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Billie Jean King def. Virginia Ruzici

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Mar 17, 1978*
Tournament Boston
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Billie Jean King
Score6-3 6-1
Loser Virginia Ruzici

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingVirginia Ruzici
Country — ROU
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Jan 31, 1955
Age3423
Height164173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,3571,882
Career W-L684–160458–274
Career earnings$1,966,487$1,183,728
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 2 – 0 Virginia Ruzici

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Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1978R32 Regina Marsikova 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 13, 1978BR Martina Navratilova 6-4WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 18, 1978QF Marita Redondo 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data

Virginia Ruzici's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1978R32 Mona Guerrant 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data