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Martina Navratilova def. Virginia Wade

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 25, 1978*
Tournament Detroit
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Martina Navratilova
Score6-4 6-2
Loser Virginia Wade

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMartina NavratilovaVirginia Wade
Country USA GBR
Birth dateOct 18, 1956Jul 10, 1945
Age2132
Height173170
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3862,203
Career W-L1,427–227865–314
Career earnings$21,626,089$1,542,278
Pre-match H2H
Martina Navratilova 6 7 Virginia Wade

Path

Martina Navratilova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1978QF Kerry Reid 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1978R16 Mima Jausovec 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1978R32 Katja Ebbinghaus 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Martina Navratilova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 26, 1978F Dianne Fromholtz 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1978QF Greer Stevens 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1978R16 Renata Tomanova 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1978R32 Marita Redondo 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data