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G. Vilas #3 def. John McEnroe #6

6-3 5-7 7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 30, 1978*
Tournament Basel
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner G. Vilas
Score6-3 5-7 7-5 6-4
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldG. VilasJohn McEnroe
Country ARG USA
Birth dateAug 17, 1952Feb 16, 1959
Age2619
Height180180
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)36
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2032,078
Career W-L898–282833–189
Career earnings$4,923,882$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
G. Vilas 1 – 0 John McEnroe

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Path

G. Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 29, 1978SF W. Fibak 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Oct 29, 1978QF R. Gehring 6-2 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch data
Oct 28, 1978R16 L. Sanders 6-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 1978R32 I. Dupasquier 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

G. Vilas's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 29, 1978SF V. Amaya 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 29, 1978QF H. Gunthardt 4-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Oct 28, 1978R16 B. Fritz 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 1978R32 B. Manson 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data