SF Kansas City 1980

Martina Navratilova def. Virginia Wade

7-5 6-1

Martina Navratilova defeated Virginia Wade 7-5 6-1 in the 1980 Kansas City semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldMartina NavratilovaVirginia Wade
Country USA GBR
Birth dateOct 18, 1956Jul 10, 1945
Age2334
Height173 cm170 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,4782,076
Current career W-L1,419–228865–313
Current career earnings$21,626,089$1,542,278

Path

Martina Navratilova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pam Shriver 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1980QF
Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 1980R16
Tanya Harford 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1980R32

Martina Navratilova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greer Stevens 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1980F

Virginia Wade's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dianne Fromholtz 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1980QF
Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 1980R16
Ivanna Madruga 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1980R32