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Guillermo Vilas #2 def. Hans Gildemeister

6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jun 9, 1978*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Guillermo Vilas
Score6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3
Loser Hans Gildemeister

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldGuillermo VilasHans Gildemeister
Country ARG CHI
Birth dateAug 17, 1952Feb 9, 1956
Age2522
Height180—
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)2—
Ranking points (entering)0—
Elo (entering)2,2961,859
Career W-L898–282—
Career earnings$4,923,882$740,858
Pre-match H2H
Guillermo Vilas 4 – 0 Hans Gildemeister

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Path

Guillermo Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 7, 1978R16 Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 4, 1978R32 Yannick Noah 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1978R64 Billy Martin 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Onny Parun 6-0 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data

Guillermo Vilas's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 11, 1978SF Dick Stockton 6-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Hans Gildemeister's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 7, 1978R16 John Alexander 7-5 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3W—Match data
Jun 4, 1978R32 Harold Solomon 3-6 7-5 6-0 6-4W—Match data
May 31, 1978R128 Jerome Vanier 6-1 6-3 6-4W—Match data