Billie Jean King def. Kerry Reid

6-2 7-6(2)

Billie Jean King defeated Kerry Reid 6-2 7-6(2) in the 1971 Pacific Southwest Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 25, 1971*
Tournament: Pacific Southwest Championships
Edition: 1971
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Billie Jean King	Kerry Reid
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Nov 22, 1943	Aug 7, 1947
Age	27	24
Height	164 cm	166 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,320	2,085
Current career W-L	684–160	586–245
Current career earnings	$1,966,487	$2,225

Pre-match H2H

Billie Jean King 5 – 4 Kerry Reid

Path

Billie Jean King's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wendy Overton	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1971	QF
Betty Ann Grubb	6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 24, 1971	R16
Nancy Ornstein	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 23, 1971	R32

Billie Jean King's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rosie Casals	6-6(0-2) (def.)	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 1971	F

Kerry Reid's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Helen Gourlay	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1971	QF
Pam Teeguarden	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 24, 1971	R16
Wendy Appleby	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 23, 1971	R32
Jane Ohara	6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 22, 1971	R64