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Virginia Wade def. Nancy Richey

6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Feb 8, 1976*
Tournament Akron
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-3 7-5
Loser Nancy Richey

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeNancy Richey
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Aug 23, 1942
Age3033
Height170160
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2832,097
Career W-L865–314324–109
Career earnings$1,542,278
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 3 5 Nancy Richey

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1976R16 Joanne Russell 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1976R32 Pam Teeguarden 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 8, 1976SF Olga Morozova 6-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data

Nancy Richey's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1976R16 Carrie Meyer 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1976R32 Elly Appel 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data