R16 Detroit 1979

Rosie Casals def. Virginia Wade

6-4 3-6 7-6

Rosie Casals defeated Virginia Wade 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the 1979 Detroit round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 23, 1979*
Tournament: Detroit
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	Rosie Casals	Virginia Wade
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Sep 16, 1948	Jul 10, 1945
Age	30	33
Height	159 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,915	2,222
Current career W-L	594–322	865–313
Current career earnings	$1,364,955	$1,542,278

Pre-match H2H

Rosie Casals 12 – 11 Virginia Wade

Path

Rosie Casals's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbara Jordan	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 1979	R32

Rosie Casals's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	0-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1979	QF

Virginia Wade's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Diane Desfor	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 1979	R32