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Vitas Gerulaitis#4 def. Guillermo Vilas#5

6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date May 28, 1979*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-2
Loser Guillermo Vilas

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisGuillermo Vilas
Country USA ARG
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Aug 17, 1952
Age2426
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)45
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1642,117
Career W-L527–231898–282
Career earnings$2,778,748$4,923,882
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 0 – 2 Guillermo Vilas

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Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1979SF Eddie Dibbs 0-6 6-1 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 27, 1979QF Gianni Ocleppo 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 26, 1979R16 John Alexander 6-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1979R32 Tim Wilkison 6-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
May 23, 1979R64 Fernando Dalla Fontana 6-1 6-2W—Match data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Guillermo Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1979SF Gene Mayer 6-3 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
May 27, 1979QF Adriano Panatta 6-1 6-7 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 26, 1979R16 Paolo Bertolucci 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1979R32 Phil Dent 6-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 23, 1979R64 Carlos Gattiker 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data