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Joanne Russell def. Billie Jean King

5-7 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 26, 1980*
Tournament Atlanta
Category WTA 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Joanne Russell
Score5-7 6-2 6-4
Loser Billie Jean King

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJoanne RussellBillie Jean King
Country — —
Birth dateOct 30, 1954Nov 22, 1943
Age2536
Height—164
Handedness—Right-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8912,164
Career W-L203–199684–160
Career earnings$531,039$1,966,487
Pre-match H2H
Joanne Russell 0 – 0 Billie Jean King

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Path

Joanne Russell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 25, 1980R32 Renata Tomanova 6-4 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Joanne Russell's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1980QF Dianne Fromholtz 7-6 6-4LH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 25, 1980R32 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 4-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data