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Martina Navratilova def. Wendy Overton

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Mar 22, 1974*
Tournament	Akron
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Martina Navratilova
Score	6-3 6-4
Loser	Wendy Overton

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Martina Navratilova	Wendy Overton
Country	USA	—
Birth date	Oct 18, 1956	Mar 31, 1947
Age	17	26
Height	173	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	—
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,803	1,791
Career W-L	1,427–227	123–142
Career earnings	$21,626,089	$362

Pre-match H2H

Martina Navratilova 0 – 0 Wendy Overton

Path

Martina Navratilova's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 21, 1974	R32	Mary Ann Eisel	7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data

Martina Navratilova's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 23, 1974	QF	Nancy Richey	1-6 6-3 7-6(3)	L	H2H	Match data

Wendy Overton's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 21, 1974	R32	Laura Dupont	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data