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Guillermo Vilas#3 def. Bill Scanlon#96

5-7 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Guillermo Vilas
Score5-7 6-4 6-3
Loser Bill Scanlon

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldGuillermo VilasBill Scanlon
Country ARG USA
Birth dateAug 17, 1952Nov 13, 1956
Age2621
Height180185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)396
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2191,643
Career W-L898–282307–259
Career earnings$4,923,882$1,427,007
Pre-match H2H
Guillermo Vilas 0 – 0 Bill Scanlon

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Path

Guillermo Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Cliff Drysdale 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Guillermo Vilas's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Stan Smith 6-4 3-6 6-3W—Match data

Bill Scanlon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Georges Goven 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data