R16 Birmingham 1979

Vitas Gerulaitis def. Deon Joubert

6-1 6-1

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Deon Joubert 6-1 6-1 in the 1979 Birmingham round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 19, 1979*
Tournament: Birmingham
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Vitas Gerulaitis	Deon Joubert
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Jul 26, 1954	Jun 10, 1953
Age	24	25
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,172	1,549
Current career W-L	528–234	39–76
Current career earnings	$2,778,748	—

Pre-match H2H

Vitas Gerulaitis 0 – 0 Deon Joubert

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Vann	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1979	R32

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ilie Nastase	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1979	QF

Deon Joubert's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mike Cahill	6-7 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1979	R32