QF Colgate Series Championships 1978

Martina Navratilova def. Virginia Wade

6-2 6-1

Martina Navratilova defeated Virginia Wade 6-2 6-1 in the 1978 Colgate Series Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 18, 1978*
Tournament: Colgate Series Championships
Edition: 1978
Category: WTA Finals
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Martina Navratilova	Virginia Wade
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Oct 18, 1956	Jul 10, 1945
Age	22	33
Height	173 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,422	2,249
Current career W-L	1,419–228	865–313
Current career earnings	$21,626,089	$1,542,278

Pre-match H2H

Martina Navratilova 9 – 7 Virginia Wade

Path

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Betty Stove	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 17, 1978	R16

Martina Navratilova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Virginia Ruzici	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 19, 1978	SF

Virginia Wade's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wendy Turnbull	3-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 17, 1978	R16