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Vitas Gerulaitis #16 def. Fritz Buehning #51

3-6 6-1 7-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 3, 1983*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score3-6 6-1 7-6 6-2
Loser Fritz Buehning

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisFritz Buehning
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Mar 5, 1960
Age2923
Height183196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)1651
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8771,765
Career W-L527–231113–121
Career earnings$2,778,748$608,506
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 4 – 2 Fritz Buehning

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Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1983R128 Marcos Hocevar 3-6 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1983R32 Aaron Krickstein 6-3 6-3 4-6 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Fritz Buehning's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1983R128 Chip Hooper 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-0 2-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data