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Virginia Wade def. Wendy Turnbull

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 4, 1978*
Tournament Chicago
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Virginia Wade
Score7-5 6-4
Loser Wendy Turnbull

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeWendy Turnbull
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Nov 26, 1952
Age3225
Height170164
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1922,094
Career W-L865–314585–330
Career earnings$1,542,278$2,769,024
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 7 2 Wendy Turnbull

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1978R16 Michelle Tyler 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1978R32 Mima Jausovec 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1978SF Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-2LH2HMatch data

Wendy Turnbull's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1978R16 Lea Antonoplis 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1978R32 Greer Stevens 0-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data