H2H data updated: 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC

Sue Barker vs Mariana Simionescu H2H: 2-1

Sue Barker holds a 2–1 lead over Mariana Simionescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Sue Barker leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mariana Simionescu won the 1978 Brighton round of 32 4-6 7-6 1-0 RET.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Mariana Simionescu
ROU Age 69

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mariana Simionescu 4-6 7-6 1-0 (ret.) Sue Barker Match data Oct 19, 1978* R32 Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Sue Barker 7-5 2-6 6-1 Mariana Simionescu Match data Jun 8, 1976* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Sue Barker 6-0 6-1 Mariana Simionescu Match data Jan 22, 1976* R16 Landover WTA 250 Carpet

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
Mariana Simionescu — — — 1,725 68 73 48.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Mariana Simionescu
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 1973 5–8 38.5% — 1,515 0 0
17 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1 1974 13–12 52.0% — 1,591 0 0
18 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 1975 10–14 41.7% — 1,614 0 0
19 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,691 0 1
20 1976 64–24 72.7% #10 2,066 1 14 1977 7–8 46.7% — 1,703 0 1
21 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,147 1 16 1978 9–11 45.0% — 1,677 0 1
22 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,939 1 17 1979 0–3 0.0% — 1,621 0 1
23 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,023 1 20 1980 9–4 69.2% — 1,703 0 2
24 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,933 1 20 — — — — — — —
25 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,960 1 21 — — — — — — —
26 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,805 1 21 — — — — — — —
27 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,751 1 22 — — — — — — —
28 1984 2–14 12.5% — 1,556 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 Mariana Simionescu
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% 1973 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
17 1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 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% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 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 1 1 2 50.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
20 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1977 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
21 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1980 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
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% — 7 8 15 46.7% 38 33 71 53.5% 9 11 20 45.0% 9 15 24 37.5%

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 Mariana Simionescu
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 — +1.43 1973 1516 96.6 — — — — +72 -34 — 41.9% -0.71 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +1.60
17 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.91 1974 1591 117.5 — — — — — +8 -55 49.1% -0.27 4–3 (57%) 1–1 — +0.78
18 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -20 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.57 1975 1614 121.8 — — — — -39 +35 — 43.6% -0.09 3–4 (43%) 1–5 (17%) 93.9 +0.46
19 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -17 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.83 1976 1691 134.0 — — — — -127 -4 -76 56.1% +0.48 3–7 (30%) 2–2 (50%) 95.9 +1.01
20 1976 2066 161.7 — — — — -35 -14 -14 67.5% +1.28 17–7 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 109.5 -5.34 1977 1704 124.8 — — — — -116 -11 -56 50.0% -0.03 1–1 — — +1.49
21 1977 2147 167.3 — — — — +152 -97 -84 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.84 1978 1677 123.0 — — — — -80 +33 — 43.5% -0.22 4–4 (50%) 0–4 (0%) 96.9 +0.34
22 1978 1939 142.4 — — — — +44 — +80 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -0.92 1979 1622 95.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — +0.60
23 1979 2024 162.7 — — — — +45 -16 +21 66.7% +1.18 9–12 (43%) 8–5 (62%) 93.0 -4.16 1980 1703 116.1 — — — — -72 +10 — 64.5% +0.64 3–2 (60%) 3–1 (75%) 104.0 +0.89
24 1980 1933 146.3 — — — — +32 — +99 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1981 1960 149.6 — — — — +22 -1 +63 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1982 1806 134.4 — — — — +61 +88 +84 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1983 1752 133.0 — — — — +75 +55 +124 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 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 — 1725 126.1 — — — — -61 +10 -62 48.8% -0.06 20–24 (45%) 8–14 (36%) 94.6 +5.16

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.