Sue Barker

Susan Barker  (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli April bɛɣu pinaawei dali, yuuni 1956) o nyɛla ŋun nyɛ   British purufɛshinal  tennis bɔli ŋmɛri kurɔ ŋun nyɛ paɣa. O bɔlli tuma puuni, Barker nyɛla ŋun di  WTA Tour singles jaashee nim pinaanu, n ti pahi  major singles jaashee nim din daa yina yuuni  1976 French Open. O nyɛla ŋun paagi o  career-high singles ranking din nyɛ  world No. 3..

O pilli bɛhigu 
Barker nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so silimiingoli  April bɛɣu pinaawei dali,  yuuni 1956 ka o zoona Paignton, Devon, ka chaŋ shikuru yuli booni  convent school.
Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore Win  1976  French Open  Clay   Renáta Tomanová  6–2, 0–6, 6–2

Year-end championships finals

Singles (1 runner–up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore Loss  1977 Virginia Slims Championships Carpet (i)   Chris Evert  6–2, 1–6, 1–6

Doubles (1 runner–up)
ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Loss  1979  Avon Championships  Carpet (i)   Ann Kiyomura   Françoise Dürr   Betty Stöve  6–7(1–7), 6–7(3–7)

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 31 (15–16)
 Winner – Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–1) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (14–15) Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (6–6) Clay (5–1) Carpet (4–8)
 ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. May 1974 Surbiton Grass  Sue Mappin 6–2, 7–5Loss 1. Jun 1974 Chichester Grass  Paulina Peisachov 2–6, 2–6Win 2. Jul 1974 Båstad Clay  Marijke Jansen 6–1, 7–5Win 3. Jul 1975 Båstad Clay  Helga Masthoff 6–4, 6–0Win 4. Jul 1975 Kitzbühel Clay  Pam Teeguarden 6–4, 6–4Loss 2. Nov 1975 Paris Carpet (i)  Virginia Wade 1–6, 7–6, 7–9Win 5. Dec 1975 Adelaide Grass  Helga Masthoff 6–5, ret.Loss 3. Dec 1975 Sydney Grass  Evonne Goolagong 2–6, 4–6Win 6. Jan 1975 Auckland Grass  Helga Masthoff 6–2, 6–1Loss 4. May 1976 Bournemouth Clay  Helga Masthoff 7–5, 3–6, 3–6Win 7. May 1976 Hamburg Clay  Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 6–1Win 8. May 1976 French Open Clay  Renáta Tomanová  6–2, 0–6, 6–2Loss 5. Nov 1976 Tokyo Carpet (i)  Chris Evert 2–6, 6–7Loss 6. Dec 1976 Melbourne Grass  Margaret Court 2–6, 2–6Loss 7. Jan 1977 Houston Carpet (i)  Martina Navratilova 6–7(3–7), 5–7Loss 8. Jan 1977 Minneapolis Carpet (i)  Martina Navratilova 0–6, 1–6Loss 9. Feb 1977 Detroit Carpet (i)  Martina Navratilova 4–6, 4–6Win 9. Feb 1977 San Francisco Carpet (i)  Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–4Win 10. Mar 1977 Dallas Carpet (i)  Terry Holladay 6–1, 7–6(7–4)Loss 10. Mar 1977 Virginia Slims Championships Carpet (i)  Chris Evert 6–2, 1–6, 1–6Loss 11. Dec 1977 Sydney Grass  Evonne Goolagong 2–6, 3–6Win 11. Nov 1978 Brisbane Grass   Chris O'Neil 6–1, 6–3Loss 12. Mar 1979 Boston Carpet (i)  Dianne Fromholtz 2–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss 13. Mar 1979 Carlsbad Hard  Kerry Reid 6–7, 6–3, 2–6Win 12. Jun 1979 Manchester Grass   Anne Hobbs 7–5, 4–6, 6–0Loss 14. Jun 1979 Chichester Grass  Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1–6, 4–6Win 13. Sep 1979 Pittsburgh Carpet (i)  Renée Richards 6–3, 6–1Win 14. Dec 1979 Sydney Grass  Rosalyn Fairbank 6–0, 7–5Loss 15. Dec 1980 Adelaide Grass  Hana Mandlíková 1–6, 4–6Loss 16. Aug 1981 Richmond Carpet (i)  Mary-Lou Piatek 4–6, 1–6Win 15. Oct 1981 Brighton Carpet (i)  Mima Jaušovec 4–6, 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 30 (12–18)
