Vitas Gerulaitis #4 def. John Lloyd

6-3 7-6 5-7 3-6 6-2

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated John Lloyd 6-3 7-6 5-7 3-6 6-2 in the 1977 Australian Open (2) final on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisJohn Lloyd
Country USA GBR
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Aug 27, 1954
Age2323
Height183 cm
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)4
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1151,840
Current career W-L528–234
Current career earnings$2,778,748$598,092
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 2 0 John Lloyd

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Alexander 6-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1978SF
Ray Ruffels 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataDec 30, 1977QF
Dick R Bohrnstedt 6-4 6-4 6-4WMatch dataDec 28, 1977R16
Brad Drewett 6-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 25, 1977R32
John Marks 7-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataDec 23, 1977R64

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Lloyd's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Giltinan 6-4 6-2 6-0WMatch dataJan 1, 1978SF
John Newcombe 3-6 6-3 7-5 7-5WMatch dataDec 30, 1977QF
Jorge Andrew 0-6 6-3 7-6 6-2WMatch dataDec 25, 1977R32
Syd Ball 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4WMatch dataDec 23, 1977R64