Kerry Reid def. Beth Norton

7-5 6-7 6-1

Kerry Reid defeated Beth Norton 7-5 6-7 6-1 in the 1978 Adelaide International final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 17, 1978*
Tournament: Adelaide International
Edition: 1978
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Kerry Reid	Beth Norton
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 7, 1947	Jun 13, 1957
Age	31	21
Height	166 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,074	1,815
Current career W-L	586–245	62–93
Current career earnings	$2,225	$106,173

Pre-match H2H

Kerry Reid 0 – 0 Beth Norton

Path

Kerry Reid's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hana Mandlikova	5-7 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1978	SF
Lesley Hunt	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1978	QF
Sylvia Hanika	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 15, 1978	R16
Nina Bohm	4-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 14, 1978	R32
Brenda Perry	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 13, 1978	R64

Kerry Reid's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Beth Norton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ilana Kloss	6-3 3-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1978	SF
Birgitte Hermansen	7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1978	QF
Rosie Casals	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 15, 1978	R16
Christiane Jolissaint	7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 14, 1978	R32
Kym Ruddell	3-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 13, 1978	R64