Career 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Sue Barker takes it, 7–0 on categories Barker wins on sets lost. WTA Tour career: Hobbs 364 matches, Barker 653 matches.
Barker averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Hobbs’ 1.2. Barker has the better sets won %: 60.2 to Hobbs’s 50.1. Barker averages 9.4 games lost a match to Hobbs’ 10.8. Winners’ edge: Barker’s team won 62%, Hobbs’s team won 51% of the matches they played. Longevity: Barker has 653 matches across 15 seasons, Hobbs 364 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 8 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 23 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
10.9 3,957 total · best 20 Games wonper game 11.0 7,208 total · best 21
50.1 Sets won % 60.2
50.1 Games won % 54.0
0.1 11 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 43 total · best 1
Head to head 1 6 matches since 1976 5
Grass · 4 matches Hobbs 0 Barker 4 Carpet · 1 match Hobbs 0 Barker 1 Finals · 2 matches Hobbs 1 Barker 1 Last meetings 8 June 1981 · Surbiton · Round of 16 · Grass Barker won 7-5 7-5 2 June 1980 · Manchester · Final Hobbs won 6-4 4-6 9-7 10 Dec 1979 · Adelaide · Round of 16 · Grass Barker won 6-1 6-2 2 July 1979 · Wimbledon Plate · Quarterfinal · Grass Barker won 6-7 6-3 8-6 5 June 1979 · Manchester · Final · Grass Barker won 7-5 4-6 6-0 25 Oct 1976 · Torquay · Quarterfinal · Carpet Barker won 6-3 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
Share thisChange or add players