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Martina Navratilova#2 def. Jenny Byrne#70

6-4 7-6(7)

Match Information

Date Jan 20, 1989*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Martina Navratilova
Score6-4 7-6(7)
Loser Jenny Byrne

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldMartina NavratilovaJenny Byrne
Country USA AUS
Birth dateOct 18, 1956Feb 25, 1967
Age3221
Height173—
HandednessLeft-Handed—
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)270
Ranking points (entering)21211
Elo (entering)2,4581,594
Career W-L1,427–22759–118
Career earnings$21,626,089$515,140
Pre-match H2H
Martina Navratilova 0 – 0 Jenny Byrne

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Path

Martina Navratilova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1989R128 Andrea Betzner 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

Martina Navratilova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1989R32 Jana Novotna 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Jenny Byrne's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1989R128 Simone Schilder 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data