SF Australian Championships 1968

Margaret Court def. Lesley Turner

6-3 6-2

Margaret Court defeated Lesley Turner 6-3 6-2 in the 1968 Australian Championships semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 1, 1968*
Tournament: Australian Championships
Edition: 1968
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Margaret Court	Lesley Turner
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Jul 16, 1942	Aug 16, 1942
Age	25	25
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,614	1,534
Current career W-L	613–64	144–76

Pre-match H2H

Margaret Court 0 – 0 Lesley Turner

Path

Margaret Court's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rosie Casals	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1968	QF
Evonne Goolagong	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1968	R16
Cynthia Doerner	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1968	R32
Kerry Harris	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1968	R64

Margaret Court's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Billie Jean King	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 2, 1968	F

Lesley Turner's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kathleen Harter	3-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1968	QF
Eva Duldig	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1968	R16
Dorothy Whitely	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1968	R32