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

Virginia Wade vs Barbara Gerken H2H: 1-1

Virginia Wade and Barbara Gerken are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Barbara Gerken leads 1–0 on clay, while Virginia Wade leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1985 Wimbledon round of 64 6-3 6-7 7-5.

GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
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2 main-draw meetings

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-7 7-5 Barbara Gerken Match data Jun 28, 1985* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Barbara Gerken 6-3 6-2 Virginia Wade #51 Match data May 23, 1984* R64 Perugia 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
Virginia Wade #138 #2 2,326 865 313 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53
Barbara Gerken 1,650 64 97 39.8% 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 Virginia Wade Barbara Gerken
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1981 8–2 80.0% 1,631 0 0
17 1982 1–5 16.7% 1,578 0 0
18 1983 5–4 55.6% 1,617 0 0
19 1984 9–16 36.0% 1,581 0 0
20 1985 11–22 33.3% 1,576 0 0
21 1986 12–18 40.0% 1,564 0 0
22 1968 85–19 81.7% 1,940 1 4 1987 16–19 45.7% 1,635 0 0
23 1969 82–18 82.0% 2,122 1 11 1988 2–10 16.7% 1,527 0 0
24 1970 69–22 75.8% 2,090 1 16 1989 0–1 0.0% 1,507 0 0
25 1971 63–14 81.8% 2,177 1 24
26 1972 76–24 76.0% 2,145 2 29
27 1973 63–16 79.7% 2,163 2 35
28 1974 60–16 78.9% 2,202 2 40
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50
32 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53
33 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53
34 1980 30–21 58.8% 1,872 3 53
35 1981 25–21 54.3% 1,820 3 53
36 1982 6–13 31.6% 1,746 3 53
37 1983 10–9 52.6% 1,787 3 53
38 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53
39 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 3 53

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 Virginia Wade Barbara Gerken
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 %
16 1981 4 1 5 80.0%
17 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1984 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
20 1985 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 1986 5 8 13 38.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% 1987 13 11 24 54.2% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 1988 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1989 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5%
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5%
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3%
29 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7%
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7%
31 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4%
32 1978 29 7 36 80.6% 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1%
33 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9%
34 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5%
35 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5%
36 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
37 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
38 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3%
39 1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 195 63 258 75.6% 149 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1% 33 48 81 40.7% 5 13 18 27.8% 7 20 27 25.9% 15 15 30 50.0%

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 Virginia Wade Barbara Gerken
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
16 1981 1632 123.6 +57 73.7% +1.32 1–0 2–0 +0.08
17 1982 1578 105.6 +37 33.3% -1.67 0–3 (0%) +0.21
18 1983 1618 117.4 +40 52.2% +0.91 3–2 (60%) 0–2 +1.04
19 1984 1581 114.0 +14 +6 -7 41.2% -0.51 0–3 (0%) 1–6 (14%) 91.5 +0.85
20 1985 1577 122.8 +20 -44 38.9% -0.56 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 96.8 +0.89
21 1986 1564 106.0 +19 -88 -13 42.9% -0.56 4–6 (40%) 3–4 (43%) 98.1 +4.32
22 1968 1941 139.9 +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) -3.62 1987 1635 119.2 +37 -173 48.8% -0.23 5–7 (42%) 2–3 (40%) 98.1 +2.60
23 1969 2123 150.9 +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) -6.09 1988 1528 96.1 +42 -126 25.9% -1.96 0–3 (0%) 0–2 +0.93
24 1970 2091 154.6 +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1989 1508 96.1 0.0% -2.50 +0.30
25 1971 2177 159.9 +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40
26 1972 2146 164.1 +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10
27 1973 2163 164.2 +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17
28 1974 2203 161.1 +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22
29 1975 2324 169.2 +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74
30 1976 2267 165.3 +93 -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74
31 1977 2273 169.3 +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33
32 1978 2252 167.0 +51 +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47
33 1979 2070 163.2 +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31
34 1980 1873 153.0 +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39
35 1981 1821 137.9 +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06
36 1982 1747 125.1 +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86
37 1983 1788 124.5 +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60
38 1984 1729 127.2 +32 +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 -0.64
39 1985 1711 118.5 +4 -4 +186 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.46
Career 2327 162.6 +117 -111 +35 70.0% +1.48 179–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.60 1650 118.4 +29 -21 -60 43.5% -0.45 15–30 (33%) 12–23 (34%) 88.2 +6.97

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.