Vitas Gerulaitis #9 def. Billy Martin #75

6-2 8-9 6-2 6-2

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Billy Martin 6-2 8-9 6-2 6-2 in the 1977 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 1, 1977*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1977
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Vitas Gerulaitis	Billy Martin
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 26, 1954	Dec 25, 1956
Age	22	20
Height	183 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	9	75
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,183	1,783
Current career W-L	528–234	146–175
Current career earnings	$2,778,748	—

Pre-match H2H

Vitas Gerulaitis #9 4 – 0 Billy Martin #75

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dick Stockton #11	6-1 6-4 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Jonathan Smith	6-3 8-6 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Gene Mayer #78	6-3 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Tom Gorman #50	6-1 9-8 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bjorn Borg #2	4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-8	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1977	SF

Billy Martin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Cox #14	3-6 6-3 6-4 0-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Guillermo Vilas #4	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Ray Ruffels #58	3-6 2-6 9-8 6-2 10-8	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
David Schneider	6-4 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128