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Beth Norton def. Ilana Kloss

6-3 3-6 6-0

Match Information

Date	Dec 16, 1978*
Tournament	Adelaide
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Beth Norton
Score	6-3 3-6 6-0
Loser	Ilana Kloss

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Beth Norton	Ilana Kloss
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Jun 13, 1957	Mar 12, 1956
Age	21	22
Height	—	164
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,803	1,739
Career W-L	62–93	135–144
Career earnings	$106,173	$38,384

Pre-match H2H

Beth Norton 0 – 1 Ilana Kloss

Path

Beth Norton's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 16, 1978	QF	Birgitte Hermansen	7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 15, 1978	R16	Rosie Casals	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 14, 1978	R32	Christiane Jolissaint	7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 13, 1978	R64	Kym Ruddell	3-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Beth Norton's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 17, 1978	F	Kerry Reid	5-7 7-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

Ilana Kloss's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 16, 1978	QF	Chris Oneil	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 15, 1978	R16	Lea Antonoplis	6-2 6-7 8-6	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 14, 1978	R32	Michele Gurdal	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 13, 1978	R64	Heidi Eisterlehner	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data