R16 Omaha 1974

Karl Meiler def. Vitas Gerulaitis

7-6 6-4

Karl Meiler defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6 6-4 in the 1974 Omaha round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 26, 1974*
Tournament: Omaha
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Karl Meiler	Vitas Gerulaitis
Country	GER	USA
Birth date	Apr 30, 1949	Jul 26, 1954
Age	24	19
Height	178 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,787	1,610
Current career W-L	252–190	528–234
Current career earnings	$2,148	$2,778,748

Pre-match H2H

Karl Meiler 0 – 0 Vitas Gerulaitis

Path

Karl Meiler's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paul Kronk	6-2 6-0	W	—	Match data	Jan 25, 1974	R32

Karl Meiler's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ian Fletcher	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1974	QF

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jeff Simpson	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1974	R32