R16 South African Open 1973

Virginia Wade def. Veronica Burton

6-0 7-5

Virginia Wade defeated Veronica Burton 6-0 7-5 in the 1973 South African Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 23, 1973*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1973
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Virginia Wade	Veronica Burton
Country	GBR	GBR
Birth date	Jul 10, 1945	Jan 27, 1952
Age	28	21
Height	170 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	—
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,165	1,758
Current career W-L	865–313	134–131
Current career earnings	$1,542,278	—

Pre-match H2H

Virginia Wade 2 – 0 Veronica Burton

Path

Virginia Wade's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Elviry Dry	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 22, 1973	R32

Virginia Wade's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Julie Anthony	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 24, 1973	QF

Veronica Burton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sue Mappin	6-1 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 22, 1973	R32