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Billie Jean King def. Betty Stove

6-3 6-7(4) 7-5

Match Information

Date Nov 4, 1979*
Tournament Stockholm
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Billie Jean King
Score6-3 6-7(4) 7-5
Loser Betty Stove

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingBetty Stove
Country — NED
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Jun 24, 1945
Age3534
Height164180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,2381,959
Career W-L684–160413–304
Career earnings$1,966,487$1,047,356
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 15 – 3 Betty Stove

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Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 3, 1979SF Virginia Ruzici 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 3, 1979QF Hana Mandlikova 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1979R16 Rene Blount 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 1, 1979R32 Hana Strachonova 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Betty Stove's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 3, 1979SF Lena Sandin 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 3, 1979QF Brigette Cuypers 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1979R16 Frederique Thibault 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 1, 1979R32 Elisabeth Ekblom 6-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data