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J. Connors#1 def. V. Gerulaitis#4

4-6 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 8, 1978*
Tournament Rotterdam Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner J. Connors
Score4-6 6-4 6-4
Loser V. Gerulaitis

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. ConnorsV. Gerulaitis
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 26, 1954
Age2523
Height177183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)14
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3132,163
Career W-L1,262–294527–231
Career earnings$8,641,040$2,778,748
Pre-match H2H
J. Connors 9 2 V. Gerulaitis

Path

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 8, 1978QF D. Stockton 3-6 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data
Apr 7, 1978R16 K. Johansson 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1978R32 D. Crealy 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

J. Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1978F R. Ramirez 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

V. Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 8, 1978QF Bob Lutz 6-2 6-3WMatch data
Apr 7, 1978R16 J. Fillol 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1978R32 Stan Smith 6-2 6-4WMatch data