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Sue Barker vs Sherry Acker H2H: 1-0

Sue Barker holds a 1–0 lead over Sherry Acker in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sue Barker leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sue Barker won the 1979 Sydney round of 32 6-1 7-6.

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Sue Barker
GBR Age 70 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Sherry Acker
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sue Barker 6-1 7-6 Sherry Acker Match data Dec 6, 1979* R32 Sydney WTA 500 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 — #5 — 2,267 381 218 63.6% 1 0 0 3 18 22
Sherry Acker — — — 1,844 63 100 38.7% 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 Sherry Acker
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 — — — — — — —
18 1974 40–20 66.7% — 1,764 0 6 — — — — — — —
19 1975 50–19 72.5% — 1,969 0 11 — — — — — — —
20 1976 64–24 72.7% #10 2,066 1 14 1979 13–21 38.2% — 1,591 0 0
21 1977 51–18 73.9% #5 2,147 1 16 1980 29–31 48.3% — 1,832 0 0
22 1978 16–14 53.3% — 1,939 1 17 1981 8–19 29.6% — 1,682 0 0
23 1979 54–24 69.2% #10 2,023 1 20 1982 1–5 16.7% — 1,632 0 0
24 1980 34–18 65.4% — 1,933 1 20 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,619 0 0
25 1981 28–18 60.9% — 1,960 1 21 1984 1–9 10.0% — 1,524 0 0
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 Sherry Acker
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 25 5 30 83.3% 16 5 21 76.2% 21 11 32 65.6% 1979 7 6 13 53.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
21 1977 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 14 5 19 73.7% 30 6 36 83.3% 1980 5 6 11 45.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 17 18 35 48.6%
22 1978 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1981 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
23 1979 12 6 18 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 15 10 25 60.0% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1983 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1984 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
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% — 20 29 49 40.8% 7 13 20 35.0% 14 25 39 35.9% 22 33 55 40.0%

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 Sherry Acker
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1569 110.1 — — — — — -23 -31 58.6% +0.65 0–3 (0%) — — +1.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 1765 135.9 — — — — -151 -87 -20 63.0% +1.02 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 105.3 +3.57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 1970 154.9 — — — — -139 -87 -17 71.3% +1.42 7–4 (64%) 7–1 (88%) 107.6 -2.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 2066 161.7 — — — — -35 -14 -14 67.5% +1.28 17–7 (71%) 6–7 (46%) 109.5 -5.34 1979 1592 125.7 — — — — +77 -54 -63 40.0% -0.87 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 98.5 +2.58
21 1977 2147 167.3 — — — — +152 -97 -84 72.9% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 11–3 (79%) 108.3 -7.84 1980 1833 147.5 — — — — +12 -287 -234 47.8% -0.02 10–8 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 106.3 -3.15
22 1978 1939 142.4 — — — — +44 — +80 57.6% +0.97 1–4 (20%) 3–7 (30%) 90.7 -0.92 1981 1683 125.7 — — — — +54 -94 -123 33.3% -0.87 2–5 (29%) 2–5 (29%) 94.0 -2.47
23 1979 2024 162.7 — — — — +45 -16 +21 66.7% +1.18 9–12 (43%) 8–5 (62%) 93.0 -4.16 1982 1632 123.1 — — — — — — -42 33.3% -0.87 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.18
24 1980 1933 146.3 — — — — +32 — +99 63.8% +1.04 6–6 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 96.5 -0.03 1983 1620 119.1 — — — — +5 — +38 39.3% -0.70 4–2 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 102.8 +0.08
25 1981 1960 149.6 — — — — +22 -1 +63 57.1% +0.36 14–8 (64%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -3.75 1984 1524 98.7 — — — — -5 — — 24.0% -1.40 1–4 (20%) 1–3 (25%) 95.3 +0.60
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 — 1844 135.7 — — — — +28 -151 -74 40.4% -0.56 19–26 (42%) 15–23 (39%) 97.2 -1.35

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.