SF Italian Open 1979

Sylvia Hanika def. Evonne Goolagong

7-5 3-6 7-5

Sylvia Hanika defeated Evonne Goolagong 7-5 3-6 7-5 in the 1979 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldSylvia HanikaEvonne Goolagong
Country GER AUS
Birth dateNov 30, 1959Jul 31, 1951
Age1927
Height173 cm168 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8522,369
Current career W-L415–239736–159
Current career earnings$1,296,560$1,399,431

Path

Sylvia Hanika's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 1-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1979QF
Renata Tomanova 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1979R16
Barbara Potter 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 1979R32

Sylvia Hanika's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tracy Austin 4-6 6-1 3-6LH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1979F

Evonne Goolagong's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Iris Riedel Kuhn 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1979QF
Lele Forood 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 1979R16
Jeanne Duvall 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 1979R32