BR South African Open 1972

Gail Sherriff def. Patricia Walkden

6-0 7-6(13)

Gail Sherriff defeated Patricia Walkden 6-0 7-6(13) in the 1972 South African Open bronze medal match on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 2, 1972*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1972
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: BR

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Gail Sherriff	Patricia Walkden
Country	FRA	RSA
Birth date	Apr 3, 1945	Feb 12, 1946
Age	26	26
Height	—	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,927	1,923
Current career W-L	346–145	222–105
Current career earnings	$1,239	—

Pre-match H2H

Gail Sherriff 0 – 0 Patricia Walkden

Path

Gail Sherriff's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Winnie Shaw	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 1972	QF
Trudy Groenman	6-4 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 31, 1972	R16
Mynie Van Zyl	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 30, 1972	R32
Kirsten Robsahm	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 29, 1972	R64
Monique Van Haver	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 1972	R128

Gail Sherriff's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Patricia Walkden's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Helen Gourlay	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 1972	QF
Betty Stove	6-1 4-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 31, 1972	R16
Kazuko Sawamatsu	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 29, 1972	R64
Maria Teresa Nasuelli	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 1972	R128