R16 Washington Open 1979

Martina Navratilova def. Ruta Gerulaitis

6-4 6-3

Martina Navratilova defeated Ruta Gerulaitis 6-4 6-3 in the 1979 Washington Open round of 16 on carpet courts on January 1, 1979.

Match Information

Date: Jan 1, 1979
Tournament: Washington Open
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	Martina Navratilova	Ruta Gerulaitis
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Oct 18, 1956	Nov 18, 1955
Age	22	23
Height	173 cm	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	—
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,434	1,618
Current career W-L	1,419–228	36–60
Current career earnings	$21,626,089	—

Pre-match H2H

Martina Navratilova 0 – 0 Ruta Gerulaitis

Path

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lea Antonoplis	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1979	R32

Martina Navratilova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1979	QF

Ruta Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dana Gilbert	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1979	R32