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B. Walts#52 def. G. Vilas#3

6-4 7-6 4-6 6-7 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 7, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner B. Walts
Score6-4 7-6 4-6 6-7 6-2
Loser G. Vilas

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. WaltsG. Vilas
Country USA ARG
Birth dateJun 4, 1955Aug 17, 1952
Age2326
Height193180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)523
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7182,224
Career W-L140–135898–282
Career earnings$454,343$4,923,882
Pre-match H2H
B. Walts 0 – 1 G. Vilas

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Path

B. Walts's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 W. Fibak 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 R. Fisher 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 G. Moretton 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

B. Walts's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1978QF John McEnroe 1-6 2-6 6-7LH2HMatch data

G. Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Stan Smith 6-4 3-6 6-3W—Match data
Sep 2, 1978R64 B. Scanlon 5-7 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 C. Drysdale 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data