R16 Australian Open 1981

Martina Navratilova def. Kathy Jordan

7-5 3-6 6-2

Martina Navratilova defeated Kathy Jordan 7-5 3-6 6-2 in the 1981 Australian Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 9, 1981*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1981
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Martina Navratilova	Kathy Jordan
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Oct 18, 1956	Dec 3, 1959
Age	25	22
Height	173 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,389	1,923
Current career W-L	1,419–228	249–155
Current career earnings	$21,626,089	$1,592,111

Pre-match H2H

Martina Navratilova 8 – 0 Kathy Jordan

Path

Martina Navratilova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amanda Tobin	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 6, 1981	R32

Martina Navratilova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Evonne Goolagong	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 11, 1981	QF

Kathy Jordan's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Betsy Nagelsen	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 6, 1981	R32
Pam Teeguarden	4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 4, 1981	R64