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

Sue Barker vs Eva Pfaff H2H: 1-0

Sue Barker holds a 1–0 lead over Eva Pfaff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sue Barker leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sue Barker won the 1981 Australian Open round of 32 6-3 1-6 6-2.

GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 0
1 main-draw meetings
GER Age 65 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sue Barker 6-3 1-6 6-2 Eva Pfaff Match data Dec 6, 1981* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass

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
Eva Pfaff #420 #17 21 1,901 155 202 43.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Eva Pfaff
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 1977 0–1 0.0% 1,481 0 0
17 1973 8–6 57.1% 1,569 0 1
18 1974 40–20 66.7% 1,764 0 6
19 1975 50–19 72.5% 1,969 0 11 1980 12–11 52.2% 1,608 0 0
20 1976 64–23 73.6% #10 2,065 1 14 1981 14–19 42.4% 1,632 0 0
21 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,142 1 16 1982 18–22 45.0% 1,775 0 0
22 1978 16–14 53.3% 1,936 1 17 1983 31–21 59.6% 1,856 0 0
23 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,022 1 20 1984 14–14 50.0% #31 1,797 0 0
24 1980 34–18 65.4% 1,930 1 20 1985 9–11 45.0% #39 1,738 0 0
25 1981 28–18 60.9% 1,958 1 21 1986 14–19 42.4% #58 1,689 0 0
26 1982 11–19 36.7% 1,804 1 21 1987 19–20 48.7% #44 1,744 0 0
27 1983 18–20 47.4% 1,750 1 22 1988 8–17 32.0% #74 1,648 0 0
28 1984 2–14 12.5% #57 1,555 1 22 1989 12–23 34.3% #104 1,587 0 0
29 1990 3–12 20.0% #152 1,522 0 0
30 1991 1–10 9.1% #203 1,469 0 0
31 1992 0–2 0.0% #420 1,459 0 0

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 Eva Pfaff
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% 1977 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1973 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1980 10 8 18 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1981 0 3 3 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1983 2 3 5 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 10 8 18 55.6%
23 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 5 11 54.5%
24 1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1985 4 4 8 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
25 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1986 5 8 13 38.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1987 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1988 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 9 13 22 40.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0%
29 1990 1 7 8 12.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1991 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 35 64 99 35.4% 34 47 81 42.0% 44 40 84 52.4% 42 50 92 45.7%

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 Eva Pfaff
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 1977 1481 98.1 33.3% -1.00 0–1 +0.13
17 1973 1569 110.1 -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) +1.95
18 1974 1765 135.9 -151 -87 -21 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.79
19 1975 1970 154.9 -139 -87 -18 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.41 1980 1608 120.9 -1 -3 48.0% -0.16 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 99.2 -0.17
20 1976 2065 160.2 -34 -14 -12 68.2% +1.32 17–7 (71%) 6–6 (50%) 110.0 -4.93 1981 1632 123.3 -25 +25 -30 45.1% -0.34 3–6 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.4 +3.33
21 1977 2143 167.0 +151 -94 -79 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.72 1982 1776 132.7 -157 -167 -35 45.2% -0.12 7–6 (54%) 4–5 (44%) 102.8 -1.00
22 1978 1937 142.1 +44 +82 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -1.00 1983 1856 145.3 -97 -97 -29 57.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 9–3 (75%) 108.6 +1.01
23 1979 2022 162.5 +44 -17 +25 66.3% +1.16 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 92.1 -4.06 1984 1797 132.6 +13 -37 -33 47.5% +0.07 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 101.0 -1.64
24 1980 1930 145.7 +28 +103 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 +0.09 1985 1739 120.7 +36 -86 +41 46.3% -0.29 0–1 1–2 (33%) +0.71
25 1981 1958 149.2 +21 -1 +64 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.65 1986 1690 126.2 +52 -70 +30 42.1% -0.32 6–4 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.8 -0.19
26 1982 1804 134.1 +60 +89 +86 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 -3.09 1987 1744 139.8 +26 -162 +23 49.4% -0.34 4–5 (44%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -1.04
27 1983 1751 132.8 +74 +55 +125 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.35 1988 1648 121.4 +54 -103 +45 33.9% -1.09 5–3 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.9 +0.07
28 1984 1555 94.1 +107 +140 +248 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) +0.91 1989 1587 119.6 +15 +82 36.3% -1.10 5–5 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -0.75
29 1990 1522 111.5 -4 33.3% -1.19 0–6 (0%) 0–2 +0.39
30 1991 1469 118.5 +22 16.0% -2.28 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 97.6 -0.26
31 1992 1459 103.0 0.0% -3.00 -0.15
Career 2263 155.4 +36 -26 +24 61.8% +0.84 83–65 (56%) 63–37 (63%) 106.4 -3.08 1902 135.5 -11 -65 -2 44.1% -0.41 49–53 (48%) 36–40 (47%) 102.6 +0.12

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.