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Sue Barker vs Anne Hobbs H2H: 4-1

Sue Barker holds a 4–1 lead over Anne Hobbs in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Sue Barker leads 3–0 on grass and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Sue Barker won the 1981 Surbiton round of 16 7-5 7-5.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Anne Hobbs
GBR Age 67 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sue Barker 7-5 7-5 Anne Hobbs Match data Jun 12, 1981* R16 Surbiton WTA 250 Grass
Anne Hobbs 6-4 4-6 9-7 Sue Barker Match data Jun 8, 1980* F Manchester WTA 250 —
Sue Barker 6-1 6-2 Anne Hobbs Match data Dec 14, 1979* R16 Adelaide International WTA 500 Grass
Sue Barker 7-5 4-6 6-0 Anne Hobbs Match data Jun 11, 1979* F Manchester WTA 250 Grass
Sue Barker 6-3 6-3 Anne Hobbs Match data Oct 30, 1976* QF Torquay 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
Sue Barker #162 #5 — 2,262 381 217 63.7% 1 0 0 3 18 22
Anne Hobbs #583 #35 18 1,838 171 163 51.2% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Sue Barker Anne Hobbs
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 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,550 0 0
17 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1 1977 6–6 50.0% — 1,575 0 2
18 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 1978 23–13 63.9% — 1,720 0 3
19 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 1979 12–11 52.2% — 1,749 0 3
20 1976 64–23 73.6% #10 2,065 1 14 1980 26–18 59.1% — 1,752 0 5
21 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,142 1 16 1981 22–18 55.0% — 1,824 0 5
22 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,936 1 17 1982 8–13 38.1% — 1,727 0 6
23 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,022 1 20 1983 18–19 48.6% — 1,750 0 7
24 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,930 1 20 1984 14–14 50.0% #59 1,735 0 7
25 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,958 1 21 1985 13–12 52.0% #63 1,777 0 8
26 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,804 1 21 1986 6–14 30.0% #99 1,679 0 8
27 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,750 1 22 1987 14–11 56.0% #42 1,714 0 8
28 1984 2–14 12.5% #57 1,555 1 22 — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — 1989 2–7 22.2% #231 1,610 0 8

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 Sue Barker Anne Hobbs
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% 1976 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
17 1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
18 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
21 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 5 6 16.7%
23 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1983 7 3 10 70.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4%
24 1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1984 1 4 5 20.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1985 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0%
27 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1987 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
Career — 42 39 81 51.9% 70 36 106 66.0% 133 64 197 67.5% 113 75 188 60.1% — 19 31 50 38.0% 34 36 70 48.6% 71 50 121 58.7% 28 41 69 40.6%

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 Sue Barker Anne Hobbs
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 1976 1551 106.9 — — — — +100 — — 50.0% -0.13 1–3 (25%) — — +2.73
17 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.95 1977 1576 107.0 — — — — +110 -77 — 44.8% -0.31 4–1 (80%) 0–1 — +2.78
18 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -21 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.79 1978 1721 124.8 — — — — -11 — -74 59.5% +0.81 8–4 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 105.9 +1.66
19 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -18 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.41 1979 1750 138.1 — — — — -72 — -19 50.0% -0.20 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.4 -1.77
20 1976 2065 160.2 — — — — -34 -14 -12 68.2% +1.32 17–7 (71%) 6–6 (50%) 110.0 -4.93 1980 1753 133.2 — — — — -138 -53 -44 57.4% +0.63 7–6 (54%) 3–5 (38%) 99.6 -0.64
21 1977 2143 167.0 — — — — +151 -94 -79 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.72 1981 1824 132.2 — — — — -130 -98 -23 51.6% +0.07 10–5 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 104.7 -2.46
22 1978 1937 142.1 — — — — +44 — +82 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -1.00 1982 1727 117.1 — — — — -111 -94 +66 43.4% -0.13 4–7 (36%) 2–3 (40%) 95.7 -0.55
23 1979 2022 162.5 — — — — +44 -17 +25 66.3% +1.16 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 92.1 -4.06 1983 1751 128.8 — — — — -65 -56 +26 47.7% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +0.51
24 1980 1930 145.7 — — — — +28 — +103 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 +0.09 1984 1736 125.9 — — — — -108 -51 +108 50.7% -0.03 7–8 (47%) 4–1 (80%) 102.3 +0.66
25 1981 1958 149.2 — — — — +21 -1 +64 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.65 1985 1777 133.9 — — — — -156 — +124 51.9% -0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.18
26 1982 1804 134.1 — — — — +60 +89 +86 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.09 1986 1680 122.2 — — — — -135 -60 +222 32.6% -1.09 3–3 (50%) 0–2 — -1.37
27 1983 1751 132.8 — — — — +74 +55 +125 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.35 1987 1714 125.8 — — — — -121 — +119 53.6% +0.21 4–4 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 97.9 +1.62
28 1984 1555 94.1 — — — — +107 +140 +248 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1610 99.4 — — — — -110 — +183 30.4% -1.52 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +1.08
Career — 2263 155.4 — — — — +36 -26 +24 61.8% +0.84 83–65 (56%) 63–37 (63%) 106.4 -3.08 — 1839 133.0 — — — — -75 -67 +52 50.1% +0.01 62–54 (53%) 27–30 (47%) 100.0 +1.22

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.