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Virginia Wade def. Kathy Jordan

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 20, 1979*
Tournament Houston
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Kathy Jordan

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeKathy Jordan
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Dec 3, 1959
Age3319
Height170173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2421,615
Career W-L865–314249–155
Career earnings$1,542,278$1,592,111
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 0 0 Kathy Jordan

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1979R16 Carrie Meyer 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1979R32 Barbara Jordan 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1979SF Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Kathy Jordan's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1979R16 Mima Jausovec 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1979R32 Pam Shriver 6-1 6-7 6-3WH2HMatch data