Vitas Gerulaitis #5 def. Stan Smith

7-6 7-6 6-3

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Stan Smith 7-6 7-6 6-3 in the 1979 US Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisStan Smith
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Dec 14, 1946
Age2532
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0951,942
Current career W-L528–234652–287
Current career earnings$2,778,748$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ferdi Taygan #1006-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1979R64
Mark Edmondson #726-3 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1979R128

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Luis Clerc #137-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1979R16

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Russell Simpson 6-2 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1979R64
Pascal Portes #856-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1979R128