F London 1968

Virginia Wade def. Margaret Court

6-3 6-4

Virginia Wade defeated Margaret Court 6-3 6-4 in the 1968 London final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeMargaret Court
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Jul 16, 1942
Age2326
Height170 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8942,062
Current career W-L865–313613–64
Current career earnings$1,542,278

Path

Virginia Wade's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Winnie Shaw 2-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 26, 1968SF
Robin Lloyd 9-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 25, 1968R16

Virginia Wade's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Margaret Court's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mary Ann Eisel 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 26, 1968SF
Pam Teeguarden 6-1 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataNov 25, 1968R16