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Virginia Wade def. Betsy Nagelsen

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 26, 1979*
Tournament Hollywood
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Virginia Wade
Score6-4 6-1
Loser Betsy Nagelsen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeBetsy Nagelsen
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Oct 23, 1956
Age3322
Height170175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2491,682
Career W-L865–314266–324
Career earnings$1,542,278$1,016,519
Pre-match H2H
Virginia Wade 5 1 Betsy Nagelsen

Path

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1979R32 Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1979BR Marise Kruger 6-0WH2HMatch data

Virginia Wade's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1979QF Virginia Ruzici 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

Betsy Nagelsen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1979R32 Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data