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Chris Evert def. Virginia Wade

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jun 23, 1979*
Tournament	Eastbourne
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Chris Evert
Score	6-3 6-2
Loser	Virginia Wade

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Chris Evert	Virginia Wade
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Dec 21, 1954	Jul 10, 1945
Age	24	33
Height	168	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,441	2,095
Career W-L	1,222–157	865–314
Career earnings	$8,896,195	$1,542,278

Pre-match H2H

Chris Evert 22 – 6 Virginia Wade

Path

Chris Evert's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1979	QF	Kerry Reid	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 22, 1979	R16	Betty Stove	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 21, 1979	R32	Anne Smith	4-6 7-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 20, 1979	R64	Carrie Meyer	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

Chris Evert's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1979	F	Martina Navratilova	7-5 5-7 13-11	W	H2H	Match data

Virginia Wade's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1979	QF	Bettina Bunge	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 22, 1979	R16	Regina Marsikova	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 21, 1979	R32	Pam Teeguarden	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 20, 1979	R64	Jeanne Duvall	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data