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Virginia Wade

Personal information
Player nameVirginia Wade
CountryGB Great Britain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1968
Retired1986
PlaysRight-handed
Career prize moneyUS$1,542,278
Int. Tennis HOF1989
Singles
Career record839 � 329
Career titles55
Highest rankingNo.2 (November 3, 1975)  
Grand Slam results
Australian OpenW (1972)
French OpenQF (1970, 1972)
WimbledonW (1977)
US OpenW (1968)
Doubles
Career record42 � 48
Career titles-
Highest ranking-
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1973)
French OpenW (1973)
WimbledonF (1970)
US OpenW (1973, 1975)

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Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE (born 10 July 1945) is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a singles championship at that tournament. She was also the last Briton to win any Grand Slam singles championship. After retiring from competitive tennis, she coached for four years.

Virginia Wade Video

Roger Alan Wade One Big Ass Happy Family Tribute to Jesco White and Family Puckett's Farm Equipment Charlotte, NC 10-10-08 Before the song started Roger said this would be on the soundtrack of the new Johnny Knoxville film about Jesco White and Family. Likely The Wild And Wonderful Whites Of West Virginia.
1.73 min. | 4.89 user rating		 Recorded on May 16th in Ramor Theatre Virginia.
3.13 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Margaret Court defeated Virginia Wade 7-5 6-0 in the semi-finals of the 1969 US Open, played at Forest Hills, New York. Court went on to win the title over Nancy Richey in the final, 6-2 6-2.
1.35 min. | 5.0 user rating		 There was nothing in tennis like the rowdy crowds, half-drunk commentators, and suspenseful team atmosphere of World Team Tennis during its full-flight years from 1975-1978. Chrissie had some thrilling battles against Britain's Virginia Wade in the 1977 WTT season, and we're happy to be able to share one of those with you here. It may even explain a little bit of what built so many player's allegiance to being part of it, even if it meant missing a grand slam event to do so. (It was VERY fun!) ...Aside from being fairly lucrative, it was a way for the top players to celebrate each other in a way that did not otherwise appear on the regular circuit.
8.72 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Rosie Casals and Chris Evert played Evonne Goolagong and Virginia Wade in the 1976 World Invitational Tennis Classic at the Sea Pines Racquet Club on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4.73 min. | 5.0 user rating
Steffi Graf, Virginia Wade on Steffi Graf. The perfect athlete. Also Bud Collins on Steffi playing with injury. When considering Steffi's greatness, one has to take into account the many ways in which she was praised. There are many such examples in this archive. Here she is praised for her athletic talent and for her ability to play through pain and injury. Remember these criteria when judging today's players. WTA Championships 1998
3.17 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Steffi Graf: Virginia Wade comments in 1991 on what went wrong with Steffi's game from 90-93. You'll note she never once mentions Monica Seles. She attributes the slump in Steffi's play to two factors: Steffi's general psychological state (her confidence) and Gabriela Sabatini. Wimbledon 1991
2.22 min. | 3.66 user rating		 Steffi Graf, Virginia Wade comments on Steffi and the 1992 French Final: These comments dovetail quite nicely with what Virginia Wade says in the other clips in this archive about that period. See Steffi Graf (Virginia Wade on What Went Wrong from 90-92). Wimbledon 1992
2.73 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The 1970 Wightman Cup was played at Wimbledon, and one of the most dramatic Wightman Cup ties ever played. In the best-of-seven match format, the US and Great Britain were tied at 3-3, and the deciding match was suppose to pit Billie Jean King and Nancy Richey against Virginia Wade and Winnie Shaw. Richey, however, seriously injured her knee in a singles match against Wade earlier in the day and was unable to play the doubles. The only available substitute was Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz (Mary Ann Eisel and Julie Heldman had already played at #2 doubles). Peaches was extremely nervous about playing with Billie Jean in the deciding match, especially since she was a singles player who rarely came to the net to volley. To ease her nerves, Billie Jean asked Peaches "would you like to stay back when I serve?" Peaches immediately felt better, and with Peaches hitting bullets from the baseline and lobbing, and Billie Jean poaching all over the net, the Americans won 7-5 6-8 6-2. In her second autobiography, Billie Jean wrote that this was the match that she was the most proud of.
1.37 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Joshua Wade Class of 2011 / 2009 Season Highlight for Bladensburg High School in Maryland #55 DE / DT / OT / ILB top recruit for colleges. Offers from: University of New Mexico, University of Toledo, University of Louisville, West Virginia University, University of Illinois,
6.45 min. | 3.0 user rating

