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Virginia Wade def. Beth Norton

6-3 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 14, 1981*
Tournament Oakland
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-3 3-6 6-3
Loser Beth Norton

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeBeth Norton
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Jun 13, 1957
Age3523
Height170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9201,703
Career W-L865–31462–93
Career earnings$1,542,278$106,173
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 2 0 Beth Norton

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 1981QF Claudia Kohde Kilsch 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 13, 1981R16 Paula Smith 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 12, 1981R32 Barbara Jordan 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1981F Andrea Jaeger 6-3 6-1LH2HMatch data

Beth Norton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 1981QF Pam Teeguarden 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 13, 1981R16 Kathy Horvath 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 12, 1981R32 Kathy Jordan 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data