Sue Barker is a Grand Slam winning former tennis champion and sports broadcaster. During her tennis career, Sue won eleven WTA Tour singles titles and twelve doubles titles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No.3 in 1977, following her French Open victory in 1976.
Upon retiring from tennis, Sue became a commentator and sports reporter for Australia’s channel 7 in 1985, before going on to anchor tennis coverage for British Sky Broadcasting in 1990. In 1993, Sue joined the BBC team to present their Wimbledon coverage and has anchored the two week long broadcast ever since. She is also the long standing host of the BBC’s A Question of Sport which she began presenting in 1997.
The tennis coverage only accounts for a portion of Sue’s presenting portfolio. She has hosted a wealth of major sporting events including The Grand National, The Derby, Racing at Ascot and Longchamp, the Hennessy Gold Cup, Rugby League Challenge Cup, the Great North Run, World Athletics Championships and European Athletics Championships, Commonwealth Games, Winter Olympics and BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
In addition to Sue’s presenting, she has also appeared in TV adverts for brands such as Go Compare and Hellmann’s mayonnaise.
