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Steffi Graf #1 def. Chris Evert #4

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jul 9, 1989*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Steffi Graf
Score	6-2 6-1
Loser	Chris Evert

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Steffi Graf	Chris Evert
Country	GER	USA
Birth date	Jun 14, 1969	Dec 21, 1954
Age	20	34
Height	176	168
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	4
Ranking points (entering)	294	132
Elo (entering)	2,525	2,180
Career W-L	866–109	1,222–157
Career earnings	$21,895,277	$8,896,195

Pre-match H2H

Steffi Graf 7 – 6 Chris Evert

Path

Steffi Graf's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 7, 1989	QF	Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 1989	R16	Monica Seles	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1989	R32	Anne Minter	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1989	R64	Kimberly Kessaris	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1989	R128	Julie Salmon	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Steffi Graf's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1989	F	Martina Navratilova	6-2 6-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Chris Evert's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 7, 1989	QF	Laura Golarsa	6-3 2-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 1989	R16	Patty Fendick	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1989	R32	Anne Hobbs	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1989	R64	Hu Na	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1989	R128	Mareen Louie Harper	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data