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

Helen Gourlay vs Sue Barker H2H: 1-1

Helen Gourlay and Sue Barker are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Sue Barker leads 1–0 on clay, while Helen Gourlay leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Helen Gourlay won the 1977 Australian Open semifinal 7-5 6-4.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Gourlay 7-5 6-4 Sue Barker Match data Dec 31, 1977* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Sue Barker 6-4 6-0 Helen Gourlay Match data Sep 7, 1976* R32 US Open Grand Slam Clay

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
Helen Gourlay — — — 1,962 295 201 59.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7
Sue Barker #162 #5 — 2,262 381 217 63.7% 1 0 0 3 18 22

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 Helen Gourlay Sue Barker
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,526 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1972 3–2 60.0% — 1,542 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1
18 — — — — — — — 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6
19 — — — — — — — 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11
20 — — — — — — — 1976 64–23 73.6% #10 2,065 1 14
21 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,142 1 16
22 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,936 1 17
23 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,022 1 20
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,930 1 20
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,958 1 21
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,804 1 21
27 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,750 1 22
28 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7 1984 2–14 12.5% #57 1,555 1 22
29 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7 — — — — — — —
30 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7 — — — — — — —
31 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7 — — — — — — —
33 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 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 Helen Gourlay Sue Barker
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6%
21 1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3%
22 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9%
23 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0%
24 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — — 1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6%
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
26 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3%
27 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3%
28 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3% — 42 39 81 51.9% 70 36 106 66.0% 133 64 197 67.5% 113 75 188 60.1%

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 Helen Gourlay Sue Barker
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1514 108.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.03
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1526 105.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.11
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1542 113.2 — — — — — — +27 63.6% +1.00 0–1 1–0 — +1.44
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.95
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -21 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.79
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -18 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.41
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2065 160.2 — — — — -34 -14 -12 68.2% +1.32 17–7 (71%) 6–6 (50%) 110.0 -4.93
21 1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47 1977 2143 167.0 — — — — +151 -94 -79 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.72
22 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37 1978 1937 142.1 — — — — +44 — +82 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -1.00
23 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63 1979 2022 162.5 — — — — +44 -17 +25 66.3% +1.16 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 92.1 -4.06
24 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93 1980 1930 145.7 — — — — +28 — +103 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 +0.09
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 1981 1958 149.2 — — — — +21 -1 +64 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.65
26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97 1982 1804 134.1 — — — — +60 +89 +86 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.09
27 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00 1983 1751 132.8 — — — — +74 +55 +125 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.35
28 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67 1984 1555 94.1 — — — — +107 +140 +248 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.91
29 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03 — 2263 155.4 — — — — +36 -26 +24 61.8% +0.84 83–65 (56%) 63–37 (63%) 106.4 -3.08

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.