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Virginia Wade def. Sylvia Hanika

6-3 7-6

Match Information

Date Jul 1, 1979*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-3 7-6
Loser Sylvia Hanika

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeSylvia Hanika
Country GBR GER
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Nov 30, 1959
Age3319
Height170173
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0951,898
Career W-L865–314414–238
Career earnings$1,542,278$1,296,560
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 0 0 Sylvia Hanika

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1979R64 Barbara Jordan 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 Mareen Louie Harper 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1979R16 Deborah Jevans 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Sylvia Hanika's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1979R64 Lea Antonoplis 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 Barbara Potter 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data