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Margaret Court def. Virginia Wade

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date May 5, 1968*
Tournament Hurlingham
Category WTA 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Margaret Court
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Virginia Wade

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldMargaret CourtVirginia Wade
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateJul 16, 1942Jul 10, 1945
Age2522
Height175170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7521,820
Career W-L616–64865–314
Career earnings—$1,542,278
Pre-match H2H
Margaret Court 1 – 1 Virginia Wade

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Path

Margaret Court's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 4, 1968SF Fay Toyne 10-8 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1968QF Helga Schultze 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 3, 1968R16 Nell Truman 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 2, 1968R32 Margaret Harris 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Margaret Court's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 4, 1968SF Christine Truman 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1968QF Karen Krantzcke 6-0 1-6 9-7WH2HMatch data
May 3, 1968R16 Jill Cooper 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 2, 1968R32 Jenny Chamberlain 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data