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Margaret Court def. Nancy Richey

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 17, 1972*
Tournament Charlotte
Category WTA 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner Margaret Court
Score7-5 6-2
Loser Nancy Richey

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMargaret CourtNancy Richey
Country AUS USA
Birth dateJul 16, 1942Aug 23, 1942
Age3030
Height175160
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3702,178
Career W-L616–64324–109
Pre-match H2H
Margaret Court 3 0 Nancy Richey

Path

Margaret Court's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1972QF Francoise Durr 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 16, 1972R16 Jill Cooper 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 15, 1972R32 Judy Alvarez 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Margaret Court's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 18, 1972F Billie Jean King 6-2 6-2LH2HMatch data

Nancy Richey's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1972QF Wendy Overton 5-7 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 16, 1972R16 Karen Krantzcke (w/o)WH2HMatch data
Sep 15, 1972R32 Barbara Hawcroft 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data