R16 Los Angeles 1978

Tracy Austin def. Ruta Gerulaitis

6-2 7-5

Tracy Austin defeated Ruta Gerulaitis 6-2 7-5 in the 1978 Los Angeles round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 27, 1978*
Tournament: Los Angeles
Edition: 1978
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Tracy Austin	Ruta Gerulaitis
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 12, 1962	Nov 18, 1955
Age	15	22
Height	165 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	—
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,835	1,622
Current career W-L	339–88	36–60
Current career earnings	$2,092,380	—

Pre-match H2H

Tracy Austin 0 – 0 Ruta Gerulaitis

Path

Tracy Austin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Joanne Russell	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1978	R32

Tracy Austin's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martina Navratilova	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1978	QF

Ruta Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Florenta Mihai	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1978	R32