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Alan King Pro-Am Raises $20000 for Wheelchair Sports Federation - Long Island Tennis Magazine Tweet this news
Long Island Tennis Magazine--Tennis champions Peter Fleming, -Virginia Wade-, Johan Kriek, Mark Woodforde, Rosie Casals, Bob Lutz and many others teamed with some of Long Island's best ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:41:15 GMT+00:00
Elena Baltacha Named 2010 Player of the Year by British Tennis Media - 10sBalls Tweet this news
10sBalls--The award was presented to her by -Virginia Wade-, and she thanked the room of assembled guests and spoke of her pride at her 2010 accomplishments: “It's such ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:32:24 GMT+00:00
Suffolk sells online - Suffolk News-Herald Tweet this news
Suffolk News-Herald---Virginia Wade-, the shop's manager is always more than willing to catalog just what the store offers: “Sliced and spiral Smithfield and Charles Henry Gray ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:50:37 GMT+00:00
As Earthquakes Take Their Toll, Engineers Ehnance Building Designs - Newswise (press release) Tweet this news
Newswise (press release)--Finley Charney, a structural engineering associate professor in the civil and environmental engineering department, and Mahendra Singh, the Preston -Wade- ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:49:26 GMT+00:00
AP Sportlight - The Ledger Tweet this news
The Ledger--1968 - -Virginia Wade- wins the US Open, upsetting Billie Jean King, 6-4, 6-4. 1969 - Australia Rod Laver wins the US Open and the grand slam of tennis for ... - Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:12:24 GMT+00:00
Tennis Odds on This Ever Happening Again - Bookmakersinc Tweet this news
Bookmakersinc--In 1977 Renee Richards went up against -Virginia Wade- at the 1977 US Open and was making her debut in the women's division. The crazy part was that in 1960 ... - Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:00:16 GMT+00:00
Alan King Pro-Am Event Set for Aug. 29th - Long Island Tennis Magazine Tweet this news
Long Island Tennis Magazine--Confirmed for the 2010 Alan King Pro-Am are Guillermo Vilas, Gigi Fernandez, -Virginia Wade-, Stan Smith and doubles legends, the Jensen Brothers. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:42:39 GMT+00:00
Teen tennis star calls competition "sluts" - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--England has high hopes that 16-year-old Laura Robson will someday give the Brits their first ladies singles champion since -Virginia Wade-, way back in 1977. ... - Date : Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:08:52 GMT+00:00
Why Andy Murray will continue to major in the majors - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--Yet there is none of the mental anguish -Virginia Wade- perceived in a robust attack on the British No1 last week. She reckoned Murray was "treading water a ... - Date : Sat, 22 May 2010 23:09:02 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
John Curry		BBC Sports Personality of the Year
1977		Succeeded by
Steve Ovett

Wins (3) :
Year Championship Opponent in final Score in final
1968 US Open US Billie Jean King 6 � 4, 6 � 1
1972 Australian Open AU Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 � 4, 6 � 4
1977 Wimbledon NL Betty Stöve 4 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 1

Wins (4) :
Year Championship Partner Opponents in final Score in final
1973 Australian Open AU Margaret Court AU Kerry Harris
AU Kerry Melville Reid		 6 � 4, 6 � 4
1973 French Open AU Margaret Court FR Françoise Durr
NL Betty Stöve		 6 � 2, 6 � 3
1973 US Open AU Margaret Court US Billie Jean King
US Rosemary Casals		 3 � 6, 6 � 3, 7 � 5
1975 US Open (2) AU Margaret Court US Billie Jean King
US Rosemary Casals		 7 � 5, 2 � 6, 7 � 6

Runner-ups (6) :
Year Championship Partner Opponents in final Score in final
1969 US Open AU Margaret Court FR Françoise Durr
US Darlene Hard		 0 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 4
1970 Wimbledon FR Françoise Durr US Billie Jean King
US Rosemary Casals		 6 � 2, 6 � 3
1970 US Open (2) US Rosemary Casals AU Margaret Court
US Judy Tegart Dalton		 6 � 3, 6 � 4
1972 US Open (3) AU Margaret Court FR Françoise Durr
NL Betty Stöve		 6 � 3, 1 � 6, 6 � 3
1976 US Open (4) USSR Olga Morozova ZA Delina Boshoff
ZA Ilana Kloss		 6 � 1, 6 � 4
1979 French Open FR Françoise Durr NL Betty Stove
AU Wendy Turnbull		 3 � 6, 7 � 5, 6 � 4

