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Guillermo Vilas #3 def. Cliff Drysdale #44

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 31, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Guillermo Vilas
Score7-5 6-2
Loser Cliff Drysdale

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldGuillermo VilasCliff Drysdale
Country ARG RSA
Birth dateAug 17, 1952May 26, 1941
Age2637
Height180188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)344
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2151,877
Career W-L898–282402–253
Career earnings$4,923,882—
Pre-match H2H
Guillermo Vilas 0 – 1 Cliff Drysdale

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