SF Beckenham 1976

Marise Kruger def. Naoko Sato

6-0 6-2

Marise Kruger defeated Naoko Sato 6-0 6-2 in the 1976 Beckenham semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 12, 1976*
Tournament: Beckenham
Edition: 1976
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Marise Kruger	Naoko Sato
Country	RSA	JPN
Birth date	Jul 17, 1958	Jan 2, 1955
Age	17	21
Height	168 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	—
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,533	1,584
Current career W-L	71–70	56–91
Current career earnings	—	$55,987

Pre-match H2H

Marise Kruger 0 – 0 Naoko Sato

Path

Marise Kruger's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Natasha Chmyreva	6-4 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1976	QF
Jeanne Evert	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 1976	R16
Betsy Nagelsen	4-6 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1976	R32

Marise Kruger's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Olga Morozova	5-7 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 1976	F

Naoko Sato's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcela Bueno	2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1976	QF
Lesley Charles	6-3 2-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 1976	R16
Janice Metcalf	3-6 6-2 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1976	R32
Elizabeth Vlotman	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1976	R64