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Betsy Nagelsen def. Virginia Wade

6-3 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Aug 23, 1974*
Tournament	Newport
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Betsy Nagelsen
Score	6-3 3-6 6-4
Loser	Virginia Wade

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Betsy Nagelsen	Virginia Wade
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Oct 23, 1956	Jul 10, 1945
Age	17	29
Height	175	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,717	2,108
Career W-L	266–324	865–314
Career earnings	$1,016,519	$1,542,278

Pre-match H2H

Betsy Nagelsen 0 – 1 Virginia Wade

Path

Betsy Nagelsen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 23, 1974	QF	Olga Morozova	7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 22, 1974	R16	Kazuko Sawamatsu	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 21, 1974	R32	Sharon Walsh Pete	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 20, 1974	R64	Nancy Ornstein	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Betsy Nagelsen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 24, 1974	F	Chris Evert	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Virginia Wade's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 23, 1974	QF	Mima Jausovec	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 22, 1974	R16	Kate Latham	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 21, 1974	R32	Janet Haas	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 20, 1974	R64	Carrie Fleming	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data