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G. Vilas #3 def. L. Sanders #123

6-2 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Oct 28, 1978*
Tournament	Basel
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	G. Vilas
Score	6-2 3-6 6-3
Loser	L. Sanders

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	G. Vilas	L. Sanders
Country	ARG	NED
Birth date	Aug 17, 1952	May 9, 1950
Age	26	28
Height	180	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	3	123
Ranking points (entering)	0	—
Elo (entering)	2,196	1,593
Career W-L	898–282	47–79
Career earnings	$4,923,882	—

Pre-match H2H

G. Vilas 0 – 0 L. Sanders

Path

G. Vilas's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 27, 1978	R32	I. Dupasquier	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

G. Vilas's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 29, 1978	QF	R. Gehring	6-2 6-7 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

L. Sanders's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 27, 1978	R32	T. Waltke	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data