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LTA - Tennis For Britain - Defeated the No. 1 seed & defending champion ✓ On this day in 1977 Virginia Wade beat Chris Evert to make her 1st Wimbledon final, on
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The Greatest Championships, 1977 - Chris Evert vs Virginia Wade - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM
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