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Marise Kruger def. Virginia Wade

3-6 7-5 7-6

Match Information

Date	Mar 17, 1978*
Tournament	Boston
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Marise Kruger
Score	3-6 7-5 7-6
Loser	Virginia Wade

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Marise Kruger	Virginia Wade
Country	RSA	GBR
Birth date	Jul 17, 1958	Jul 10, 1945
Age	19	32
Height	168	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,852	2,202
Career W-L	71–70	865–314
Career earnings	—	$1,542,278

Pre-match H2H

Marise Kruger 0 – 2 Virginia Wade

Path

Marise Kruger's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 16, 1978	R32	Michelle Tyler	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Marise Kruger's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 18, 1978	QF	Evonne Goolagong	6-4 7-6	L	H2H	Match data

Virginia Wade's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 16, 1978	R32	Julie Anthony	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data