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Virginia Wade def. Christina Sandberg

6-4 5-7 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 3, 1970*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-4 5-7 6-4
Loser Christina Sandberg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeChristina Sandberg
Country GBR SWE
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Jan 11, 1948
Age2422
Height170175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1371,806
Career W-L865–314130–90
Career earnings$1,542,278
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 0 1 Christina Sandberg

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1970R32 Helga Schultze 9-7 10-8WH2HMatch data
May 29, 1970R64 Lexie Kenny 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 5, 1970QF Karen Krantzcke 6-2 1-6 6-3LH2HMatch data

Christina Sandberg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1970R32 Katja Ebbinghaus 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 29, 1970R64 Helen Gourlay 0-6 8-6 6-3WH2HMatch data