Virginia Wade def. Betty Stove

4-6 6-3 6-1

Virginia Wade defeated Betty Stove 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the 1977 Wimbledon final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 4, 1977*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1977
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Virginia Wade	Betty Stove
Country	GBR	NED
Birth date	Jul 10, 1945	Jun 24, 1945
Age	31	32
Height	170 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,190	2,105
Current career W-L	865–313	419–307
Current career earnings	$1,542,278	$1,047,356

Pre-match H2H

Virginia Wade 16 – 3 Betty Stove

Path

Virginia Wade's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Chris Evert	6-2 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1977	SF
Rosie Casals	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1977	QF
Mariana Simionescu	9-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Yvonne Vermaak	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Betsy Nagelsen	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Jo Durie	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128

Virginia Wade's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Betty Stove's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sue Barker	6-4 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1977	SF
Martina Navratilova	9-8 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1977	QF
Helen Gourlay	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Renata Tomanova	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Pam Teeguarden	3-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Sabina Simmonds	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128