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Vitas Gerulaitis #47 def. John Alexander #28

6-4 7-6(1) 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 25, 1975*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-4 7-6(1) 6-3
Loser John Alexander

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jul 4, 1951
Age2023
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)4728
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8591,903
Career W-L527–231579–422
Career earnings$2,778,748$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 0 – 1 John Alexander

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Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1975QF Paul Gerken 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1975R16 Raul Ramirez 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 1975R32 Tom Okker 4-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1975R64 Ove Bengtson 7-5 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1975F Marty Riessen 6-7(1) 7-5 2-6 7-6(0) 3-6LH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1975QF Cliff Richey 6-2 7-6(6)WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1975R16 Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-4W—Match data
Jan 23, 1975R32 Eddie Dibbs 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1975R64 Jiri Hrebec 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch data