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Vitas Gerulaitis#5 def. Tim Wilkison#49

6-2 3-0 (ret.)

Match Information

Date May 24, 1979*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6-2 3-0 (ret.)
Loser Tim Wilkison

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisTim Wilkison
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Nov 23, 1959
Age2419
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)549
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1361,739
Career W-L527–231294–298
Career earnings$2,778,748$1,278,210
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 0 0 Tim Wilkison

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 23, 1979R64 Fernando Dalla Fontana 6-1 6-2WMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1979R16 John Alexander 6-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Tim Wilkison's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 23, 1979R64 Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-4WMatch data