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Helen Gourlay def. Christina Sandberg

5-7 7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date May 27, 1971*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Helen Gourlay
Score5-7 7-5 6-3
Loser Christina Sandberg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldHelen GourlayChristina Sandberg
Country SWE
Birth dateDec 23, 1946Jan 11, 1948
Age2423
Height175
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8071,779
Career W-L294–200130–90
Pre-match H2H
Helen Gourlay 2 1 Christina Sandberg

Path

Helen Gourlay's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 24, 1971R64 Cecilia Martinez 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Helen Gourlay's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 29, 1971R16 Kazuko Sawamatsu 3-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Christina Sandberg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 24, 1971R64 Marilyn Greenwood 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data