QF Wimbledon 1978

Vitas Gerulaitis #4 def. Brian Gottfried #5

7-5 4-6 9-7 6-2

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Brian Gottfried 7-5 4-6 9-7 6-2 in the 1978 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 7, 1978*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1978
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	Brian Gottfried
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 26, 1954	Jan 27, 1952
Age	23	26
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	5
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,177	2,096
Current career W-L	528–234	690–321
Current career earnings	$2,778,748	$2,782,514

Pre-match H2H

Vitas Gerulaitis #4 1 – 0 Brian Gottfried #5

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hank Pfister #39	6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1978	R16
Sherwood Stewart	9-8 6-0 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jul 2, 1978	R32
Jay Royappa	6-3 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1978	R64
Heinz Gunthardt #61	6-2 6-2 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	7-9 2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 9, 1978	SF

Brian Gottfried's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Gullikson	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jul 5, 1978	R16
Allan Stone #77	6-8 9-7 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1978	R32
Brian Teacher #56	6-2 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1978	R64
John Lloyd	6-1 6-8 8-6 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128