Runner-ups (6) :
Tournament 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Career SR
Australia A A A A A A A A A A W QF A A A A / A A A A A A 2R 2R 2R 1 / 5
France A A A A A 4R A 2R QF 1R QF 3R 2R A A A A 2R 3R 4R 3R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 14
Wimbledon 2R 2R 2R 4R 2R QF 1R 3R 4R 4R QF QF SF QF SF W SF QF 4R 2R 2R QF 3R 3R 1 / 24
United States A A 4R 2R QF 4R W SF SF A QF QF 2R SF 2R QF 3R QF 3R 3R 1R 2R 2R A 1 / 20
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 3 / 63

Australian Open women's singles champions

(1969) Margaret Court * (1970) Margaret Court * (1971) Margaret Court * (1972) Virginia Wade * (1973) Margaret Court * (1974) Evonne Goolagong * (1975) Evonne Goolagong * (1976) Evonne Goolagong * (1977 (Jan)) Kerry Reid * (1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong * (1978) Chris O'Neil * (1979) Barbara Jordan * (1980) Hana Mandlíková * (1981) Martina Navrátilová * (1982) Chris Evert * (1983) Martina Navrátilová * (1984) Chris Evert * (1985) Martina Navrátilová * (1987) Hana Mandlíková * (1988) Steffi Graf * (1989) Steffi Graf * (1990) Steffi Graf * (1991) Monica Seles * (1992) Monica Seles * (1993) Monica Seles * (1994) Steffi Graf * (1995) Mary Pierce * (1996) Monica Seles * (1997) Martina Hingis * (1998) Martina Hingis * (1999) Martina Hingis * (2000) Lindsay Davenport * (2001) Jennifer Capriati * (2002) Jennifer Capriati * (2003) Serena Williams * (2004) Justine Henin * (2005) Serena Williams * (2006) Amélie Mauresmo * (2007) Serena Williams * (2008) Maria Sharapova * (2009) Serena Williams * (2010) Serena Williams

Wimbledon (Open era) ladies' singles champions

(1968) Billie Jean King * (1969) Ann Haydon-Jones * (1970) Margaret Court * (1971) Evonne Goolagong * (1972) Billie Jean King * (1973) Billie Jean King * (1974) Chris Evert * (1975) Billie Jean King * (1976) Chris Evert * (1977) Virginia Wade * (1978) Martina Navrátilová * (1979) Martina Navrátilová * (1980) Evonne Goolagong * (1981) Chris Evert * (1982) Martina Navrátilová * (1983) Martina Navrátilová * (1984) Martina Navrátilová * (1985) Martina Navrátilová * (1986) Martina Navrátilová * (1987) Martina Navrátilová * (1988) Steffi Graf * (1989) Steffi Graf * (1990) Martina Navrátilová * (1991) Steffi Graf * (1992) Steffi Graf * (1993) Steffi Graf * (1994) Conchita Martínez * (1995) Steffi Graf * (1996) Steffi Graf * (1997) Martina Hingis * (1998) Jana Novotná * (1999) Lindsay Davenport * (2000) Venus Williams * (2001) Venus Williams * (2002) Serena Williams * (2003) Serena Williams * (2004) Maria Sharapova * (2005) Venus Williams * (2006) Amélie Mauresmo * (2007) Venus Williams * (2008) Venus Williams * (2009) Serena Williams * (2010) Serena Williams

US Open women's singles champions

(1968) Virginia Wade * (1969) Margaret Court * (1970) Margaret Court * (1971) Billie Jean King * (1972) Billie Jean King * (1973) Margaret Court * (1974) Billie Jean King * (1975) Chris Evert * (1976) Chris Evert * (1977) Chris Evert * (1978) Chris Evert * (1979) Tracy Austin * (1980) Chris Evert * (1981) Tracy Austin * (1982) Chris Evert * (1983) Martina Navrátilová * (1984) Martina Navrátilová * (1985) Hana Mandlíková * (1986) Martina Navrátilová * (1987) Martina Navrátilová * (1988) Steffi Graf * (1989) Steffi Graf * (1990) Gabriela Sabatini * (1991) Monica Seles * (1992) Monica Seles * (1993) Steffi Graf * (1994) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario * (1995) Steffi Graf * (1996) Steffi Graf * (1997) Martina Hingis * (1998) Lindsay Davenport * (1999) Serena Williams * (2000) Venus Williams * (2001) Venus Williams * (2002) Serena Williams * (2003) Justine Henin * (2004) Svetlana Kuznetsova * (2005) Kim Clijsters * (2006) Maria Sharapova * (2007) Justine Henin * (2008) Serena Williams * (2009) Kim Clijsters |

