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Vitas Gerulaitis#4 def. Victor Amaya#34

6-2 6-7 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-2 6-7 6-3
Loser Victor Amaya

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisVictor Amaya
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jul 2, 1954
Age2424
Height183201
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)434
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2241,811
Career W-L527–231187–173
Career earnings$2,778,748$694,304
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 1 – 0 Victor Amaya

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Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Pascal Portes 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Andrew Pattison 6-4 3-6 7-5W—Match data

Victor Amaya's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Cliff Richey 7-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data