Guillermo Vilas #4 def. Franco Merlone

6-2 6-3

Guillermo Vilas defeated Franco Merlone 6-2 6-3 in the 1980 Italian Open round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 21, 1980*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1980
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Guillermo Vilas	Franco Merlone
Country	ARG	ITA
Birth date	Aug 17, 1952	Dec 16, 1957
Age	27	22
Height	180 cm	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	4	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,095	1,512
Current career W-L	890–283	4–4
Current career earnings	$4,923,882	—

Pre-match H2H

Guillermo Vilas #4 0 – 0 Franco Merlone

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