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Billie Jean King def. Julie Heldman

6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date Apr 27, 1970*
Tournament Rome
Category WTA 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Billie Jean King
Score6-1 6-3
Loser Julie Heldman

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingJulie Heldman
Country — USA
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Dec 8, 1945
Age2624
Height164170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1772,015
Career W-L684–160381–159
Career earnings$1,966,487—
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 1 – 0 Julie Heldman

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Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1970SF Virginia Wade 3-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1970QF Helga Masthoff 1-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 25, 1970R16 Christina Sandberg 9-7 6-0WH2HMatch data
Apr 24, 1970R32 Graziella Perna 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Julie Heldman's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1970SF Patricia Walkden 6-4 3-6 8-6WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1970QF Francoise Durr 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 25, 1970R16 Helen Gourlay 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 24, 1970R32 Maria Eugenia Guzman 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data