Australian Open women's doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton * (1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton * (1971) Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court * (1972) Kerry Harris / Helen Gourlay Cawley * (1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade * (1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel * (1975) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel * (1976) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley * (1977 (Jan)) Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat / Helen Gourlay Cawley * (1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley & Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid * (1978) Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová * (1979) Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers Brown * (1980) Martina Navrátilová / Betsy Nagelsen * (1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith * (1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková * (1991) Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernandez * (1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková * (1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario * (1996) Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario * (1997) Martina Hingis / Natalia Zvereva * (1998) Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić * (1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova * (2000) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs * (2001) Serena Williams / Venus Williams * (2002) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova * (2003) Serena Williams / Venus Williams * (2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2005) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik * (2006) Zi Yan / Jie Zheng * (2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber * (2008) Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko * (2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams * (2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

French Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones * (1969) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones * (1970) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr * (1971) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr * (1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve * (1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade * (1974) Chris Evert / Olga Morozova * (1975) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová * (1976) Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Chanfreau * (1977) Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden * (1978) Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici * (1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull * (1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith * (1981) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford * (1982) Martina Navrátilová / Anne Smith * (1983) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds * (1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1986) Martina Navrátilová / Andrea Temesvári * (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1989) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva * (1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková * (1991) Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná * (1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernandez * (1997) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná * (1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams * (2000) Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce * (2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama * (2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2005) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur * (2007) Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo * (2008) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual * (2009) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual * (2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

US Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Maria Bueno / Margaret Court * (1969) Françoise Durr / Darlene Hard * (1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton * (1971) Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton * (1972) Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve * (1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade * (1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King * (1975) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade * (1976) Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss * (1977) Martina Navrátilová / Betty Stöve * (1978) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová * (1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull * (1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová * (1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith * (1982) Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull * (1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1985) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková * (1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver * (1988) Gigi Fernández / Robin White * (1989) Hana Mandlíková / Martina Navrátilová * (1990) Gigi Fernández / Martina Navrátilová * (1991) Pam Shriver / Natalia Zvereva * (1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková * (1994) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario * (1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1996) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva * (1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná * (1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná * (1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams * (2000) Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama * (2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs * (2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez * (2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur * (2006) Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva * (2007) Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina * (2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber * (2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams

BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners

1954 �19591954 Christopher Chataway * 1955 Gordon Pirie * 1956 Jim Laker * 1957 Dai Rees * 1958 Ian Black * 1959 John Surtees |
1960 �19691960 David Broome * 1961 Stirling Moss * 1962 Anita Lonsbrough * 1963 Dorothy Hyman * 1964 Mary Rand * 1965 Tom Simpson * 1966 Bobby Moore * 1967 Henry Cooper * 1968 David Hemery * 1969 Ann Jones |
1970 �19791970 Henry Cooper * 1971 HRH The Princess Anne * 1972 Mary Peters * 1973 Jackie Stewart * 1974 Brendan Foster * 1975 David Steele * 1976 John Curry * 1977 Virginia Wade * 1978 Steve Ovett * 1979 Sebastian Coe |
1980 �19891980 Robin Cousins * 1981 Ian Botham * 1982 Daley Thompson * 1983 Steve Cram * 1984 Torvill and Dean (Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean) * 1985 Barry McGuigan * 1986 Nigel Mansell * 1987 Fatima Whitbread * 1988 Steve Davis * 1989 Nick Faldo |
1990 �19991990 Paul Gascoigne * 1991 Liz McColgan * 1992 Nigel Mansell * 1993 Linford Christie * 1994 Damon Hill * 1995 Jonathan Edwards * 1996 Damon Hill * 1997 Greg Rusedski * 1998 Michael Owen * 1999 Lennox Lewis |
2000 �20092000 Steve Redgrave * 2001 David Beckham * 2002 Paula Radcliffe * 2003 Jonny Wilkinson * 2004 Kelly Holmes * 2005 Andrew Flintoff * 2006 Zara Phillips * 2007 Joe Calzaghe * 2008 Chris Hoy * 2009 Ryan Giggs |



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