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Billie Jean King def. Anne Smith

6-8 6-0 6-3

Match Information

Date Jun 24, 1977*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner Billie Jean King
Score6-8 6-0 6-3
Loser Anne Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingAnne Smith
Country
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Jul 1, 1959
Age3317
Height164165
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3301,615
Career W-L684–160221–173
Career earnings$1,966,487$1,165,074
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 0 0 Anne Smith

Path

Billie Jean King's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Billie Jean King's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1977R32 Marcela Bueno 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Anne Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 22, 1977R128 Mimi Wikstedt 4-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data