Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

Virginia Wade def. Sue Barker

1-6 7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date	Mar 10, 1979*
Tournament	Philadelphia
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Virginia Wade
Score	1-6 7-5 6-3
Loser	Sue Barker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Virginia Wade	Sue Barker
Country	GBR	GBR
Birth date	Jul 10, 1945	Apr 19, 1956
Age	33	22
Height	170	165
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,199	1,998
Career W-L	865–314	381–217
Career earnings	$1,542,278	$878,701

Pre-match H2H

Virginia Wade 9 – 4 Sue Barker

Path

Virginia Wade's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 10, 1979	QF	Greer Stevens	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 9, 1979	R16	Sherry Acker	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 8, 1979	R32	Betty Stove	6-2 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Virginia Wade's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 11, 1979	F	Wendy Turnbull	5-7 6-3 6-2	L	H2H	Match data

Sue Barker's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 10, 1979	QF	Kathy May	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 9, 1979	R16	Dianne Fromholtz	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 8, 1979	R32	Stacy Margolin	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 5, 1979	BR	Rosie Casals	6-3	W	H2H	Match data