(1956-04-19) 19 April 1956 (age 68) Paignton, Devon, England
Height
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro
1972
Retired
1984
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money
US$ 878,701[1]
Singles
Career record
407–250 (61.9%)
Career titles
23 (15 WTA)
Highest ranking
No. 3 (20 March 1977)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
SF (1975, 1977 – Dec)
French Open
W (1976)
Wimbledon
SF (1977)
US Open
4R (1976)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals
F (1977)
Doubles
Career record
33–38
Career titles
12
Last updated on: 15 November 2022.
Susan BarkerCBE (born 19 April 1956) is a British former television presenter and professional tennis player. During her playing career, Barker won 15 WTA Tour singles titles, including a major singles title at the 1976 French Open. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3.[2]
Barker started working for the BBC as a tennis presenter in 1993, and the following year began to present coverage of the Wimbledon tennis championships; she stepped down from this role after the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.[3] Barker is a former presenter of A Question of Sport.
^"Career Prize Money". WTA. 25 September 2015.
^"Sue Barker – Speakers Biography". Speakers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
^"Sue Barker to step down as Wimbledon presenter after 2022 tournament". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
2022. SueBarker at the Women's Tennis Association SueBarker at the International Tennis Federation SueBarker at the Billie Jean King Cup SueBarker at...
2010, the BBC broadcast a 40th-anniversary special. Joining presenter SueBarker and captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell were Pat Cash, David Coulthard...
September 2013, the BBC announced that, as of 2013, Logan would replace SueBarker as one of the presenters for the annual BBC Sports Personality of the...
line to make Layfield laugh. Hacker is very fond of television presenter SueBarker and mentions her often. In 2009 Hacker was the mascot for the Wimbledon...
Robert William Barker (December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023) was an American media personality and animal rights advocate. He hosted CBS's The Price Is...
2014, Wilkinson appeared in a commercial for Hellmann's Mayonnaise with SueBarker and Brian Blessed, and in 2015, Wilkinson began voicing ads for Hotels...
David Coleman, more recently the main presenters on BBC One have been SueBarker, Jonathan Edwards and Gabby Logan. The highlight presenters on BBC Two...
August 2020 and received negative reviews. In 2021, McGuinness replaced SueBarker as host of BBC game show Question of Sport for its 51st series. On 1 December...
Saturday, which started in August 1992 and was hosted by Paul Dempsey and SueBarker. Sports Saturday was similar in format to the BBC's Grandstand programme...
presented by former British number one and 1976 French Open Champion SueBarker alongside a whole host of former ex-professional players including John...
was her refusal to support Barker when model Dian Parkinson sued him for sexual harassment. Hallstrom claimed that Barker ordered her to appear on talk...
estranged wife of Jet Harris. In the 1980s, Richard considered asking SueBarker, a former French Open tennis champion and Wimbledon semi-finalist, if...
sportsman or sportswoman during their career. Former winners include SueBarker (2019), Virginia Wade (2017), Greg Rusedski (2011), Tim Henman (1999)...
women to enter the world of sports broadcasting, with presenters such as SueBarker and Gabby Logan following in her footsteps. Helen Grindley was born in...
came at the following 1983 Wimbledon Championships when she partnered SueBarker to a first-round defeat in the doubles, having withdrawn from the singles...
New Mexico for the March 2, 1981, murder of his common-law wife, Pamela SueBarker (aka Michelle Lynn Pearson), Pruett admitted he had robbed her in order...
Jean King 1973: Margaret Court 1974: Chris Evert 1975: Chris Evert 1976: SueBarker 1977: Mima Jaušovec 1978: Virginia Ruzici 1979: Chris Evert 1980: Chris...
judges would decide which dish went through to the banquet. Starter: SueBarker Fish: Tim Henman Main: Gordon Reid Dessert: Annabel Croft Starter: Pip...
voices for the series (usually for one-off specials) include John Motson, SueBarker, Kerry Fox, Ulrika Jonsson, Alison Steadman, Stephen Tompkinson, Elton...
7–5 Win 9. 10 December 1979 Adelaide, Australia Grass Hana Mandlíková SueBarker Pam Shriver 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 Loss 8. 4 August 1980 U.S. Clay Courts Clay...
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