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Vitas Gerulaitis #4 def. Bob Hewitt #127

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 28, 1978*
Tournament San Francisco
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR32
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-4 6-3
Loser Bob Hewitt

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisBob Hewitt
Country USA RSA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jan 12, 1940
Age2438
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)4127
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)2,2271,657
Career W-L527–231285–178
Career earnings$2,778,748$613,837
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 1 0 Bob Hewitt

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1978R64 Peter Fleming 7-6 6-7 6-0WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 29, 1978R16 Adriano Panatta (w/o)LH2HMatch data

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1978R64 Tony Graham 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch data