Evert thrashes Mrs King
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Chris Evert convincingly upheld her claim to No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis on Saturday night when she beat Billie Jean King, 6-1, 6-1, in the finals of the $57,000 Virginia Slims tournament, opening the 1975 women’s indoor tour.
: “I’m getting too old for (this” said Mrs King, aged 31, (after the 50-minute match. j In the consolation, one-set singles match for third place, Virginia Wade of Britain beat Martina Navratilova of Czechoslovakia, 6-4. In the semi-finals, Mrs [King beat Miss Wade, 7-6, 16-1, and Miss Evert beat Miss 'Navratilova, 6-4, 6-3,
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33741, 14 January 1975, Page 17
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