H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Wendy Turnbull vs Barbara Gerken H2H: 2-1

Wendy Turnbull holds a 2–1 lead over Barbara Gerken in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Wendy Turnbull leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Wendy Turnbull won the 1988 Oakland third round 6-1 6-2.

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Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Barbara Gerken
Age 62

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 18, 1988* Oakland WTA 250 R32 Hard Wendy Turnbull #33 6-1 6-2 Barbara Gerken Match data
Mar 20, 1987* Dallas WTA 250 R16 Carpet Wendy Turnbull #15 3-6 6-2 6-4 Barbara Gerken Match data
Sep 7, 1981* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Barbara Gerken 7-5 6-3 Wendy Turnbull Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Wendy Turnbull #346 #3 38 2,181 585 330 63.9% 0 0 0 2 16 18
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 Wendy Turnbull Barbara Gerken
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 1981 8–2 80.0% — 1,631 0 0
17 1970 0–3 0.0% — 1,453 0 0 1982 1–5 16.7% — 1,579 0 0
18 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,452 0 0 1983 5–4 55.6% — 1,618 0 0
19 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4 1984 9–16 36.0% — 1,581 0 0
20 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,744 0 7 1985 11–22 33.3% — 1,577 0 0
21 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,648 0 7 1986 12–18 40.0% — 1,564 0 0
22 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,713 0 7 1987 16–19 45.7% — 1,634 0 0
23 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,846 0 10 1988 2–10 16.7% — 1,527 0 0
24 1977 31–20 60.8% — 2,041 0 10 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,507 0 0
25 1978 54–23 70.1% — 2,064 0 10 — — — — — — —
26 1979 62–27 69.7% — 2,071 0 12 — — — — — — —
27 1980 69–26 72.6% — 2,135 0 14 — — — — — — —
28 1981 45–23 66.2% — 2,050 0 15 — — — — — — —
29 1982 47–20 70.1% — 2,070 0 17 — — — — — — —
30 1983 47–18 72.3% — 2,063 0 18 — — — — — — —
31 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,022 0 18 — — — — — — —
32 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18 — — — — — — —
33 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,864 0 18 — — — — — — —
34 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18 — — — — — — —
35 1988 4–13 23.5% #135 1,651 0 18 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,631 0 18 — — — — — — —