QF São Paulo Open 1977

Billie Jean King def. Martina Navratilova

6-2 3-6 6-4

Billie Jean King defeated Martina Navratilova 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the 1977 São Paulo Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 22, 1977*
Tournament: São Paulo Open
Edition: 1977
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Billie Jean King	Martina Navratilova
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Nov 22, 1943	Oct 18, 1956
Age	33	21
Height	164 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,340	2,275
Current career W-L	684–160	1,419–228
Current career earnings	$1,966,487	$21,626,089

Pre-match H2H

Billie Jean King 2 – 0 Martina Navratilova

Path

Billie Jean King's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Renata Tomanova	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1977	R16
Florenta Mihai	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1977	R32

Billie Jean King's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dianne Fromholtz	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 1977	SF

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Laura Dupont	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1977	R16
Renee Richards	7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1977	R32