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Sylvia Hanika def. Kathy May

4-6 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date May 20, 1978*
Tournament Hamburg
Category WTA 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Sylvia Hanika
Score4-6 6-4 6-4
Loser Kathy May

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSylvia HanikaKathy May
Country GER USA
Birth dateNov 30, 1959Jun 18, 1956
Age1821
Height173173
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7091,888
Career W-L414–238111–89
Career earnings$1,296,560
Pre-match H2H
Sylvia Hanika 0 0 Kathy May

Path

Sylvia Hanika's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1978R16 Lesley Hunt 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1978R32 Janet Newberry 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Sylvia Hanika's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 1978SF Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-1LH2HMatch data

Kathy May's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1978R16 Glynis Coles 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1978R32 Caroline Stoll 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data