Virginia Wade def. Linky Boshoff

6-3 6-2

Virginia Wade defeated Linky Boshoff 6-3 6-2 in the 1974 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 5, 1974*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1974
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Virginia Wade	Linky Boshoff
Country	GBR	RSA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1945	Nov 12, 1956
Age	28	17
Height	170 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	—
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,152	1,808
Current career W-L	865–313	121–95
Current career earnings	$1,542,278	—

Pre-match H2H

Virginia Wade 1 – 0 Linky Boshoff

Path

Virginia Wade's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patti Hogan	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1974	R16
Betsy Nagelsen	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1974	R32
Julie Anthony	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1974	R64
Veronica Burton	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1974	R128

Virginia Wade's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Olga Morozova	6-1 5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1974	SF

Linky Boshoff's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rosie Casals	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1974	R16
Helen Gourlay	6-3 5-7 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1974	R32
Michele Gurdal	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1974	R64
Sue Barker	6-0 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1974	R128