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Billie Jean King def. Renee Richards

6-0 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 25, 1980*
Tournament Chicago
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Billie Jean King
Score6-0 7-5
Loser Renee Richards

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingRenee Richards
Country — —
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Aug 19, 1934
Age3645
Height164188
HandednessRight-Handed—
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1541,809
Career W-L684–160117–86
Career earnings$1,966,487$131,246
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 0 – 0 Renee Richards

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Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1980R32 Caroline Stoll 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1980QF Dianne Fromholtz 4-6 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data

Renee Richards's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1980R32 Lucia Romanov 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data