R16 Australian Open 1977

Evonne Goolagong def. Naoko Sato

6-4 6-0

Evonne Goolagong defeated Naoko Sato 6-4 6-0 in the 1977 Australian Open second round on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 27, 1977*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1977
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Evonne Goolagong	Naoko Sato
Country	AUS	JPN
Birth date	Jul 31, 1951	Jan 2, 1955
Age	26	22
Height	168 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	—
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,440	1,567
Current career W-L	736–159	56–91
Current career earnings	$1,399,431	$55,987

Pre-match H2H

Evonne Goolagong 0 – 0 Naoko Sato

Path

Evonne Goolagong's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dianne Evers	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 25, 1977	R32

Evonne Goolagong's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Judy Tegart	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 29, 1977	QF

Naoko Sato's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mary Sawyer	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 25, 1977	R32