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

Sue Barker vs Betsy Nagelsen H2H: 8-2

Sue Barker holds an 8–2 lead over Betsy Nagelsen in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Sue Barker leads 3–0 on carpet and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Betsy Nagelsen won the 1981 Wimbledon round of 32 2-6 6-2 6-3.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
8 – 2
10 main-draw meetings
Betsy Nagelsen
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Betsy Nagelsen 2-6 6-2 6-3 Sue Barker Match data Jun 28, 1981* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Sue Barker 6-3 2-6 6-3 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Jan 17, 1980* R32 Kansas City WTA 250 Carpet
Sue Barker 7-5 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Apr 2, 1979* QF Carlsbad WTA 500 Hard
Sue Barker 6-3 6-3 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Nov 6, 1976* QF London WTA 250 Carpet
Sue Barker 6-0 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen Match data May 14, 1976* R32 Bournemouth WTA 250 Clay
Sue Barker 6-4 6-7 6-4 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Oct 3, 1975* R16 Mission Viejo WTA 250 Hard
Sue Barker 6-4 6-4 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Sep 24, 1975* R64 Denver WTA 250 Carpet
Sue Barker 6-2 6-4 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Sep 18, 1975* R32 Atlanta WTA 250 Hard
Sue Barker 8-6 7-5 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Jun 19, 1975* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Betsy Nagelsen 6-4 6-0 Sue Barker Match data Apr 27, 1974* QF Atlanta WTA 250 —

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
Betsy Nagelsen #692 #25 28 1,890 266 324 45.1% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Betsy Nagelsen
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 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,511 0 1
16 1972 3–2 60.0% — 1,542 0 0 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,494 0 1
17 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1 1974 27–18 60.0% — 1,724 0 3
18 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 1975 18–17 51.4% — 1,790 0 3
19 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 1976 11–19 36.7% — 1,709 0 3
20 1976 64–23 73.6% #10 2,065 1 14 1977 8–15 34.8% — 1,678 0 3
21 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,142 1 16 1978 13–24 35.1% — 1,659 0 3
22 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,936 1 17 1979 18–19 48.6% — 1,694 0 5
23 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,022 1 20 1980 22–27 44.9% — 1,753 0 5
24 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,930 1 20 1981 20–21 48.8% — 1,806 0 6
25 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,958 1 21 1982 12–17 41.4% — 1,705 0 6
26 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,804 1 21 1983 18–22 45.0% — 1,692 0 6
27 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,750 1 22 1984 11–18 37.9% #77 1,630 0 6
28 1984 2–14 12.5% #57 1,555 1 22 1985 14–12 53.8% #81 1,713 0 6
29 — — — — — — — 1986 18–17 51.4% #46 1,699 0 6
30 — — — — — — — 1987 13–15 46.4% #61 1,645 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 1988 11–19 36.7% #109 1,585 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 1989 18–15 54.5% #45 1,662 0 6
33 — — — — — — — 1990 8–12 40.0% #96 1,639 0 6
34 — — — — — — — 1991 0–2 0.0% #337 1,607 0 6
35 — — — — — — — 1992 1–5 16.7% #418 1,561 0 6
36 — — — — — — — 1993 0–4 0.0% #394 1,510 0 6
37 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% #692 1,509 0 6

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 Betsy Nagelsen
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% 1972 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 1972 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 3 2 5 60.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 4 4 0.0%
18 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1976 0 2 2 0.0% 5 11 16 31.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1977 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1978 3 7 10 30.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1979 4 7 11 36.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
23 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1980 7 7 14 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 5 11 16 31.3%
24 1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1981 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 7 10 30.0%
25 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1982 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
26 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1983 2 7 9 22.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6%
27 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 7 9 22.2% — — — —
28 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 6 10 16 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 5 13 18 27.8% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 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% — 84 114 198 42.4% 29 59 88 33.0% 95 80 175 54.3% 35 67 102 34.3%

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 Betsy Nagelsen
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 1972 1511 98.7 — — — — — +28 — 53.8% +0.23 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.77
16 1972 1542 113.2 — — — — — — +27 63.6% +1.00 0–1 1–0 — +1.44 1973 1495 98.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.55
17 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.95 1974 1725 133.0 — — — — -176 -202 +77 57.7% +0.46 8–6 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 103.4 +0.58
18 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -21 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.79 1975 1791 125.1 — — — — -124 -166 -38 45.7% -0.44 4–4 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 101.5 -3.05
19 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -18 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.41 1976 1709 124.2 — — — — -65 -116 +70 41.4% -0.76 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — -1.73
20 1976 2065 160.2 — — — — -34 -14 -12 68.2% +1.32 17–7 (71%) 6–6 (50%) 110.0 -4.93 1977 1678 123.8 — — — — -30 -105 +46 37.9% -0.62 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.05
21 1977 2143 167.0 — — — — +151 -94 -79 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.72 1978 1659 129.6 — — — — -99 -85 +99 40.7% -0.58 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.84
22 1978 1937 142.1 — — — — +44 — +82 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -1.00 1979 1695 122.8 — — — — -132 — +12 48.9% +0.08 8–8 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.5 +1.65
23 1979 2022 162.5 — — — — +44 -17 +25 66.3% +1.16 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 92.1 -4.06 1980 1753 130.7 — — — — -148 — +40 47.9% -0.41 7–12 (37%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 -1.78
24 1980 1930 145.7 — — — — +28 — +103 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 +0.09 1981 1806 134.9 — — — — -129 -305 +99 49.5% -0.18 8–7 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 103.7 -3.53
25 1981 1958 149.2 — — — — +21 -1 +64 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.65 1982 1705 123.2 — — — — -99 -214 +170 47.3% -0.34 5–11 (31%) 9–3 (75%) 100.0 -0.40
26 1982 1804 134.1 — — — — +60 +89 +86 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.09 1983 1693 126.7 — — — — -32 -138 +114 46.3% -0.46 7–8 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 102.2 +0.98
27 1983 1751 132.8 — — — — +74 +55 +125 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.35 1984 1631 126.4 — — — — +59 -141 +117 41.4% -0.51 5–7 (42%) 7–3 (70%) 99.2 +0.69
28 1984 1555 94.1 — — — — +107 +140 +248 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.91 1985 1714 129.5 — — — — -26 — +87 54.2% +0.36 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.17
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1699 131.1 — — — — -55 — +171 51.8% +0.01 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 +1.66
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1646 121.6 — — — — -24 — +148 46.2% 0.00 5–6 (45%) 4–5 (44%) 97.1 +1.69
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1586 116.1 — — — — -27 — +128 42.5% -0.27 4–9 (31%) 5–8 (38%) 93.3 +1.55
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1662 126.0 — — — — -56 — +96 50.6% +0.04 11–6 (65%) 3–4 (43%) 105.8 +1.48
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1640 115.0 — — — — -81 — +173 40.0% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +0.09
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1608 97.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — -0.01
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1561 105.4 — — — — -52 — — 26.7% -1.67 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.03
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1511 98.5 — — — — -47 — — 20.0% -2.70 0–2 0–1 — +0.17
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1509 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.16
Career — 2263 155.4 — — — — +36 -26 +24 61.8% +0.84 83–65 (56%) 63–37 (63%) 106.4 -3.08 — 1891 131.9 — — — — -73 -148 +94 46.5% -0.28 104–128 (45%) 70–69 (50%) 101.1 +0.27

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.