Word: doublesized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Following the singles, in the final of the Bridgestone doubles, top-seeded Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova made short work of Goolagong and Betty Stove, the second seeds, taking a 6-3, 6-2 victory.
Rosie Casals, who teamed with Billie Jean King to top the women's doubles rankings for years, also said she agrees that the pressure at the top is intense.
In doubles action, Navratilova and Billie Jean King downed Lesley Hunt and Julie Anthony, 6-4, 6-3, in a match that was nowhere near as close as the score indicates.
King and Navratilova, the top-seeded doubles team, delighted the crowd with lively chatter and antics, but good communication and steady play kept them in control all the way.
Renee Richards and Barbie Potter fell to Janet Newberry and Kristien Shaw, 6-3, 6-4, in doubles action. Evonne Goolagong and Betty Stove topped Latham and Helena Anliot, 6-1, 6-4.