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Vitas Gerulaitis #5 def. John Alexander #18

6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Apr 14, 1979*
Tournament Monte Carlo
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-2 7-6
Loser John Alexander

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jul 4, 1951
Age2427
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)518
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1581,931
Career W-L527–231579–422
Career earnings$2,778,748$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 5 – 1 John Alexander

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Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1979QF Raul Ramirez 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1979R16 Francois Jauffret 6-7 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1979R32 Jean Francois Caujolle 6-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 15, 1979F Bjorn Borg 2-6 1-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1979QF Ilie Nastase 6-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1979R16 Guillermo Vilas 4-6 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1979R32 Adriano Panatta 7-5 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch data