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Sue Barker v Evonne Goolagong: stats compared | Lineball
Goolagong wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Barker 653 matches, Goolagong 961 matches.
Goolagong has 93 titles (one every 10 matches) to Barker’s 23 titles (one every 25 matches).
Goolagong has 7 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches) to Barker’s 1 grand slam title (one every 100 matches).
Goolagong averages a sets lost every 2 matches to Barker’s 0.9.
Winners’ edge: Goolagong’s team won 82%, Barker’s team won 62% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Goolagong has 961 matches across 17 seasons, Barker 653 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, tour finals matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.023 total · best 1Titlesper game0.193 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
11.07,208 total · best 21Games wonper game12.111,656 total · best 22
60.2Sets won %77.0
54.0Games won %62.0
0.143 total · best 1Finalsper game0.2149 total · best 1
Head to head
214 matches since 197112
Grass · 8 matchesBarker 1Goolagong 7
Carpet · 4 matchesBarker 1Goolagong 3
Clay · 2 matchesBarker 0Goolagong 2
Grand Slams · 1 matchBarker 0Goolagong 1
Finals · 3 matchesBarker 0Goolagong 3
Last meetings
15 Nov 1982 · Brisbane · Round of 64 · GrassBarker won 6-1 6-3
11 June 1979 · Chichester · Final · GrassGoolagong won 6-1 6-4
6 Mar 1978 · Dallas · Round of 32 · CarpetGoolagong won 6-3 7-6
12 Dec 1977 · New South Wales · Final · GrassGoolagong won 6-2 6-3
12 Oct 1976 · Hilton Head Invitational · Round of 16 · ClayGoolagong won 6-7 6-0 6-3
28 Mar 1976 · Philadelphia · Semifinal · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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1.3874 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.71,630 total · best 2
0.9579 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.5488 total · best 2
9.46,151 total · best 31Games lostper game · lower is better7.47,145 total · best 20
0.2115 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.1117 total · best 2
0.177 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.2157 total · best 1
–Tour Finals matchesper game0.15 total · best 1
0.141 total · best 1Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game0.131 total · best 1
0.06 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.01 total · best 1
Goolagong won 6-1 6-3
15 Dec 1975 · Sydney · Final · GrassGoolagong won 6-2 6-4
5 Nov 1975 · Paris · Quarterfinal · CarpetBarker won 6-2 7-5
6 Jan 1975 · Auckland NZ Open · Semifinal · GrassGoolagong won 6-2 6-2
21 Dec 1974 · Australian Open · Semifinal · GrassGoolagong won 6-2 6-4
