Vitas Gerulaitis def. Billy Martin

7-6 5-7 6-4

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Billy Martin 7-6 5-7 6-4 in the 1974 Tempe round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 31, 1974*
Tournament: Tempe
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

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	19	17
Height	183 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,700	1,625
Current career W-L	528–234	146–175
Current career earnings	$2,778,748	—

Pre-match H2H

Vitas Gerulaitis 1 – 0 Billy Martin

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	6-3 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 30, 1974	R32

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Byron Bertram	4-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 1974	QF

Billy Martin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paul Kronk	6-1 7-5	W	—	Match data	Mar 30, 1974	R32