Guillermo Vilas #4 def. Phil Dent

6-2 4-6 6-4

Guillermo Vilas defeated Phil Dent 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the 1979 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 24, 1979*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Guillermo Vilas	Phil Dent
Country	ARG	AUS
Birth date	Aug 17, 1952	Feb 14, 1950
Age	26	29
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	4	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,092	1,709
Current career W-L	890–283	414–344
Current career earnings	$4,923,882	—

Pre-match H2H

Guillermo Vilas #4 4 – 1 Phil Dent

Path

Guillermo Vilas's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Gattiker	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 23, 1979	R64

Guillermo Vilas's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paolo Bertolucci #53	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1979	R16

Phil Dent's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Lloyd	2-6 6-3 6-0	W	—	Match data	May 23, 1979	R64