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Sue Barker vs Mary Lou Piatek H2H: 1-1

Sue Barker and Mary Lou Piatek are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Sue Barker leads 1–0 on carpet, while Mary Lou Piatek leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mary Lou Piatek won the 1981 Richmond final 6-4 6-1.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Mary Lou Piatek
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Lou Piatek 6-4 6-1 Sue Barker Match data Aug 16, 1981* F Richmond WTA 250 Hard
Sue Barker 6-3 6-0 Mary Lou Piatek Match data Feb 21, 1980* R32 Detroit 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
Mary Lou Piatek — — — 1,938 157 207 43.1% 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.

Sue Barker Mary Lou Piatek
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1978 0–1 0.0% — 1,499 0 0
1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,526 0 0 1979 3–5 37.5% — 1,547 0 0
1972 3–2 60.0% — 1,542 0 0 1980 20–13 60.6% — 1,762 0 0
1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1 1981 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 1
1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 1982 18–21 46.2% — 1,793 0 1
1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 1983 12–20 37.5% — 1,721 0 1
1976 64–24 72.7% #10 2,066 1 14 1984 18–20 47.4% — 1,704 0 2
1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,147 1 16 1985 14–18 43.8% — 1,678 0 2
1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,939 1 17 1986 8–15 34.8% — 1,618 0 2
1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,023 1 20 1987 6–12 33.3% — 1,594 0 2
1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,933 1 20 1988 6–16 27.3% — 1,542 0 2
1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,960 1 21 1989 7–15 31.8% — 1,592 0 2
1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,805 1 21 1990 8–11 42.1% — 1,611 0 2
1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,751 1 22 1991 5–8 38.5% — 1,629 0 2
1984 2–14 12.5% — 1,556 1 22 1992 1–8 11.1% — 1,560 0 2
— — — — — — — 1993 1–2 33.3% — 1,554 0 2

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 Mary Lou Piatek
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% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1971 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0%
1972 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2%
1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 15 5 20 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 1982 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 13 11 24 54.2%
1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1983 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 8 14 42.9%
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1984 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4%
1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1985 7 11 18 38.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1986 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0%
1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1987 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1988 4 9 13 30.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1989 7 9 16 43.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1991 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 0 6 6 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 42 39 81 51.9% 70 36 106 66.0% 133 64 197 67.5% 113 75 188 60.1% Career 75 85 160 46.9% 17 32 49 34.7% 12 29 41 29.3% 53 61 114 46.5%

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 Mary Lou Piatek
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 1978 1499 106.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.11
1971 1526 105.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.11 1979 1547 118.3 — — — — +98 — — 42.1% -0.89 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.12
1972 1542 113.2 — — — — — — +27 63.6% +1.00 0–1 1–0 — +1.43 1980 1763 137.4 — — — — +9 -186 — 57.7% +0.61 4–3 (57%) 3–0 (100%) — +0.65
1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.91 1981 1875 146.3 — — — — +65 -198 -301 56.7% +0.48 8–10 (44%) 6–5 (55%) 100.9 -2.75
1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -20 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.57 1982 1794 142.2 — — — — +59 -196 -212 47.1% -0.08 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 96.6 -0.89
1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -17 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.83 1983 1722 143.9 — — — — +55 -87 — 41.3% -0.43 4–7 (36%) 0–5 (0%) 91.3 -4.11
1976 2066 161.7 — — — — -35 -14 -14 67.5% +1.28 17–7 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 109.5 -5.34 1984 1704 128.6 — — — — -14 — -70 47.7% -0.47 5–5 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 100.9 -0.88
1977 2147 167.3 — — — — +152 -97 -84 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.84 1985 1678 113.9 — — — — -28 -65 -67 43.1% -0.61 5–3 (63%) 1–3 (25%) 100.7 +1.98
1978 1939 142.4 — — — — +44 — +80 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -0.92 1986 1619 111.1 — — — — +10 — -25 38.5% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 0–3 (0%) 95.5 +1.45
1979 2024 162.7 — — — — +45 -16 +21 66.7% +1.18 9–12 (43%) 8–5 (62%) 93.0 -4.16 1987 1595 117.3 — — — — +33 — — 35.7% -0.78 3–3 (50%) 0–1 — +0.12
1980 1933 146.3 — — — — +32 — +99 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 -0.03 1988 1543 116.2 — — — — +33 -44 — 30.8% -1.31 4–4 (50%) 0–2 — -0.58
1981 1960 149.6 — — — — +22 -1 +63 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.75 1989 1593 121.4 — — — — +35 -117 — 31.4% -1.65 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -2.73
1982 1806 134.4 — — — — +61 +88 +84 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.24 1990 1612 125.3 — — — — +7 -86 — 43.9% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.44
1983 1752 133.0 — — — — +75 +55 +124 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.23 1991 1630 119.5 — — — — +17 — — 41.4% -0.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.69
1984 1556 94.2 — — — — +108 +139 +247 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.88 1992 1560 101.4 — — — — -16 — — 23.8% -2.00 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — -0.39
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1555 103.2 — — — — -21 — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 1–0 — -0.16
Career 2268 155.9 — — — — +36 -26 +22 61.7% +0.84 83–64 (56%) 63–38 (62%) 106.4 -3.37 Career 1938 136.6 — — — — +26 -129 -156 44.3% -0.42 47–56 (46%) 21–34 (38%) 92.7 -2.59

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.