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Kathy May def. Wendy Turnbull

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 3, 1979*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Kathy May
Score7-5 6-2
Loser Wendy Turnbull

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKathy MayWendy Turnbull
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJun 18, 1956Nov 26, 1952
Age2326
Height173164
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8182,106
Career W-L111–89585–330
Career earnings$2,769,024
Pre-match H2H
Kathy May 0 2 Wendy Turnbull

Path

Kathy May's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1979R64 Daniela Marzano 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Heather Ludloff 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Kathy May's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1979R16 Billie Jean King 6-3 6-0LH2HMatch data

Wendy Turnbull's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1979R64 Anna Maria Fernandez 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Marie Pinterova 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data