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Margaret Court def. Virginia Wade

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 7, 1968*
Tournament Johannesburg
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Margaret Court
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Virginia Wade

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldMargaret CourtVirginia Wade
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateJul 16, 1942Jul 10, 1945
Age2522
Height175170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,6941,778
Career W-L616–64865–314
Career earnings—$1,542,278
Pre-match H2H
Margaret Court 0 – 1 Virginia Wade

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Path

Margaret Court's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968SF Annette Van Zyl 9-7 6-0WH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968QF Lea Pericoli 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 5, 1968R16 Eva Lundquist 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1968R32 Mynie Van Zyl 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Margaret Court's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968SF Karen Krantzcke 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968QF Julie Heldman 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 5, 1968R16 Christine Bell 9-7 6-0WH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1968R32 Michelle Rodriguez 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1968R64 Marianna Brummer 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data