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Billie Jean King def. Jill Cooper

7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 15, 1972*
Tournament St. Petersburg
Category WTA 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Billie Jean King
Score7-5 6-1
Loser Jill Cooper

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingJill Cooper
Country
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Apr 14, 1949
Age2823
Height164
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2151,716
Career W-L684–160106–86
Career earnings$1,966,487
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 2 0 Jill Cooper

Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1972R32 Wendy Gilchrist 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1972BR Judy Tegart (w/o)WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 16, 1972QF Francoise Durr 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Jill Cooper's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1972R32 Susan Vinton 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data