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Evonne Goolagong def. Virginia Wade

6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jul 4, 1976*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Evonne Goolagong
Score	6-1 6-2
Loser	Virginia Wade

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Evonne Goolagong	Virginia Wade
Country	AUS	GBR
Birth date	Jul 31, 1951	Jul 10, 1945
Age	24	30
Height	168	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,464	2,224
Career W-L	735–158	865–314
Career earnings	$1,399,431	$1,542,278

Pre-match H2H

Evonne Goolagong 16 – 8 Virginia Wade

Path

Evonne Goolagong's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1976	QF	Rosie Casals	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1976	R16	Dianne Fromholtz	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1976	R32	Corinne Molesworth	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1976	R64	Martina Walsh	6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1976	R128	Elly Appel	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Evonne Goolagong's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 1976	F	Chris Evert	6-3 4-6 8-6	L	H2H	Match data

Virginia Wade's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1976	QF	Kerry Reid	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1976	R16	Marise Kruger	2-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1976	R32	Peggy Michel	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1976	R64	Sue Mappin	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1976	R128	Michelle Tyler	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data