R64 Wimbledon 1978

Vitas Gerulaitis #4 def. Jay Royappa

6-3 7-5 6-2

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Jay Royappa 6-3 7-5 6-2 in the 1978 Wimbledon round of 64 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 30, 1978*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1978
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R64

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Vitas Gerulaitis	Jay Royappa
Country	USA	IND
Birth date	Jul 26, 1954	Jan 1, 1954
Age	23	24
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	4	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,168	1,459
Current career W-L	528–234	3–9
Current career earnings	$2,778,748	—

Pre-match H2H

Vitas Gerulaitis #4 0 – 0 Jay Royappa

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Heinz Gunthardt #61	6-2 6-2 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sherwood Stewart	9-8 6-0 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jul 2, 1978	R32

Jay Royappa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Greg Halder	2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128