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Virginia Wade def. Janet Newberry

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 31, 1979*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Janet Newberry

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeJanet Newberry
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Aug 6, 1953
Age3426
Height170170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0581,704
Career W-L865–314238–187
Career earnings$1,542,278
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 4 0 Janet Newberry

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Paula Smith 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1979R32 Diane Morrison 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data

Janet Newberry's path

No prior matches in this tournament.