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Vitas Gerulaitis#19 def. John Austin

6-3 6-7 6-1

Match Information

Date Aug 20, 1981*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-3 6-7 6-1
Loser John Austin

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisJohn Austin
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Jul 31, 1957
Age2724
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)19
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,9291,744
Career W-L527–231
Career earnings$2,778,748$1,637
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 0 0 John Austin

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1981R64 Jan Norback 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 22, 1981R16 Jimmy Connors 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Austin's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1981R64 Kevin Kerns 6-2 6-1WMatch data