Sue Barker
Sue Barker 
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| Sue Barker in October 2008 | |||||||||||||
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 United Kingdom
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| Birthday: | April 19, 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Resignation: | 1984 | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Right | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 878,701 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 365: 208 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 5 WTA , 35 ITF | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 4 (March 20 1977) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 33:38 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 6 WTA, 1 ITF | ||||||||||||
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Sue Barker (born April 19, 1956 in Paignton , England ) is a former British tennis player .
Career
Barker's tennis career began in 1973 when she won her first individual title in Eastbourne . The high point of her career was winning the French Open in 1976.
For the British Fed Cup team, she has played a total of 44 games, in which she scored 31 wins for her team. Your Fed Cup balance: 15: 8 in singles, 16: 5 in doubles.
Today Sue Barker works as a sports commentator for the BBC .
Grand Slam victory
| date | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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| June 1976 |
 French Open
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sand |
 Renáta Tomanová
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6: 2, 0: 6, 6: 2 |
Awards
Barker is a holder of the MBE and the OBE medal.
Web links
Commons : Sue Barker - collection of images, videos and audio files
- WTA profile of Sue Barker (English)
- ITF Profile of Sue Barker (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Sue Barker (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Famous Players, Just Not for their Tennis. In: ubitennis.net. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
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| SURNAME | Barker, Sue |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paignton , England , UK |