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Sue Barker vs Betty Ann Grubb H2H: 1-2

Betty Ann Grubb holds a 2–1 lead over Sue Barker in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Betty Ann Grubb leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Betty Ann Grubb won the 1980 Wimbledon round of 64 3-6 7-5 6-2.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Betty Ann Grubb
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Betty Ann Grubb 3-6 7-5 6-2 Sue Barker Match data Jun 27, 1980* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Sue Barker 6-1 6-0 Betty Ann Grubb Match data Aug 24, 1979* R16 Mahwah WTA 250 Hard
Betty Ann Grubb 7-5 1-0 (ret.) Sue Barker Match data Oct 9, 1975* R32 Phoenix WTA 250 Hard

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 — #5 — 2,267 381 218 63.6% 1 0 0 3 18 22
Betty Ann Grubb — — — 1,825 124 112 52.5% 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.

Sue Barker Betty Ann Grubb
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1968 21–8 72.4% — 1,633 0 2
1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,526 0 0 1969 29–14 67.4% — 1,777 0 4
1972 3–2 60.0% — 1,542 0 0 1970 18–15 54.5% — 1,684 0 4
1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1 1971 5–11 31.2% — 1,679 0 4
1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,673 0 5
1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 1973 4–4 50.0% — 1,699 0 6
1976 64–24 72.7% #10 2,066 1 14 1974 7–10 41.2% — 1,675 0 6
1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,147 1 16 1975 5–4 55.6% — 1,728 0 6
1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,939 1 17 1976 2–4 33.3% — 1,683 0 6
1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,023 1 20 1977 0–2 0.0% — 1,652 0 6
1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,933 1 20 1978 3–1 75.0% — 1,660 0 6
1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,960 1 21 1979 25–26 49.0% — 1,817 0 6
1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,805 1 21 1980 2–9 18.2% — 1,722 0 6
1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,751 1 22 1981 1–2 33.3% — 1,710 0 6
1984 2–14 12.5% — 1,556 1 22 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Sue Barker Betty Ann Grubb
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 %
1970 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 10 3 13 76.9% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
1971 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1969 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 14 9 23 60.9% 2 2 4 50.0%
1972 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 6 3 9 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1973 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1974 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1975 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1979 8 9 17 47.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 5 5 0.0%
1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1981 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 52 38 90 57.8% 22 19 41 53.7% 33 28 61 54.1% 8 25 33 24.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Sue Barker Betty Ann Grubb
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
1970 1514 108.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.03 1968 1633 121.5 — — — — +94 +16 -113 69.8% +1.56 3–2 (60%) — — 0.00
1971 1526 105.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.11 1969 1777 129.3 — — — — +55 — -18 64.1% +0.96 5–3 (63%) — — +1.73
1972 1542 113.2 — — — — — — +27 63.6% +1.00 0–1 1–0 — +1.43 1970 1685 118.2 — — — — +114 -50 +6 53.4% +0.34 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — +0.50
1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.91 1971 1680 131.9 — — — — +54 -42 +16 25.0% -1.81 2–0 0–2 — -2.09
1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -20 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.57 1972 1673 104.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — -0.16
1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -17 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.83 1973 1700 124.2 — — — — +39 — — 47.1% -0.35 1–0 0–1 — +0.31
1976 2066 161.7 — — — — -35 -14 -14 67.5% +1.28 17–7 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 109.5 -5.34 1974 1676 118.4 — — — — -14 -33 — 47.2% +0.08 1–3 (25%) 0–5 (0%) 92.5 +0.24
1977 2147 167.3 — — — — +152 -97 -84 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.84 1975 1728 114.2 — — — — +19 — — 47.4% -0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 101.9 +0.28
1978 1939 142.4 — — — — +44 — +80 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -0.92 1976 1684 105.1 — — — — +18 — — 33.3% -0.58 — 0–2 — +0.80
1979 2024 162.7 — — — — +45 -16 +21 66.7% +1.18 9–12 (43%) 8–5 (62%) 93.0 -4.16 1977 1653 100.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.15
1980 1933 146.3 — — — — +32 — +99 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 -0.03 1978 1661 112.6 — — — — — — — 75.0% +2.63 — — — +0.34
1981 1960 149.6 — — — — +22 -1 +63 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.75 1979 1818 140.8 — — — — -47 -173 -43 45.3% -0.42 12–5 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 106.5 -1.02
1982 1806 134.4 — — — — +61 +88 +84 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.24 1980 1723 127.3 — — — — -71 — +66 33.3% -1.07 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) 95.6 -1.35
1983 1752 133.0 — — — — +75 +55 +124 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.23 1981 1710 110.7 — — — — -33 — — 33.3% -0.50 — 0–1 — -0.04
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 83–64 (56%) 63–38 (62%) 106.4 -3.37 Career 1825 134.0 — — — — +18 -51 -20 51.1% +0.14 32–23 (58%) 9–20 (31%) 97.8 -0.13

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.