H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Rosalyn Fairbank vs Barbara Potter H2H: 4-7

Barbara Potter holds a 7–4 lead over Rosalyn Fairbank in their WTA head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Barbara Potter leads 5–2 on carpet and 2–1 on grass. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1988 Eastbourne Open round of 32 7-5 2-6 6-4.

USA Age 65 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
4 7
11 main-draw meetings
USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter #18 7-5 2-6 6-4 Rosalyn Fairbank #44 Match data Jun 16, 1988* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Barbara Potter #26 6-3 6-2 Rosalyn Fairbank #28 Match data Nov 13, 1986* R32 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-2 6-3 Rosalyn Fairbank #36 Match data May 18, 1985* QF Melbourne WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter #19 6-2 6-3 Rosalyn Fairbank #29 Match data Feb 9, 1984* R32 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Rosalyn Fairbank 6-4 6-4 Barbara Potter Match data Sep 29, 1983* R32 Hartford WTA 250 Carpet
Rosalyn Fairbank 6-4 5-7 6-4 Barbara Potter Match data Sep 24, 1983* SF Richmond WTA 250 Carpet
Rosalyn Fairbank 6-4 6-1 Barbara Potter Match data Sep 3, 1982* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Barbara Potter 6-3 7-6 Rosalyn Fairbank Match data Jun 18, 1982* R16 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Rosalyn Fairbank 6-2 7-6 Barbara Potter Match data Jun 10, 1982* R32 Birmingham WTA 250 Grass
Barbara Potter 1-6 7-5 6-1 Rosalyn Fairbank Match data Feb 13, 1982* QF Kansas City WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 7-5 6-4 Rosalyn Fairbank Match data Jan 23, 1981* R16 Cincinnati Open 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
Rosalyn Fairbank #325 #15 51 1,932 336 309 52.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Barbara Potter #112 #8 63 2,096 299 190 61.1% 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 Rosalyn Fairbank Barbara Potter
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1978 4–7 36.4% 1,533 0 0
17 1978 3–2 60.0% 1,539 0 0 1979 8–22 26.7% 1,620 0 0
18 1979 17–10 63.0% 1,723 0 0 1980 23–21 52.3% 1,864 0 0
19 1980 22–20 52.4% 1,677 0 0 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,941 0 0
20 1981 15–22 40.5% 1,656 0 0 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,997 0 2
21 1982 32–21 60.4% 1,897 0 0 1983 28–20 58.3% 1,850 0 2
22 1983 24–19 55.8% 1,918 0 1 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2
23 1984 22–26 45.8% #32 1,766 0 1 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,899 0 3
24 1985 28–23 54.9% #38 1,806 0 1 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3
25 1986 23–20 53.5% #28 1,824 0 1 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,895 0 4
26 1987 21–20 51.2% #36 1,755 0 1 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,918 0 5
27 1988 27–22 55.1% #37 1,772 0 1 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,844 0 5
28 1989 27–18 60.0% #22 1,845 0 1
29 1990 26–20 56.5% #24 1,787 0 1
30 1991 14–19 42.4% #90 1,637 0 1
31 1992 16–16 50.0% #46 1,726 0 1
32 1993 17–19 47.2% #63 1,766 0 1
33 1994 0–4 0.0% #284 1,704 0 1
34 1995 2–8 20.0% #261 1,598 0 1

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 Rosalyn Fairbank 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 1978 3 1 4 75.0% 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3%
18 1979 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 5 13 61.5% 1980 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 15 13 28 53.6%
19 1980 3 6 9 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1981 8 3 11 72.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9%
20 1981 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 9 13 30.8% 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7%
21 1982 7 3 10 70.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 8 13 38.5% 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6%
22 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 1984 7 4 11 63.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4%
23 1984 8 7 15 53.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 4 7 11 36.4% 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1985 13 11 24 54.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 1986 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
25 1986 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1987 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8%
26 1987 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1988 25 9 34 73.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1988 11 11 22 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1989 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1989 6 8 14 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 1990 13 9 22 59.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5%
30 1991 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 1992 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
32 1993 9 11 20 45.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 1994 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
34 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
Career 109 110 219 49.8% 44 51 95 46.3% 128 76 204 62.7% 51 70 121 42.1% 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 137 89 226 60.6%

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 Rosalyn Fairbank 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 114.2 +62 +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 +1.22
17 1978 1539 104.5 +66 75.0% +0.75 2–0 +0.38 1979 1620 143.0 +30 -114 -40 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.88
18 1979 1724 136.7 -159 -3 61.3% +1.02 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 101.5 +0.70 1980 1864 154.9 +9 -289 54.5% +0.43 3–10 (23%) 5–4 (56%) 96.7 -0.89
19 1980 1678 128.5 -83 -36 +37 52.1% +0.08 6–8 (43%) 1–0 -0.49 1981 1941 150.3 -3 -143 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.8 -1.85
20 1981 1657 122.8 -41 +16 +48 40.7% -0.51 7–5 (58%) 2–3 (40%) 103.2 +0.67 1982 1997 162.5 +57 -125 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.63
21 1982 1897 150.2 -180 -228 +28 57.5% +0.52 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 105.2 -2.75 1983 1851 139.2 +53 -245 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.1 +1.42
22 1983 1919 136.6 -79 -271 +29 53.1% +0.19 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 101.2 -2.11 1984 1952 157.5 -8 -14 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.32
23 1984 1767 136.1 +21 -164 +101 46.8% +0.05 7–8 (47%) 3–8 (27%) 94.2 +0.03 1985 1900 142.4 -8 -289 +64 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.26
24 1985 1806 136.7 -14 -143 +37 51.3% +0.09 9–4 (69%) 9–2 (82%) 109.3 -1.60 1986 1881 145.2 +12 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.11
25 1986 1824 142.9 +15 -154 -17 52.5% +0.05 8–7 (53%) 5–4 (56%) 102.0 -2.16 1987 1895 145.4 +28 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 +1.54
26 1987 1756 134.7 -60 -105 +159 50.0% +0.03 8–6 (57%) 5–1 (83%) 103.9 -0.46 1988 1919 147.3 +6 +51 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +1.81
27 1988 1772 141.1 -53 -160 +181 56.0% +0.38 7–11 (39%) 8–5 (62%) 98.3 +0.48 1989 1845 116.8 -10 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.54
28 1989 1845 147.2 -106 -205 +177 57.8% +0.54 7–5 (58%) 6–8 (43%) 101.7 -0.49
29 1990 1787 137.3 -6 +236 51.9% +0.13 11–3 (79%) 5–2 (71%) 108.9 +0.60
30 1991 1637 127.7 +34 -74 +316 46.1% -0.10 3–7 (30%) 1–5 (17%) 88.8 +1.07
31 1992 1726 133.0 -39 -176 +270 51.5% -0.04 3–3 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 100.5 -1.50
32 1993 1766 146.5 -14 -176 +196 45.3% -0.44 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -2.22
33 1994 1704 104.2 -15 0.0% -3.63 -0.30
34 1995 1599 97.0 +23 +239 15.8% -2.47 0–1 +0.12
Career 1932 143.7 -36 -134 +112 51.1% +0.09 105–87 (55%) 65–57 (53%) 105.0 -1.56 2096 155.7 +17 -225 -44 59.9% +0.67 65–74 (47%) 81–65 (55%) 98.8 -0.80

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.