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Virginia Wade def. Wendy Turnbull

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 20, 1979*
Tournament Houston
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Wendy Turnbull

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeWendy Turnbull
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Nov 26, 1952
Age3326
Height170164
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2432,089
Career W-L865–314585–330
Career earnings$1,542,278$2,769,024
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 9 3 Wendy Turnbull

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1979QF Kathy Jordan 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1979R16 Carrie Meyer 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1979R32 Barbara Jordan 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1979F Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2LH2HMatch data

Wendy Turnbull's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1979QF Rosie Casals 7-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1979R16 Terry Holladay 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1979R32 Janet Newberry 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data