R16 Melbourne 1976

Margaret Court def. Joanne Russell

6-2 6-3

Margaret Court defeated Joanne Russell 6-2 6-3 in the 1976 Melbourne round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 11, 1976*
Tournament: Melbourne
Edition: 1976
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Margaret Court	Joanne Russell
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Jul 16, 1942	Oct 30, 1954
Age	34	22
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	—
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,263	1,819
Current career W-L	613–64	203–199
Current career earnings	—	$531,039

Pre-match H2H

Margaret Court 0 – 0 Joanne Russell

Path

Margaret Court's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lesley Turner	6-7(4) 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 10, 1976	R32

Margaret Court's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kerry Reid	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 12, 1976	QF

Joanne Russell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Helga Masthoff	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 10, 1976	R32