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Billie Jean King def. Christiane Jolissaint

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 22, 1980*
Tournament Detroit
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Billie Jean King
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Christiane Jolissaint

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingChristiane Jolissaint
Country
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Sep 12, 1961
Age3618
Height164173
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1471,542
Career W-L684–16095–131
Career earnings$1,966,487$287,488
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 1 0 Christiane Jolissaint

Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 1980R32 Diane Desfor 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 1980R64 Diane Morrison 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1980QF Virginia Ruzici 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Christiane Jolissaint's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 1980R32 Paula Smith 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 1980R64 Betty Ann Grubb 7-6 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data