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Vitas Gerulaitis #5 def. Gianni Ocleppo #93

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date May 27, 1979*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-4 6-2
Loser Gianni Ocleppo

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisGianni Ocleppo
Country USA ITA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Apr 6, 1957
Age2422
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)593
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1481,643
Career W-L527–23198–123
Career earnings$2,778,748$325,570
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 0 0 Gianni Ocleppo

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1979R16 John Alexander 6-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1979R32 Tim Wilkison 6-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
May 23, 1979R64 Fernando Dalla Fontana 6-1 6-2WMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1979SF Eddie Dibbs 0-6 6-1 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

Gianni Ocleppo's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1979R16 Peter Feigl 6-4 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1979R32 Jose Luis Clerc 7-5 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 23, 1979R64 John Marks 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data