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G. Vilas #6 def. P. Dent #50

6-2 3-6 7-6 4-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 4, 1980*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner G. Vilas
Score6-2 3-6 7-6 4-6 6-2
Loser P. Dent

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldG. VilasP. Dent
Country ARG AUS
Birth dateAug 17, 1952Feb 14, 1950
Age2729
Height180183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)650
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0591,865
Career W-L898–282418–351
Career earnings$4,923,882
Pre-match H2H
G. Vilas 6 1 P. Dent

Path

G. Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 2, 1980R16 Peter Mcnamara 6-3 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Dec 30, 1979R32 A. Gardiner 6-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 28, 1979R64 C. Lewis 7-5 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

G. Vilas's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1980SF V. Amaya 7-5 3-6 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data

P. Dent's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 2, 1980R16 C. Kachel 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1979R32 C. Miller 7-6 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 28, 1979R64 J. Marks 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data