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

Sue Barker vs Naoko Sato H2H: 1-0

Sue Barker holds a 1–0 lead over Naoko Sato in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sue Barker leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sue Barker won the 1977 Tokyo Sillook round of 16 6-3 6-0.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Naoko Sato
JPN Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sue Barker 6-3 6-0 Naoko Sato Match data Sep 16, 1977* R16 Tokyo Sillook 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 #162 #5 — 2,262 381 217 63.7% 1 0 0 3 18 22
Naoko Sato — — — 1,628 56 91 38.1% 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 Naoko Sato
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 — — — — — — —
17 1973 8–6 57.1% — 1,569 0 1 1972 2–3 40.0% — 1,504 0 0
18 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 1973 4–6 40.0% — 1,495 0 0
19 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 1974 7–16 30.4% — 1,452 0 0
20 1976 64–23 73.6% #10 2,065 1 14 1975 5–7 41.7% — 1,492 0 0
21 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,142 1 16 1976 4–8 33.3% — 1,530 0 0
22 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,936 1 17 1977 8–12 40.0% — 1,566 0 0
23 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,022 1 20 1978 6–7 46.2% — 1,594 0 0
24 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,930 1 20 1979 8–9 47.1% — 1,594 0 0
25 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,958 1 21 1980 11–10 52.4% — 1,592 0 0
26 1982 11–19 36.7% — 1,804 1 21 1981 1–6 14.3% — 1,531 0 0
27 1983 18–20 47.4% — 1,750 1 22 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,520 0 0
28 1984 2–14 12.5% #57 1,555 1 22 1983 0–4 0.0% — 1,467 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,458 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–1 0.0% — 1,451 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 Naoko Sato
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
18 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 1973 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1975 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1976 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — —
23 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1978 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1980 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
25 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1980 1 1 2 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
26 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1981 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1982 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — — — — — 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% — 3 11 14 21.4% 13 27 40 32.5% 27 40 67 40.3% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 Naoko Sato
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.95 1972 1505 88.1 — — — — +47 — — 36.4% -2.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.31
18 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -21 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.79 1973 1496 92.8 — — — — — -8 +52 40.9% -1.41 1–1 — — +1.13
19 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -18 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.41 1974 1453 91.0 — — — — +95 -59 +77 34.0% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 97.2 +1.33
20 1976 2065 160.2 — — — — -34 -14 -12 68.2% +1.32 17–7 (71%) 6–6 (50%) 110.0 -4.93 1975 1493 95.6 — — — — — -27 — 40.7% -1.33 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.98
21 1977 2143 167.0 — — — — +151 -94 -79 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.72 1976 1530 116.3 — — — — — -82 +48 28.0% -1.64 2–1 (67%) — — -0.39
22 1978 1937 142.1 — — — — +44 — +82 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -1.00 1977 1567 121.7 — — — — — -112 +16 43.8% -0.69 3–5 (38%) 3–1 (75%) 101.1 +1.63
23 1979 2022 162.5 — — — — +44 -17 +25 66.3% +1.16 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 92.1 -4.06 1978 1595 111.7 — — — — — -138 +17 48.3% -0.17 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.54
24 1980 1930 145.7 — — — — +28 — +103 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 +0.09 1979 1594 114.4 — — — — — — +13 47.4% +0.05 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.58
25 1981 1958 149.2 — — — — +21 -1 +64 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.65 1980 1593 108.7 — — — — — -117 -11 53.2% +0.30 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +1.74
26 1982 1804 134.1 — — — — +60 +89 +86 37.7% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 0–1 — -3.09 1981 1531 97.3 — — — — -43 -32 — 23.5% -1.88 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.51
27 1983 1751 132.8 — — — — +74 +55 +125 48.9% -0.30 5–7 (42%) 7–2 (78%) 99.3 +0.35 1982 1520 99.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.01
28 1984 1555 94.1 — — — — +107 +140 +248 12.5% -2.37 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.91 1983 1467 93.8 — — — — — — — 11.1% -1.89 0–1 — — +0.48
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1459 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.02
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1451 91.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.06
Career — 2263 155.4 — — — — +36 -26 +24 61.8% +0.84 83–65 (56%) 63–37 (63%) 106.4 -3.08 — 1629 106.1 — — — — +45 -69 +25 39.8% -0.84 18–22 (45%) 10–10 (50%) 101.4 +6.65

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.