H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Martina Navratilova vs Sue Barker H2H: 15-2

Martina Navratilova holds a 15–2 lead over Sue Barker in their WTA head-to-head. Across 17 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 8–2 on carpet and 4–0 on grass. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1983 Eastbourne Open round of 32 6-1 6-0.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 69 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
15 – 2
17 main-draw meetings
Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-0 Sue Barker Match data Jun 16, 1983* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-2 Sue Barker Match data Mar 10, 1983* R32 Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-1 Sue Barker Match data Oct 29, 1982* R16 Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-7 6-3 6-3 Sue Barker Match data Jun 19, 1981* R16 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-7 7-5 Sue Barker Match data Jun 13, 1981* QF Surbiton WTA 250 Grass
Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-3 Sue Barker Match data Oct 18, 1980* QF Deerfield Beach WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-0 Sue Barker Match data Aug 17, 1979* R16 Richmond WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-3 Sue Barker Match data Mar 21, 1979 SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-4 3-6 6-3 Sue Barker Match data Apr 17, 1977* SF Tucson WTA 250 Hard
Sue Barker 7-5 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Mar 24, 1977 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-4 Sue Barker Match data Feb 28, 1977* F Detroit WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-0 6-1 Sue Barker Match data Jan 30, 1977* F Minneapolis WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-6 7-5 Sue Barker Match data Jan 23, 1977* F Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Sue Barker 7-6 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Jan 15, 1977* QF Hollywood WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2 Sue Barker Match data Oct 21, 1976* R16 Palm Springs WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-3 3-6 7-5 Sue Barker Match data Jul 2, 1976* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-2 Sue Barker Match data Sep 27, 1975* SF Denver WTA 250 Carpet

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
Martina Navratilova #395 #1 290 2,680 1,419 228 86.2% 18 3 8 38 100 167
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 Martina Navratilova Sue Barker
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0
15 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,526 0 0
16 1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0 1972 3–2 60.0% — 1,542 0 0
17 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1
18 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,246 0 5 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6
19 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,166 0 7 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11
20 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,250 0 13 1976 64–23 73.6% #10 2,065 1 14
21 1978 78–9 89.7% #1 2,433 1 24 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,142 1 16
22 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,439 2 34 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,936 1 17
23 1980 86–12 87.8% #3 2,366 2 45 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,022 1 20
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,423 3 55 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,930 1 20
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,538 5 70 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,958 1 21
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,638 8 86 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,804 1 21
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,649 11 99 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,750 1 22
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,595 13 111 1984 2–14 12.5% #57 1,555 1 22
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,633 15 125 — — — — — — —
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,527 17 129 — — — — — — —
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,455 17 138 — — — — — — —
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146 — — — — — — —
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,322 18 152 — — — — — — —
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,321 18 157 — — — — — — —
35 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,328 18 161 — — — — — — —
36 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,265 18 166 — — — — — — —
37 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 167 — — — — — — —
45 2002 1–1 50.0% — 2,051 18 167 — — — — — — —
47 2004 1–4 20.0% #388 1,940 18 167 — — — — — — —
48 2005 0–1 0.0% #395 1,910 18 167 — — — — — — —

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 Martina Navratilova 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 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
16 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1% 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7% 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6%
21 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5% 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3%
22 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8% 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9%
23 1980 18 5 23 78.3% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0%
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6%
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3%
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3%
28 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1992 14 1 15 93.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 4 21 81.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1993 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1994 8 2 10 80.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
45 2002 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
47 2004 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
48 2005 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 344 57 401 85.8% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3% — 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 Martina Navratilova 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 1972 1483 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.21 1971 1526 105.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.11
16 1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.70 1972 1542 113.2 — — — — — — +27 63.6% +1.00 0–1 1–0 — +1.44
17 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -9.92 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.95
18 1975 2247 173.0 — — — — +6 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.4 -10.84 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -21 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.79
19 1976 2166 161.0 — — — — +4 -34 -73 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.41 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -18 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.41
20 1977 2251 173.4 — — — — +102 -69 -110 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.80 1976 2065 160.2 — — — — -34 -14 -12 68.2% +1.32 17–7 (71%) 6–6 (50%) 110.0 -4.93
21 1978 2434 178.4 — — — — +35 -307 -96 84.1% +2.77 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -6.56 1977 2143 167.0 — — — — +151 -94 -79 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.72
22 1979 2440 178.7 — — — — +37 -222 -63 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.63 1978 1937 142.1 — — — — +44 — +82 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -1.00
23 1980 2367 177.3 — — — — +175 -69 -15 82.0% +2.50 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 101.9 -4.48 1979 2022 162.5 — — — — +44 -17 +25 66.3% +1.16 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 92.1 -4.06
24 1981 2423 179.0 — — — — +104 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 93.9 -8.43 1980 1930 145.7 — — — — +28 — +103 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 +0.09
25 1982 2539 179.0 — — — — +107 -124 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -2.79 1981 1958 149.2 — — — — +21 -1 +64 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.65
26 1983 2638 183.0 — — — — +115 -236 -76 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.30 1982 1804 134.1 — — — — +60 +89 +86 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.09
27 1984 2649 177.2 — — — — +103 -152 -65 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1983 1751 132.8 — — — — +74 +55 +125 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.35
28 1985 2595 177.6 — — — — +45 -39 +99 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -1.95 1984 1555 94.1 — — — — +107 +140 +248 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.91
29 1986 2634 182.2 — — — — +69 -119 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 2527 176.8 — — — — +116 -43 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1988 2456 176.7 — — — — +130 +15 +223 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1989 2425 176.2 — — — — +96 -16 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +99 +62 +414 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +106 +3 +333 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1992 2328 175.0 — — — — +97 — +412 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1993 2265 172.8 — — — — +97 -12 +351 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.2 -1.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +133 +37 +402 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 92.1 -1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
45 2002 2052 102.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 1–1 — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
47 2004 1941 100.2 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% — +91 — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
48 2005 1911 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2680 180.0 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% +78 -38 +49 81.7% +2.48 220–109 (67%) 170–74 (70%) 105.4 -5.25 — 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.