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Sherwood Stewart def. Guillermo Vilas#3

6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Dec 29, 1978*
Tournament Sydney Outdoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Sherwood Stewart
Score6-2 7-6
Loser Guillermo Vilas

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldSherwood StewartGuillermo Vilas
Country USA ARG
Birth dateJun 6, 1946Aug 17, 1952
Age3226
Height—180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)—3
Ranking points (entering)—0
Elo (entering)1,7152,221
Career W-L—898–282
Career earnings$1,602,565$4,923,882
Pre-match H2H
Sherwood Stewart 0 – 1 Guillermo Vilas

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Path

Sherwood Stewart's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 28, 1978R16 Victor Amaya 6-7 7-6 6-4W—Match data
Dec 27, 1978R32 Chris Lewis (def.)W—Match data

Sherwood Stewart's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 29, 1978SF Kim Warwick 6-7 7-6 6-4L—Match data

Guillermo Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 28, 1978R16 John James 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 27, 1978R32 Charlie Fancutt 6-3 6-2W—Match data
Dec 26, 1978R64 Cliff Letcher 6-1 6-3W—Match data