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Vitas Gerulaitis#6 def. Zeljko Franulovic#36

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 25, 1979*
Tournament Philadelphia
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR32
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-4 6-1
Loser Zeljko Franulovic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisZeljko Franulovic
Country USA CRO
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jun 13, 1947
Age2431
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)636
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1601,808
Career W-L527–231407–307
Career earnings$2,778,748$6,000
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 2 0 Zeljko Franulovic

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1979R16 Johan Kriek 4-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Zeljko Franulovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1979R64 Jaime Fillol 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data