Arthur Ashe #14 def. Vitas Gerulaitis #6

1-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4

Arthur Ashe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 1-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1979 Philadelphia semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 27, 1979*
Tournament: Philadelphia
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Vitas Gerulaitis
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Jul 26, 1954
Age	35	24
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	14	6
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,035	2,190
Current career W-L	792–256	528–234
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$2,778,748

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe #14 5 – 1 Vitas Gerulaitis #6

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Gottfried #8	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1979	QF
Guillermo Vilas #3	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1979	R16
Marty Riessen #54	6-1 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1979	R32
Bernie Mitton #62	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1979	R64

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	3-6 4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1979	F

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Harold Solomon #7	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1979	QF
Johan Kriek #28	4-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1979	R16
Zeljko Franulovic #36	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1979	R32