SF Wimbledon 1978

Jimmy Connors #1 def. Vitas Gerulaitis #4

9-7 6-2 6-1

Jimmy Connors defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 9-7 6-2 6-1 in the 1978 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 9, 1978*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1978
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Vitas Gerulaitis
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Jul 26, 1954
Age	25	23
Height	177 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	4
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,370	2,195
Current career W-L	1,266–298	528–234
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$2,778,748

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #1 10 – 2 Vitas Gerulaitis #4

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raul Ramirez #9	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1978	QF
John Alexander #19	6-2 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1978	R16
Tom Gorman #30	6-4 8-6 8-9 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1978	R32
Kim Warwick #36	6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1978	R64
Russell Simpson	7-5 9-8 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bjorn Borg #3	2-6 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1978	F

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Gottfried #5	7-5 4-6 9-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1978	QF
Hank Pfister #39	6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1978	R16
Sherwood Stewart	9-8 6-0 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jul 2, 1978	R32
Jay Royappa	6-3 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1978	R64
Heinz Gunthardt #61	6-2 6-2 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128