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Sue Barker vs Barbara Potter H2H: 2-3

Barbara Potter holds a 3–2 lead over Sue Barker in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Sue Barker leads 2–1 on carpet, while Barbara Potter leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1982 Orlando round of 16 6-3 6-2.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Barbara Potter
USA Age 65 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter 6-3 6-2 Sue Barker Match data Apr 30, 1982* R16 Orlando WTA 250 Clay
Barbara Potter 4-6 6-4 6-4 Sue Barker Match data Feb 25, 1982* R32 Oakland WTA 250 Carpet
Sue Barker 7-5 4-6 7-6 Barbara Potter Match data Oct 24, 1981* SF Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Potter 6-2 4-6 6-1 Sue Barker Match data Aug 31, 1979* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Sue Barker 3-6 7-5 7-6 Barbara Potter Match data Feb 22, 1979* R32 Detroit 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 — 2,267 381 218 63.6% 1 0 0 3 18 22
Barbara Potter #112 #8 63 2,098 303 191 61.3% 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 Sue Barker Barbara Potter
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 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,532 0 0
17 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0
18 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 1980 27–22 55.1% — 1,875 0 0
19 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0
20 1976 64–24 72.7% #10 2,066 1 14 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2
21 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,147 1 16 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2
22 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,939 1 17 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2
23 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,023 1 20 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,900 0 3
24 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,933 1 20 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3
25 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,960 1 21 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4
26 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,805 1 21 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,919 0 5
27 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,751 1 22 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5
28 1984 2–14 12.5% #57 1,556 1 22 — — — — — — —

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 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 %
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% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
17 1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3%
18 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 19 14 33 57.6%
19 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9%
20 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7%
21 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6%
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4%
23 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
25 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8%
26 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 42 39 81 51.9% 70 36 106 66.0% 133 64 197 67.5% 113 75 188 60.1% — 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 141 90 231 61.0%

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 Sue Barker 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
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 — +1.43 1978 1533 114.1 — — — — +58 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.26
17 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.91 1979 1621 143.2 — — — — +30 -115 -41 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.66
18 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -20 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.57 1980 1876 153.1 — — — — +17 — -301 56.8% +0.53 4–11 (27%) 5–6 (45%) 94.6 +0.47
19 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -17 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.83 1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65
20 1976 2066 161.7 — — — — -35 -14 -14 67.5% +1.28 17–7 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 109.5 -5.34 1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52
21 1977 2147 167.3 — — — — +152 -97 -84 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.84 1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63
22 1978 1939 142.4 — — — — +44 — +80 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -0.92 1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58
23 1979 2024 162.7 — — — — +45 -16 +21 66.3% +1.16 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 92.1 -4.16 1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02
24 1980 1933 146.3 — — — — +32 — +99 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 -0.03 1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28
25 1981 1960 149.6 — — — — +22 -1 +63 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.75 1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37
26 1982 1806 134.4 — — — — +61 +88 +84 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.24 1988 1920 147.3 — — — — +7 — +50 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +2.17
27 1983 1752 133.0 — — — — +75 +55 +124 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.23 1989 1846 116.8 — — — — -9 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.55
28 1984 1556 94.2 — — — — +108 +139 +247 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2268 155.9 — — — — +36 -26 +22 61.7% +0.84 83–65 (56%) 63–38 (62%) 106.1 -3.37 — 2099 155.7 — — — — +18 -226 -45 60.0% +0.67 66–75 (47%) 81–67 (55%) 98.1 -0.65

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.