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Vitas Gerulaitis#4 def. Ilie Nastase#13

6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date Jul 16, 1978*
Tournament Forest Hills Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-2 6-0
Loser Ilie Nastase

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisIlie Nastase
Country USA ROU
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jul 19, 1946
Age2331
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)413
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,2162,004
Career W-L527–231859–331
Career earnings$2,778,748$2,076,761
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 6 – 1 Ilie Nastase

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Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 15, 1978SF Wojtek Fibak 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR Phil Dent 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR Victor Pecci 6-4 1-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ilie Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 15, 1978SF John McEnroe 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR Peter Fleming 5-7 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR John Alexander 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR Dick Stockton 5-7 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data