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Marise Kruger def. Wendy Turnbull

6-4 4-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	Feb 2, 1979*
Tournament	Chicago
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Marise Kruger
Score	6-4 4-6 6-2
Loser	Wendy Turnbull

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Marise Kruger	Wendy Turnbull
Country	RSA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 17, 1958	Nov 26, 1952
Age	20	26
Height	168	164
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,803	2,066
Career W-L	71–70	585–330
Career earnings	—	$2,769,024

Pre-match H2H

Marise Kruger 3 – 0 Wendy Turnbull

Path

Marise Kruger's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 1, 1979	R32	Anthea Stewart	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Marise Kruger's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 3, 1979	QF	Greer Stevens	6-0 6-4	L	H2H	Match data

Wendy Turnbull's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 1, 1979	R32	Rosie Casals	6-2 5-7 6-0	W	H2H	Match data