R16 Washington Open 1978

Kathy May def. Virginia Wade

6-2 3-6 7-5

Kathy May defeated Virginia Wade 6-2 3-6 7-5 in the 1978 Washington Open round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 6, 1978*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1978
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Kathy May	Virginia Wade
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Jun 18, 1956	Jul 10, 1945
Age	21	32
Height	173 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,817	2,281
Current career W-L	111–89	865–314
Current career earnings	—	$1,542,278

Pre-match H2H

Kathy May 0 – 3 Virginia Wade

Path

Kathy May's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kathy Kuykendall	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 5, 1978	R32

Kathy May's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dianne Fromholtz	6-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 1978	QF

Virginia Wade's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Renee Richards	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 5, 1978	R32