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Kathy May def. Virginia Wade

6-2 3-6 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jan 2, 1978
Tournament	Washington
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Kathy May
Score	6-2 3-6 7-5
Loser	Virginia Wade

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Kathy May	Virginia Wade
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Jun 18, 1956	Jul 10, 1945
Age	21	32
Height	173	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,810	2,277
Career W-L	111–89	865–314
Career earnings	—	$1,542,278

Pre-match H2H

Kathy May 0 – 3 Virginia Wade

Path

Kathy May's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 2, 1978	R32	Kathy Kuykendall	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

Kathy May's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 2, 1978	QF	Dianne Fromholtz	7-6 7-5	L	H2H	Match data

Virginia Wade's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 2, 1978	R32	Renee Richards	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data