R16 Kansas City 1978

Billie Jean King def. Beth Norton

6-2 6-4

Billie Jean King defeated Beth Norton 6-2 6-4 in the 1978 Kansas City round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date
Mar 3, 1978*
Tournament
Kansas City
Edition
1978
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Carpet
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingBeth Norton
Country USA USA
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Jun 13, 1957
Age3420
Height164 cm—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,3251,732
Current career W-L684–16062–93
Current career earnings$1,966,487$106,173
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 0 – 0 Beth Norton

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Path

Billie Jean King's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dianne Fromholtz 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 1978R32

Billie Jean King's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 1978QF

Beth Norton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bunny Bruning 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 1978R32