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Performance TitleThe Carnation Wightman Cup Tennis Championships 1982 - Great Britain v USA
Performance Date4 November 1982
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersSue Barker (UK),
Barbara Potter (USA),
Virginia Wade (UK),
Anne Smith (USA) - tennis players
Set ListBarbara Potter bt Sue Barker 6-2, 6-2.
Anne Smith bt Virginia Wade 6-3, 5-7, 3-6
Performance NotesThe Wightman Cup was an annual team tennis competition for women contested from 1923 through 1989 (except during World War II) between teams from the United States and Great Britain.

The event was filmed by BBC Television.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1982/162),
Video
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/.Zx.Z-t.Zkw8RF
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1982/162The Carnation Wightman Cup 1982 - Great Britain v USA4-6 November 1982
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ezaleax_P_G_DThe Carnation Wightman Cup Tennis Championships 1982 - Great Britain v USA3
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/9701Barker; Sue (19 April 1956); CBE; English television presenter and professional tennis player
DS/UK/9700Wade; Sarah 'Virginia' (1945-); OBE; British former tennis player
DS/UK/11343Potter; Barbara (1961-); American tennis player
DS/UK/11345Smith; Anne (1959-); American tennis player, educational psychologist
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