R32 San Francisco 1978

Vitas Gerulaitis def. Bob Hewitt

6-4 6-3

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Bob Hewitt 6-4 6-3 in the 1978 San Francisco round of 32 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date
Sep 28, 1978*
Tournament
San Francisco
Edition
1978
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Carpet
Round
R32

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisBob Hewitt
Country USA RSA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jan 12, 1940
Age2438
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,2161,656
Current career W-L528–234285–177
Current career earnings$2,778,748$613,837
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 1 – 0 Bob Hewitt

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Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Fleming 7-6 6-7 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1978R64

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Adriano Panatta (w/o)LH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1978R16

Bob Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tony Graham 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1978R64