F US Open 1968

Virginia Wade def. Billie Jean King

6-4 6-2

Virginia Wade defeated Billie Jean King 6-4 6-2 in the 1968 US Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeBillie Jean King
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Nov 22, 1943
Age2324
Height170 cm164 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8511,882
Current career W-L865–313684–160
Current career earnings$1,542,278$1,966,487

Path

Virginia Wade's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ann Jones 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1968SF
Judy Tegart 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 1968QF
Rosie Casals 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1968R16
Patricia Cody 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1968R32
Stephanie Defina 6-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1968R64

Virginia Wade's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Billie Jean King's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcela Bueno 3-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1968SF
Maryna Godwin 6-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 1968QF
Denise Carter 8-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1968R16
Alice Tym 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1968R32
Vija Vuskalns 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1968R64