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Billie Jean King def. Virginia Wade

13-11 6-4

Match Information

Date Jul 18, 1971*
Tournament West Kirby
Category WTA 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Billie Jean King
Score13-11 6-4
Loser Virginia Wade

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingVirginia Wade
Country GBR
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Jul 10, 1945
Age2726
Height164170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2142,104
Career W-L684–160865–314
Career earnings$1,966,487$1,542,278
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 6 3 Virginia Wade

Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 17, 1971R16 Patricia Reese 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jul 16, 1971R32 Jenny Helliar 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 18, 1971SF Margaret Court 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 17, 1971R16 Kristy Pigeon 6-4 6-8 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 16, 1971R32 Patricia Cody (w/o)WH2HMatch data