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

Sue Barker vs Linky Boshoff H2H: 5-1

Sue Barker holds a 5–1 lead over Linky Boshoff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Sue Barker leads 3–0 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Sue Barker won the 1977 Dallas round of 16 5-7 6-0 6-3.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main-draw meetings
Linky Boshoff
RSA Age 69

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sue Barker 5-7 6-0 6-3 Linky Boshoff Match data Mar 11, 1977* R16 Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Sue Barker 6-1 6-4 Linky Boshoff Match data Mar 3, 1977* R32 San Francisco WTA 250 Carpet
Sue Barker 6-2 6-0 Linky Boshoff Match data May 16, 1976* SF Bournemouth WTA 250 Clay
Sue Barker 6-2 6-1 Linky Boshoff Match data Jun 10, 1975* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Linky Boshoff 6-0 9-7 Sue Barker Match data Jun 26, 1974* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Sue Barker 7-5 6-8 6-2 Linky Boshoff Match data May 24, 1974* R16 Bournemouth WTA 250 Clay

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
Linky Boshoff — — — 1,879 121 95 56.0% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Linky Boshoff
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1971 1–2 33.3% — 1,511 0 0
15 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,526 0 0 1972 3–4 42.9% — 1,548 0 1
16 1972 3–2 60.0% — 1,542 0 0 1973 28–14 66.7% — 1,731 0 2
17 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1 1974 17–11 60.7% — 1,749 0 3
18 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 1975 41–28 59.4% — 1,850 0 5
19 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 1976 14–19 42.4% — 1,773 0 5
20 1976 64–23 73.6% #10 2,065 1 14 1977 17–17 50.0% — 1,808 0 7
21 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,142 1 16 — — — — — — —
22 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,936 1 17 — — — — — — —
23 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,022 1 20 — — — — — — —
24 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,930 1 20 — — — — — — —
25 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,958 1 21 — — — — — — —
26 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,804 1 21 — — — — — — —
27 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,750 1 22 — — — — — — —
28 1984 2–14 12.5% #57 1,555 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 Linky Boshoff
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% 1971 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1971 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1972 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 11 5 16 68.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% — — — —
17 1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 6 3 9 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
18 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 1975 14 9 23 60.9% 18 11 29 62.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 5 9 44.4%
19 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 5 5 0.0%
20 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1977 7 2 9 77.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
21 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 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% — 44 27 71 62.0% 39 32 71 54.9% 30 18 48 62.5% 8 17 25 32.0%

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 Linky Boshoff
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 1971 1511 100.3 — — — — +52 — — 33.3% -2.67 — — — -0.35
15 1971 1526 105.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.11 1972 1549 105.5 — — — — +51 — — 43.8% -0.50 1–1 — — +0.85
16 1972 1542 113.2 — — — — — — +27 63.6% +1.00 0–1 1–0 — +1.44 1973 1732 129.0 — — — — -19 -121 -51 63.4% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 0–2 — +4.64
17 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.95 1974 1749 130.5 — — — — -14 -168 +80 60.6% +0.83 4–6 (40%) 1–1 — +1.74
18 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -21 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.79 1975 1851 140.3 — — — — -16 -61 +5 57.8% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 6–3 (67%) 103.2 +2.59
19 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -18 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.41 1976 1773 136.1 — — — — -21 -2 +88 47.4% -0.33 3–9 (25%) — — -3.65
20 1976 2065 160.2 — — — — -34 -14 -12 68.2% +1.32 17–7 (71%) 6–6 (50%) 110.0 -4.93 1977 1809 139.3 — — — — +39 -112 +66 50.7% +0.05 3–6 (33%) 0–1 — +0.75
21 1977 2143 167.0 — — — — +151 -94 -79 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1978 1937 142.1 — — — — +44 — +82 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1979 2022 162.5 — — — — +44 -17 +25 66.3% +1.16 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 92.1 -4.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1980 1930 145.7 — — — — +28 — +103 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1981 1958 149.2 — — — — +21 -1 +64 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1982 1804 134.1 — — — — +60 +89 +86 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1983 1751 132.8 — — — — +74 +55 +125 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1984 1555 94.1 — — — — +107 +140 +248 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2263 155.4 — — — — +36 -26 +24 61.8% +0.84 83–65 (56%) 63–37 (63%) 106.4 -3.08 — 1879 138.9 — — — — +2 -69 +21 55.8% +0.33 28–37 (43%) 7–7 (50%) 95.4 +3.04

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.