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Virginia Wade def. Paula Smith

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 13, 1981*
Tournament Oakland
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-4 6-3
Loser Paula Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadePaula Smith
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Jan 10, 1957
Age3524
Height170170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9031,611
Career W-L865–31459–116
Career earnings$1,542,278$426,717
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 1 0 Paula Smith

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 12, 1981R32 Barbara Jordan 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 1981QF Claudia Kohde Kilsch 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Paula Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 12, 1981R32 Lisa Bonder Kreiss 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data