Virginia Wade def. Chris Evert

6-2 6-2

Virginia Wade defeated Chris Evert 6-2 6-2 in the 1976 London final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVirginia WadeChris Evert
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1945Dec 21, 1954
Age3121
Height170 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2392,573
Current career W-L865–3131,228–158
Current career earnings$1,542,278$8,896,195
Pre-match H2H

Path

Virginia Wade's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sue Barker 2-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1976SF
Betty Stove 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1976QF
Virginia Ruzici 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 1976R16

Virginia Wade's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Chris Evert's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rosie Casals 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1976SF
Florenta Mihai 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1976QF
Linda Mottram 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 1976R16