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Tracy Austin def. Kerry Reid

1-6 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	Feb 3, 1979*
Tournament	Chicago
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	Tracy Austin
Score	1-6 6-4 6-4
Loser	Kerry Reid

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Tracy Austin	Kerry Reid
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 12, 1962	Aug 7, 1947
Age	16	31
Height	165	166
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,099	2,104
Career W-L	339–88	586–245
Career earnings	$2,092,380	$2,225

Pre-match H2H

Tracy Austin 0 – 2 Kerry Reid

Path

Tracy Austin's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 3, 1979	QF	Sue Barker	5-7 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 2, 1979	R16	Mary Lou Piatek	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 1, 1979	R32	Renee Richards	4-6 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Tracy Austin's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 4, 1979	F	Martina Navratilova	6-3 6-4	L	H2H	Match data

Kerry Reid's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 3, 1979	QF	Mima Jausovec	4-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 2, 1979	R16	Pam Teeguarden	2-6 7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 1, 1979	R32	Ruta Gerulaitis	4-6 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 29, 1979	BR	Greer Stevens	6-4	W	H2H	Match data