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Martina Navratilova def. Dianne Fromholtz

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 26, 1978*
Tournament Detroit
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Martina Navratilova
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Dianne Fromholtz

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldMartina NavratilovaDianne Fromholtz
Country USA AUS
Birth dateOct 18, 1956Aug 10, 1956
Age2121
Height173163
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,3942,100
Career W-L1,427–227466–282
Career earnings$21,626,089$1,145,377
Pre-match H2H
Martina Navratilova 9 – 2 Dianne Fromholtz

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Path

Martina Navratilova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1978SF Virginia Wade 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1978QF Kerry Reid 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1978R16 Mima Jausovec 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1978R32 Katja Ebbinghaus 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Martina Navratilova's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Dianne Fromholtz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1978SF Billie Jean King 6-3 0-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1978QF Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1978R16 Renee Richards 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1978R32 Yvonne Vermaak 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data