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Veronica Burton def. Anne Hobbs

6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date May 6, 1978*
Tournament Paddington
Category WTA 250
Surface —
RoundSF
Winner Veronica Burton
Score6-2 7-6
Loser Anne Hobbs

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVeronica BurtonAnne Hobbs
Country GBR GBR
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Aug 21, 1959
Age2618
Height—167
Handedness—Right-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,6601,629
Career W-L139–131174–164
Career earnings—$510,610
Pre-match H2H
Veronica Burton 0 – 0 Anne Hobbs

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Path

Veronica Burton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1978QF Corinne Molesworth 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1978R16 Judy Chaloner 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1978R32 K Pretorius 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
May 3, 1978R64 S Hawkins 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data

Veronica Burton's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Anne Hobbs's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1978QF Deborah Jevans 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1978R16 Karen Gulley 1-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1978R32 Sonia Davies 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data