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V. Gerulaitis #4 def. J. Newcombe #114

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 5, 1978*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner V. Gerulaitis
Score6-3 6-4
Loser J. Newcombe

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldV. GerulaitisJ. Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 26, 1954May 23, 1944
Age2333
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)4114
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1501,925
Career W-L527–231556–224
Career earnings$2,778,748$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
V. Gerulaitis 0 – 0 J. Newcombe

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Path

V. Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1978SF C. Barazzutti 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1978QF K. Rosewall 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1978R16 B. Taroczy 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1978R32 S. Mayer 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

V. Gerulaitis's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1978SF E. Dibbs 7-6 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1978QF B. Borg 6-0 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1978R16 J. Higueras 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1978R32 W. Fibak 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data