SF Canadian Open 1979

John McEnroe #3 def. Vitas Gerulaitis #6

6-3 6-3

John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3 6-3 in the 1979 Canadian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeVitas Gerulaitis
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jul 26, 1954
Age2025
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)36
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2622,097
Current career W-L835–191528–234
Current career earnings$12,552,132$2,778,748
Pre-match H2H

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wojtek Fibak #156-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 1979QF
Tomas Smid #346-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 1979R16
Jan Kodes #677-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1979R32
Jiri Hrebec 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1979R64

John McEnroe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bjorn Borg #13-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1979F

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul Kronk 6-0 6-1WMatch dataAug 19, 1979QF
David Schneider #736-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 1979R16
Van Winitsky 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1979R32
Mark Cox #796-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1979R64