4-0

Evonne Goolagong holds a 4–0 lead over Sherry Acker in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Evonne Goolagong leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Evonne Goolagong won the 1980 Indianapolis round of 32 6-4 6-2.

AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
4 0
4 main-draw meetings
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-2 Sherry Acker Match data Aug 7, 1980* R32 Indianapolis WTA 250 Clay
Evonne Goolagong 7-5 6-1 Sherry Acker Match data Apr 18, 1980* R32 Amelia Island WTA 250 Clay
Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-4 Sherry Acker Match data Feb 14, 1980* R32 Oakland WTA 250 Carpet
Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-1 Sherry Acker Match data Jun 29, 1979* 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
Evonne Goolagong #85 #1 2,481 736 159 82.2% 7 0 2 8 68 85
Sherry Acker 1,838 63 100 38.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Evonne Goolagong Sherry Acker
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 9–4 69.2% 1,578 0 1
17 1969 13–8 61.9% 1,631 0 3
18 1970 74–19 79.6% 2,001 0 13
19 1971 94–15 86.2% 2,177 2 26
20 1972 89–10 89.9% 2,244 2 39 1979 13–21 38.2% 1,591 0 0
21 1973 105–15 87.5% 2,298 2 51 1980 29–31 48.3% 1,827 0 0
22 1974 64–11 85.3% 2,351 3 59 1981 8–19 29.6% 1,679 0 0
23 1975 53–14 79.1% #5 2,260 4 63 1982 1–5 16.7% 1,629 0 0
24 1976 57–6 90.5% #2 2,436 5 70 1983 11–15 42.3% 1,618 0 0
25 1977 20–1 95.2% 2,446 6 74 1984 1–9 10.0% 1,523 0 0
26 1978 47–9 83.9% #3 2,400 6 80
27 1979 53–11 82.8% #4 2,387 6 84
28 1980 38–19 66.7% #5 2,215 7 85
29 1981 5–3 62.5% 2,188 7 85
30 1982 6–6 50.0% 2,086 7 85
31 1983 9–7 56.2% 1,968 7 85
33 1985 0–1 0.0% 1,938 7 85

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 Evonne Goolagong Sherry Acker
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 1968 6 2 8 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
17 1969 4 2 6 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
18 1970 46 9 55 83.6% 26 10 36 72.2%
19 1971 8 2 10 80.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 36 5 41 87.8% 16 5 21 76.2%
20 1972 6 0 6 100.0% 33 3 36 91.7% 47 6 53 88.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 1979 7 6 13 53.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
21 1973 8 2 10 80.0% 57 7 64 89.1% 36 5 41 87.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1980 5 6 11 45.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 17 18 35 48.6%
22 1974 3 2 5 60.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 1 11 90.9% 1981 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
23 1975 2 1 3 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 21 3 24 87.5% 22 7 29 75.9% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 2 15 86.7% 38 2 40 95.0% 1983 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 20 0 20 100.0% 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 20 1 21 95.2% 26 5 31 83.9%
27 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 8 1 9 88.9%
28 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 2 13 84.6% 19 13 32 59.4%
29 1981 5 3 8 62.5%
30 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
31 1983 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1985 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 45 16 61 73.8% 235 48 283 83.0% 306 58 364 84.1% 146 37 183 79.8% 20 29 49 40.8% 7 13 20 35.0% 14 25 39 35.9% 22 33 55 40.0%

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 Evonne Goolagong Sherry Acker
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 1968 1579 113.7 +22 -16 65.5% +1.31 2–1 (67%) +0.86
17 1969 1631 119.0 +3 -2 62.2% +0.87 1–2 (33%) +2.49
18 1970 2002 148.5 +43 -34 73.1% +1.82 18–4 (82%) -2.81
19 1971 2177 163.9 -178 +39 +100 80.0% +2.29 19–8 (70%) 9–4 (69%) 110.4 -4.23
20 1972 2245 167.1 -99 +89 +77 85.6% +2.86 10–4 (71%) 8–4 (67%) 103.9 -4.28 1979 1591 125.4 +78 -54 -62 40.0% -0.87 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 98.5 +2.65
21 1973 2299 171.3 -145 +134 +109 83.3% +2.75 13–5 (72%) 9–5 (64%) 102.6 -6.12 1980 1827 146.8 +12 -281 -229 47.8% -0.02 10–8 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 106.3 -1.45
22 1974 2351 167.4 -72 +43 +91 78.5% +2.12 17–7 (71%) 11–5 (69%) 104.6 -5.92 1981 1680 125.6 +54 -92 -121 33.3% -0.87 2–5 (29%) 2–5 (29%) 94.0 -2.47
23 1975 2261 167.4 -54 +112 +127 74.1% +1.80 10–5 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 103.7 -5.65 1982 1630 123.0 -41 33.3% -0.87 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) +0.22
24 1976 2436 178.6 +145 -77 -22 86.5% +2.94 6–1 (86%) 5–3 (63%) 106.2 -6.86 1983 1619 119.0 +4 +38 39.3% -0.70 4–2 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 102.8 +0.10
25 1977 2447 165.4 +85 87.2% +3.19 4–1 (80%) 1–0 -0.55 1984 1523 98.5 -7 24.0% -1.40 1–4 (20%) 1–3 (25%) 95.3 +0.67
26 1978 2400 169.9 +62 +135 81.4% +2.45 7–2 (78%) 9–4 (69%) 102.4 -1.73
27 1979 2388 168.5 +66 -113 +142 80.0% +2.27 11–2 (85%) 4–3 (57%) 100.8 -4.29
28 1980 2215 171.5 +110 +2 +349 66.9% +1.37 5–7 (42%) 6–7 (46%) 90.5 -5.70
29 1981 2188 131.2 +292 58.8% +0.35 1–0 1–0 -0.64
30 1982 2087 128.7 +197 53.6% +0.25 3–3 (50%) 1–0 -1.16
31 1983 1968 127.4 +111 51.4% +0.14 3–0 (100%) 1–0 +0.01
33 1985 1939 94.9 0.0% -3.50 +0.09
Career 2482 169.9 +9 +59 +94 77.8% +2.19 130–52 (71%) 71–38 (65%) 111.0 -5.27 1839 135.3 +28 -149 -72 40.4% -0.56 19–26 (42%) 15–23 (39%) 97.2 -0.17

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.