Vitas Gerulaitis #5 def. John Alexander #18

6-2 7-6

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated John Alexander 6-2 7-6 in the 1979 Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jul 4, 1951
Age2427
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)518
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1701,931
Current career W-L528–234567–419
Current career earnings$2,778,748$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raul Ramirez #176-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 1979QF
Francois Jauffret 6-7 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 1979R16
Jean Francois Caujolle 6-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 1979R32

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bjorn Borg #12-6 1-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1979F

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ilie Nastase #166-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 1979QF
Guillermo Vilas #44-6 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 1979R16
Adriano Panatta #197-5 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 1979R32