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Vitas Gerulaitis#4 def. Jay Royappa#352

6-3 7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Jun 30, 1978*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-3 7-5 6-2
Loser Jay Royappa

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisJay Royappa
Country USA IND
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jan 1, 1954
Age2324
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)4352
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1931,460
Career W-L527–2313–9
Career earnings$2,778,748
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 0 0 Jay Royappa

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 Heinz Gunthardt 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1978R32 Sherwood Stewart 9-8 6-0 6-2WMatch data

Jay Royappa's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 Greg Halder 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data