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Virginia Wade def. Laura Dupont

6-1 7-6

Match Information

Date Oct 6, 1978*
Tournament Phoenix
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-1 7-6
Loser Laura Dupont

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeLaura Dupont
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945May 4, 1949
Age3329
Height170160
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2201,783
Career W-L865–314216–244
Career earnings$1,542,278$211,614
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 6 0 Laura Dupont

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 5, 1978R32 Betsy Nagelsen 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Oct 2, 1978BR Kerry Reid 6-4WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 1978QF Jeanne Duvall 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Laura Dupont's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 5, 1978R32 Nancy Yeargin 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data