R16 Houston 1979

Martina Navratilova def. Marise Kruger

7-5 6-3

Martina Navratilova defeated Marise Kruger 7-5 6-3 in the 1979 Houston round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 19, 1979*
Tournament: Houston
Edition: 1979
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Martina Navratilova	Marise Kruger
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Oct 18, 1956	Jul 17, 1958
Age	22	20
Height	173 cm	168 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,440	1,722
Current career W-L	1,419–228	71–70
Current career earnings	$21,626,089	—

Pre-match H2H

Martina Navratilova 4 – 0 Marise Kruger

Path

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Renee Richards	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1979	R32

Martina Navratilova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Virginia Ruzici	1-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1979	QF

Marise Kruger's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Regina Marsikova	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1979	R32