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Billie Jean King def. Wendy Turnbull

1-6 6-1 6-0

Match Information

Date Oct 16, 1977*
Tournament Phoenix
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Billie Jean King
Score1-6 6-1 6-0
Loser Wendy Turnbull

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingWendy Turnbull
Country — AUS
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Nov 26, 1952
Age3324
Height164164
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,3152,069
Career W-L684–160585–330
Career earnings$1,966,487$2,769,024
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 0 – 0 Wendy Turnbull

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Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1977SF Martina Navratilova 7-6 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1977QF Rosie Casals 4-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1977R16 Laura Dupont 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1977R32 Kathy Kuykendall 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Wendy Turnbull's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1977SF Renee Richards 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1977QF Dianne Fromholtz 2-6 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1977R16 Virginia Ruzici 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1977R32 Florenta Mihai 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data