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Guillermo Vilas #2 def. Jose Luis Clerc #44

6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 5, 1978*
Tournament South Orange
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Guillermo Vilas
Score6-1 6-3
Loser Jose Luis Clerc

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldGuillermo VilasJose Luis Clerc
Country ARG ARG
Birth dateAug 17, 1952Aug 16, 1958
Age2519
Height180185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)244
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2331,802
Career W-L898–282361–141
Career earnings$4,923,882$1,987,036
Pre-match H2H
Guillermo Vilas 1 – 0 Jose Luis Clerc

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Path

Guillermo Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1978SF Balazs Taroczy 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1978QF Jeff Borowiak 6-4 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 3, 1978R16 Belus Prajoux 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1978R32 Butch Seewagen 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

Guillermo Vilas's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jose Luis Clerc's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1978SF John McEnroe 6-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1978QF John Lloyd 6-3 6-4W—Match data
Aug 3, 1978R16 Patricio Cornejo 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1978R32 Andy Mccurry 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data