SF Richmond 1979

Kathy Jordan def. Virginia Wade

6-4 6-3

Kathy Jordan defeated Virginia Wade 6-4 6-3 in the 1979 Richmond semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldKathy JordanVirginia Wade
Country USA GBR
Birth dateDec 3, 1959Jul 10, 1945
Age1934
Height173 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8752,122
Current career W-L249–155865–313
Current career earnings$1,592,111$1,542,278
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kathy Jordan's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kate Latham 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 1979QF
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1979R16
Renee Richards 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1979R32

Kathy Jordan's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Navratilova 1-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 19, 1979F

Virginia Wade's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greer Stevens 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 1979QF
Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1979R16
Linda Siegel 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1979R32