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Virginia Wade def. Rosalyn Fairbank

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date May 28, 1981*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Virginia Wade
Score7-5 6-2
Loser Rosalyn Fairbank

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeRosalyn Fairbank
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Nov 2, 1960
Age3520
Height170173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8461,706
Career W-L865–314336–309
Career earnings$1,542,278$1,701,944
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 0 – 0 Rosalyn Fairbank

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Path

Virginia Wade's path

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Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1981R32 Iwona Kuczynska 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rosalyn Fairbank's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1981R128 Elisabeth Ekblom 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data