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Vitas Gerulaitis#5 def. Fernando Dalla Fontana

6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date May 23, 1979*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-1 6-2
Loser Fernando Dalla Fontana

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisFernando Dalla Fontana
Country USA ARG
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Apr 10, 1958
Age2421
Height183—
HandednessRight-Handed—
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)5—
Ranking points (entering)0—
Elo (entering)2,1351,483
Career W-L527–231—
Career earnings$2,778,748—
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 0 – 0 Fernando Dalla Fontana

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