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Billie Jean King def. Martina Navratilova

6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 2, 1980*
Tournament Houston
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Billie Jean King
Score6-1 6-3
Loser Martina Navratilova

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingMartina Navratilova
Country — USA
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Oct 18, 1956
Age3623
Height164173
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,2152,523
Career W-L684–1601,427–227
Career earnings$1,966,487$21,626,089
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 5 – 5 Martina Navratilova

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Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 1, 1980SF Greer Stevens 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Mar 1, 1980QF Sue Barker 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Feb 29, 1980R16 Roberta Mccallum 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 28, 1980R32 Regina Marsikova 5-7 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Martina Navratilova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 1, 1980SF Wendy Turnbull 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data
Mar 1, 1980QF Virginia Ruzici 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 29, 1980R16 Caroline Stoll 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 28, 1980R32 Diane Morrison 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data