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Virginia Wade def. Rosie Casals

2-6 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date	Mar 3, 1974*
Tournament	Chicago
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	F
Winner	Virginia Wade
Score	2-6 6-4 6-1
Loser	Rosie Casals

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Virginia Wade	Rosie Casals
Country	GBR	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1945	Sep 16, 1948
Age	28	25
Height	170	159
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,188	2,187
Career W-L	865–314	594–322
Career earnings	$1,542,278	$1,364,955

Pre-match H2H

Virginia Wade 5 – 5 Rosie Casals

Path

Virginia Wade's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 2, 1974	SF	Billie Jean King	6-2 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 2, 1974	QF	Lesley Hunt	7-6(3) 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 1, 1974	R16	Kristy Pigeon	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 28, 1974	R32	Laurie Fleming	6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Virginia Wade's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rosie Casals's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 2, 1974	SF	Chris Evert	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 2, 1974	QF	Valerie Ziegenfuss	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 1, 1974	R16	Martina Navratilova	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 28, 1974	R32	Janet Newberry	6-7 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data