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Virginia Wade def. Christine Truman

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date	May 4, 1968*
Tournament	Hurlingham
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Virginia Wade
Score	6-4 6-1
Loser	Christine Truman

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Virginia Wade	Christine Truman
Country	GBR	GBR
Birth date	Jul 10, 1945	Jan 16, 1941
Age	22	27
Height	170	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,811	1,640
Career W-L	865–314	98–49
Career earnings	$1,542,278	—

Pre-match H2H

Virginia Wade 1 – 0 Christine Truman

Path

Virginia Wade's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 4, 1968	QF	Karen Krantzcke	6-0 1-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data
May 3, 1968	R16	Jill Cooper	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 2, 1968	R32	Jenny Chamberlain	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

Virginia Wade's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 5, 1968	F	Margaret Court	6-3 6-2	L	H2H	Match data

Christine Truman's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 4, 1968	QF	Annette Van Zyl	6-4 6-8 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 3, 1968	R16	Janice Townsend	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 2, 1968	R32	Wendy Hall	6-3 1-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 1, 1968	R64	Elizabeth Ernest	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data