SF Washington Open 1979

Tracy Austin def. Ilana Kloss

6-2 6-3

Tracy Austin defeated Ilana Kloss 6-2 6-3 in the 1979 Washington Open semifinal on carpet courts on January 1, 1979.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldTracy AustinIlana Kloss
Country USA RSA
Birth dateDec 12, 1962Mar 12, 1956
Age1622
Height165 cm164 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0691,799
Current career W-L339–88135–144
Current career earnings$2,092,380$38,384
Pre-match H2H

Path

Tracy Austin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pam Shriver 6-3 1-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1979QF
Diane Desfor 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1979R16
Barbara Hallquist 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1979R32

Tracy Austin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1979F

Ilana Kloss's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anne Smith 6-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1979QF
Rosie Casals 4-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1979R16
Laura Dupont 7-6 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1979R32