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Vitas Gerulaitis#13 def. Adriano Panatta#11

1-6 7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date May 22, 1977*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score1-6 7-6 6-3
Loser Adriano Panatta

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisAdriano Panatta
Country USA ITA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jul 9, 1950
Age2226
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1311
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1012,004
Career W-L527–231379–226
Career earnings$2,778,748$776,187
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 2 1 Adriano Panatta

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 21, 1977R16 Jan Kodes 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 19, 1977R32 Victor Amaya 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1977R64 Colin Dibley 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 22, 1977SF Brian Gottfried 6-2 7-6 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch data

Adriano Panatta's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 21, 1977R16 Trey Waltke 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 19, 1977R32 Tom Gullikson 6-2 6-2WMatch data
May 18, 1977R64 Nick Saviano 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data