QF Roland Garros 1979

Vitas Gerulaitis #4 def. Jose Higueras #10

6-1 3-6 6-4 6-4

Vitas Gerulaitis defeated Jose Higueras 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1979 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 8, 1979*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1979
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Vitas Gerulaitis	Jose Higueras
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Jul 26, 1954	Mar 1, 1953
Age	24	26
Height	183 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	10
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,215	2,100
Current career W-L	528–234	424–220
Current career earnings	$2,778,748	$1,406,355

Pre-match H2H

Vitas Gerulaitis #4 1 – 0 Jose Higueras #10

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivan Lendl #47	6-2 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1979	R16
Sandy Mayer #24	6-1 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979	R32
Brad Rowe	6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1979	R64
Butch Walts #42	2-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1979	R128

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bjorn Borg #2	2-6 1-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1979	SF

Jose Higueras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eliot Teltscher #30	6-3 6-4 3-6 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1979	R16
Bruce Manson	6-2 2-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979	R32
Mike Cahill #73	4-6 7-6 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1979	R64
Mark Edmondson #67	6-3 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1979	R128