Sue Barker

Sue Barker impresses me twice over. As a player she won the 1976 French Open, took 15 WTA singles titles, and climbed to world No. 3, a genuine champion from Paignton. But what I admire most is her second act: a seamless move into broadcasting that made her a beloved fixture on British screens for decades. Elite athletes rarely become elite presenters, yet she pulled off both with poise. Her three ascending honors in the Order of the British Empire trace that rare double career. I am drawn to people who manage to bloom twice, and Barker did precisely that.

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Name (English)

Sue Barker

Name (Japanese)

スー・バーカー

Reading

すー・ばーかー

Born

April 19, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

Paignton, United Kingdom

Height

165 cm

Occupation

tennis player / television presenter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Monkey

Awards & achievements

• 1999 Member of the Order of the British Empire
• 2015 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 2021 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 2018 ATP Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue%20Barker
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239774

Tags

• tennis player
• television presenter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.