R16 Atlanta 1980

Joanne Russell def. Billie Jean King

5-7 6-2 6-4

Joanne Russell defeated Billie Jean King 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the 1980 Atlanta round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 26, 1980*
Tournament: Atlanta
Edition: 1980
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	Joanne Russell	Billie Jean King
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Oct 30, 1954	Nov 22, 1943
Age	25	36
Height	—	164 cm
Handedness	—	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,893	2,197
Current career W-L	203–199	684–160
Current career earnings	$531,039	$1,966,487

Pre-match H2H

Joanne Russell 0 – 0 Billie Jean King

Path

Joanne Russell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Renata Tomanova	6-4 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1980	R32

Joanne Russell's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dianne Fromholtz	6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 1980	QF

Billie Jean King's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	4-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1980	R32