R32 Wimbledon 1979

Billie Jean King def. Diane Desfor

6-3 6-2

Billie Jean King defeated Diane Desfor 6-3 6-2 in the 1979 Wimbledon round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date
Jul 1, 1979*
Tournament
Wimbledon
Edition
1979
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Round
R32

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingDiane Desfor
Country USA USA
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Jun 15, 1955
Age3524
Height164 cm165 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,3181,623
Current career W-L684–16069–89
Current career earnings$1,966,487$126,426
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 0 – 0 Diane Desfor

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Path

Billie Jean King's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Linda Siegel 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1979R64
Yvonne Vermaak 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1979R128

Billie Jean King's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hana Mandlikova 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 1979R16

Diane Desfor's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mima Jausovec 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1979R64