R16 Roland Garros 1979

Guillermo Vilas #5 def. Gene Mayer #22

7-5 1-6 6-7 6-1 6-2

Guillermo Vilas defeated Gene Mayer 7-5 1-6 6-7 6-1 6-2 in the 1979 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldGuillermo VilasGene Mayer
Country ARG USA
Birth dateAug 17, 1952Apr 11, 1956
Age2623
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)522
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1111,973
Current career W-L890–283309–157
Current career earnings$4,923,882$1,382,422
Pre-match H2H
Guillermo Vilas #5 4 0 Gene Mayer #22

Path

Guillermo Vilas's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jean Francois Caujolle 6-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 1979R32
Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6-4 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1979R64
Phil Dent #966-1 6-0 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1979R128

Guillermo Vilas's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victor Pecci #290-6 2-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataJun 8, 1979QF

Gene Mayer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brian Gottfried #121-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 1979R32
Yannick Noah #403-6 0-6 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1979R64
Tenny Svensson 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1979R128