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John McEnroe#5 def. V. Gerulaitis#4

6-0 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 31, 1979*
Tournament Milan
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-0 6-3
Loser V. Gerulaitis

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeV. Gerulaitis
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jul 26, 1954
Age2024
Height180183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)54
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1762,191
Career W-L833–189527–231
Career earnings$12,552,132$2,778,748
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 0 0 V. Gerulaitis

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1979QF Andrew Pattison 6-1 6-3WMatch data
Mar 30, 1979R16 B. Mottram 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1979R32 A. Jarrett 4-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1979F J. Alexander 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

V. Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1979QF T. Smid 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1979R16 P. Fleming 2-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1979R32 Z. Franulovic 6-7 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data