 Winner – Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–1) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (12–17) Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (2–4) Clay (2–4) Carpet (8–10)
 ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. May 1975 Rome Clay  Glynis Coles  Chris Evert   Martina Navratilova 1–6, 2–6Win 1. Jul 1975 Kitzbühel Clay  Pam Teeguarden  Fiorella Bonicelli   Raquel Giscafré 6–1, 6–3Win 2. Dec 1975 Adelaide Grass  Michelle Tyler  Kym Ruddell   Janet Young 7–5, 6–3Loss 2. Dec 1975 Perth Grass  Michelle Tyler  Christine Matison   Lesley Bowrey 6–7, 3–6Loss 3. Aug 1976 Toronto Clay  Pam Teeguarden  Cynthia Doerner   Janet Newberry 7–6, 3–6, 1–6Win 3. Oct 1976 Hilton Head Island Clay  Evonne Goolagong  Martina Navratilova   Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–4, 3–6Win 4. Nov 1976 Tokyo Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Rosie Casals   Françoise Dürr 4–6, 6–3, 6–1Loss 4. Jan 1977 Houston Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Martina Navratilova   Betty Stöve 6–4, 2–6, 1–6Loss 5. Feb 1977 San Francisco Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Kerry Reid   Greer Stevens 3–6, 1–6Loss 6. Feb 1979 Seattle Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Françoise Dürr   Betty Stöve 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–6Loss 7. Feb 1979 Detroit Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Betty Stöve   Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss 8. Mar 1979 Boston Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Kerry Reid   Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 2–6Loss 9. Mar 1979 Avon Championships Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Françoise Dürr   Betty Stöve 6–7, 6–7Loss 10. Apr 1979 Tokyo Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Françoise Dürr   Betty Stöve 5–7, 6–7Win 5. Sep 1979 Pittsburgh Carpet (i)  Candy Reynolds  Bunny Bruning   Jane Stratton 6–3, 6–2Loss 11. Dec 1979 Sydney Grass  Pam Shriver  Billie Jean King   Wendy Turnbull 5–7, 4–6Loss 12. Dec 1979 Adelaide Grass  Pam Shriver  Hana Mandlíková   Virginia Ruzici 1–6, 6–3, 2–6Win 6. Feb 1980 Oakland Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Greer Stevens   Virginia Wade 6–0, 6–4Loss 13. Mar 1980 Tokyo Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Billie Jean King   Martina Navratilova 5–7, 3–6Loss 14. Dec 1980 Adelaide Grass  Sharon Walsh  Pam Shriver   Betty Stöve 4–6, 3–6Win 7. Feb 1981 Houston Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Regina Maršíková   Mary-Lou Piatek 5–7, 6–3, 6–4Loss 15. Feb 1981 Seattle Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Rosie Casals   Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 1–6Win 8. Mar 1981 Los Angeles Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Peanut Louie   Marita Redondo 6–1, 4–6, 6–1Win 9. May 1981 Tokyo Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Barbara Potter   Sharon Walsh 7–5, 6–2Loss 16. May 1981 Berlin Clay  Renáta Tomanová  Rosalyn Fairbank   Tanya Harford 3–6, 4–6Win 10. Jun 1981 Surbiton Grass  Ann Kiyomura  Billie Jean King   Ilana Kloss 6–1, 6–7, 6–1Loss 17. Aug 1981 Indianapolis Clay  Paula Smith  JoAnne Russell   Virginia Ruzici 2–6, 2–6Win 11. Aug 1981 Richmond Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith 4–6, 7–6, 6–4Win 12. Jan 1982 Cincinnati Carpet (i)  Ann Kiyomura  Pam Shriver   Anne Smith 6–2, 7–6Loss 18. Feb 1982 Houston Carpet (i)  Sharon Walsh  Kathy Jordan   Pam Shriver 6–7(6–8), 2–6

