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Vitas Gerulaitis#25 def. John Alexander#17

4-6 7-6(5) 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 11, 1976*
Tournament Houston
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score4-6 7-6(5) 6-1
Loser John Alexander

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jul 4, 1951
Age2124
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)2517
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9001,913
Career W-L527–231579–422
Career earnings$2,778,748$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 1 – 1 John Alexander

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Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1976R16 Cliff Richey 7-6(3) 6-1WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1976SF Harold Solomon 0-6 6-2 6-4LH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1976R16 Jimmy Connors (w/o)WH2HMatch data