Vitas Gerulaitis def. Ray Ruffels

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

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Ray Ruffels 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the 1977 Australian Open (2) quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisRay Ruffels
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Mar 23, 1946
Age2331
Height183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0991,707
Current career W-L528–234246–205
Current career earnings$2,778,748

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dick R Bohrnstedt 6-4 6-4 6-4WMatch dataDec 28, 1977R16
Brad Drewett 6-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 25, 1977R32
John Marks 7-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataDec 23, 1977R64

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Alexander 6-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1978SF

Ray Ruffels's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Gullikson 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3WMatch dataDec 28, 1977R16
Paul Mcnamee #846-3 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 25, 1977R32
Warren Maher 6-4 7-6 3-6 6-1WMatch dataDec 23, 1977R64