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Wendy Turnbull def. Kathy May

3-6 7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Sep 8, 1978*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	Wendy Turnbull
Score	3-6 7-6 6-3
Loser	Kathy May

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Wendy Turnbull	Kathy May
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Nov 26, 1952	Jun 18, 1956
Age	25	22
Height	164	173
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,152	1,848
Career W-L	585–330	111–89
Career earnings	$2,769,024	—

Pre-match H2H

Wendy Turnbull 0 – 0 Kathy May

Path

Wendy Turnbull's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 1978	R16	Marita Redondo	6-2 6-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1978	R32	Sandy Collins	7-5 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 1978	R64	Barbara Hallquist	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1978	R128	Katja Ebbinghaus	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Wendy Turnbull's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 1978	SF	Chris Evert	6-3 6-0	L	H2H	Match data

Kathy May's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 1978	R16	Betty Stove	6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1978	R32	Stephanie Tolleson	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 1978	R64	Cynthia Doerner	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1978	R128	Michele Gurdal	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data