Vitas Gerulaitis #4 def. Ivan Lendl #47

6-2 6-1 6-3

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Ivan Lendl 6-2 6-1 6-3 in the 1979 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisIvan Lendl
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Mar 7, 1960
Age2419
Height183 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)447
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2131,729
Current career W-L528–2341,045–227
Current career earnings$2,778,748$21,262,417
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 0 0 Ivan Lendl #47

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sandy Mayer #246-1 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 1979R32
Brad Rowe 6-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1979R64
Butch Walts #422-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1979R128

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Higueras #106-1 3-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 8, 1979QF

Ivan Lendl's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe #95-7 7-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 1979R32
Patrice Dominguez #863-6 6-2 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1979R64
Jaime Fillol #957-6 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1979R128