Performance timelines

" * " – Barker received a bye in the first round.
 " ^ " – Barker withdrew prior to the match, which is not counted as a loss.

Singles
 Tournament  1973  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981  1982  1983  1984     Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open A 3R SF 2R (Jan)A (Dec)SF QF A 3R 3R 1R A Q1 16–8 0 / 8 French Open A A 3R W A A 2R A 1R A A 1R 9–4 1 / 5 Wimbledon 2R 1R 3R* QF SF* 4R 1R 2R* 3R 1R 1R 2R 16–12 0 / 12 US Open A A 2R 4R* 3R A 2R* A 2R A A 1R 6–6 0 / 6 Year-end championship WTA ChampionshipsDid not qualify F F DNQSFDid not qualify 9–5 0 / 4Win–loss 1–1 2–2 8–4 16–5 12–4 5–2 4–5 2–2 5–4 0–2 0–1 1–3 56–35 1 / 35 Year-end rankingN/A 19 10 5 24 1016146257155

Doubles
 Tournament  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981  1982  1983  1984     Australian Open QF QF* QF* (Jan)A (Dec)1R 1R A SF SF 1R A 1R 10–9 0 / 9 French Open A QF* 2R* A A A A A A A 2R 2–3 0 / 3Wimbledon 2R* QF* 1R 3R* SF* QF QF SF 2R* 1R A 16–10 0 / 10 US Open A QF^ QF A A 1R A A A A 1R 5–3 0 / 4 Year-end championship WTA ChampionshipsDid not qualifyF(W:1; L:1) DNQSF(W:0; L:1)Did not qualify 1–2 0 / 2Win–loss 2–2 6–3 4–4 1–2 3–2 4–3 6–2 7–3 0–2 0–1 1–3 33–25 0 / 26 Year-end rankingN/A 116

Mixed doubles
 Tournament  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981  1982  1983  1984     Australian OpenAbsent 0–0 0 / 0 French Open Absent SF*^Absent 2–0 0 / 1 Wimbledon Absent 1R Absent 3R 2R 3–3 0 / 3 US OpenAbsent 0–0 0 / 0Win–loss 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 5–3 0 / 4

Fed Cup
 1974 Federation Cup  Date  Venue  Surface  Round  Opponents  Final match score  Match  Opponent  Rubber score 1974 Naples Clay SF  0–3 Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Goolagong/Young 0–6, 2–6 (L) 1975 Federation Cup 5–11 May1975 Aix-en-Provence Clay1R  3–0 Singles Sabine Bernegger 6–3, 6–2 (W) Doubles (with Glynis Coles) Bernegger/Buche 6–3, 6–1 (W) QF  1–2 Singles Nathalie Fuchs 1–6, 6–1, 4–6 (L) 1976 Federation Cup 22–29 Aug1976 Philadelphia, PA Carpet (I)1R  3–0 Singles Nathalie Fuchs 6–3, 6–0 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Benedetti/Darmon 6–3, 6–2 (W)QF  2–1 Singles Linky Boshoff 6–1, 6–1 (W) Doubles (with Michelle Tyler) Boshoff/Kloss 1–6, 4–6 (L)SF  0–3 Singles Dianne Fromholtz 2–6, 6–7 (L) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Cawley/Reid 1–6, 3–6 (L) 1977 Federation Cup 13–18 Jun1977 Eastbourne Grass1R  3–0 Singles Dorte Ekner 6–3, 6–1 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Ekner/Sparre 6–2, 6–2 (W)2R  3–0 Singles Choi Kyeong-Mi 6–1, 6–3 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Choi/Lee 6–1, 6–0 (W)QF  3–0 Singles Mimmi Wikstedt 6–2, 6–0 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Anliot/Wikstedt 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 (W)SF  1–2 Singles Dianne Fromholtz 3–6, 4–6 (L) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Reid/Turnbull 6–1, 6–4 (W) 1978 Federation Cup 27 Nov –3 Dec1978 Melbourne Grass1R  3–0 Singles Mónica Álvarez de Mon 6–0, 10–8 (W)2R  2–1 Singles Sylvia Hanika 3–6, 2–6 (L) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Ebbinghaus/Hanika 6–3, 6–0 (W) QF  2–1 Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Mandlíková/Tomanová 8–6, 7–5 (W)SF  0–3 Doubles (with Anne Hobbs) Casals/King 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (L) 1979 Federation Cup 30 Apr –6 May1979 Madrid Clay1R  3–0 Singles Chris Newton 6–0, 6–0 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Newton/Perry 6–1, 6–1 (W)2R  3–0 Singles Monique Van Haver 6–3, 11–9 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Gurdal/Van Haver 6–3, 6–0 (W) QF  0–3 Singles Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–8, 4–6 (L) 1980 Federation Cup 19–25 May1980 Berlin Clay1R  3–0 Singles Paulina Peled 4–6, 7–6, 6–1 (W) Doubles (with Glynis Coles) Bialistozky/Peled 6–2, 6–3 (W)2R  2–1 Singles Adriana Villagrán-Reami 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Madruga Osses/Villagrán-Reami 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 (W)QF  0–3 Singles Bettina Bunge 2–6, 0–6 (L) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Bunge/Hanika 3–6, 3–6 (L) 1981 Federation Cup 9–15 Nov1981 Tokyo Clay1R  3–0 Doubles (with Jo Durie) de Witte/de Wouters 6–3, 6–3 (W)2R  3–0 Singles Corinne Vanier 4–6, 6–2, 10–8 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Amiach/Tanvier 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 (W)QF  2–1 Singles Elena Eliseenko 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Cherneva/Zaitseva 6–3, 6–1 (W)SF  2–1 Singles Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 3–6, 6–2 (W) Doubles (with Virginia Wade) Leo/Turnbull 7–6, 6–3 (W)F  0–3 Singles Chris Evert 2–6, 1–6 (L) 1982 Federation Cup 19–25 Jul1982 Santa Clara Hard1RBYE2R  3–0 Singles Orly Bialistozky 6–1, 6–3 (W)QF  1–2 Singles Hana Mandlíková 7–6, 6–7, 3–6 (L)

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