Guillermo Vilas #2 def. Arthur Ashe #27

6-2 6-2 6-2

Guillermo Vilas defeated Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-2 6-2 in the 1978 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldGuillermo VilasArthur Ashe
Country ARG USA
Birth dateAug 17, 1952Jul 10, 1943
Age2534
Height180 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)227
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3181,973
Current career W-L890–283792–256
Current career earnings$4,923,882$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Guillermo Vilas #2 3 3 Arthur Ashe #27

Path

Guillermo Vilas's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yannick Noah #966-2 4-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 1978R32
Billy Martin #696-2 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1978R64
Onny Parun 6-0 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1978R128

Guillermo Vilas's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hans Gildemeister 6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3WMatch dataJun 9, 1978QF

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Kodes #614-6 6-3 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 1978R32
Jose Luis Clerc #896-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1978R64
Phil Dent #266-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1978R128