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Wendy Turnbull def. Virginia Ruzici

7-5 1-6 7-6

Match Information

Date Feb 25, 1979*
Tournament Detroit
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Wendy Turnbull
Score7-5 1-6 7-6
Loser Virginia Ruzici

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldWendy TurnbullVirginia Ruzici
Country AUS ROU
Birth dateNov 26, 1952Jan 31, 1955
Age2624
Height164173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0742,085
Career W-L585–330458–274
Career earnings$2,769,024$1,183,728
Pre-match H2H
Wendy Turnbull 3 – 2 Virginia Ruzici

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Path

Wendy Turnbull's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1979SF Martina Navratilova 6-4 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1979QF Mima Jausovec 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1979R16 Marcie Louie 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 22, 1979R32 Regina Marsikova 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Wendy Turnbull's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Virginia Ruzici's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1979SF Rosie Casals 6-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1979QF Dianne Fromholtz 6-1 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1979R16 Carrie Meyer 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 22, 1979R32 Iva Budarova 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data