R16 Houston 1979

Virginia Wade def. Carrie Meyer

7-6 6-2

Virginia Wade defeated Carrie Meyer 7-6 6-2 in the 1979 Houston round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 19, 1979*
Tournament: Houston
Edition: 1979
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Virginia Wade	Carrie Meyer
Country	GBR	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1945	Aug 22, 1955
Age	33	23
Height	170 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,252	1,743
Current career W-L	865–313	83–99
Current career earnings	$1,542,278	—

Pre-match H2H

Virginia Wade 4 – 0 Carrie Meyer

Path

Virginia Wade's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Jordan	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1979	R32

Virginia Wade's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kathy Jordan	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1979	QF

Carrie Meyer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brigette Cuypers	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1979	R32