H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

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 fourth round 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 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 30, 1982* Orlando WTA 250 R16 Clay Barbara Potter 6-3 6-2 Sue Barker Match data
Feb 25, 1982* Oakland WTA 250 R32 Carpet Barbara Potter 4-6 6-4 6-4 Sue Barker Match data
Oct 24, 1981* Brighton WTA 250 SF Carpet Sue Barker 7-5 4-6 7-6 Barbara Potter Match data
Aug 31, 1979* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Barbara Potter 6-2 4-6 6-1 Sue Barker Match data
Feb 22, 1979* Detroit WTA 250 R32 Carpet Sue Barker 3-6 7-5 7-6 Barbara Potter Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Sue Barker #162 #57 — 2,257 381 217 63.7% 1 0 0 3 18 22
Barbara Potter #112 #10 63 2,096 299 190 61.1% 0 2 0 0 3 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% — 1,543 0 0 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,533 0 0
17 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,571 0 1 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,613 0 0
18 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,771 0 6 1980 23–21 52.3% — 1,861 0 0
19 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,967 0 11 1981 47–23 67.1% — 1,943 0 0
20 1976 64–23 73.6% — 2,057 1 14 1982 43–22 66.2% — 1,993 0 2
21 1977 51–18 73.9% — 2,107 1 16 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2
22 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,922 1 17 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,951 0 2
23 1979 54–24 69.2% — 2,017 1 20 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,899 0 3
24 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,931 1 20 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3
25 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,959 1 21 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,894 0 4
26 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,803 1 21 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,918 0 5
27 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,750 1 22 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5
28 1984 2–14 12.5% #57 1,556 1 22 — — — — — — —