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Colin Dowdeswell#77 def. Vitas Gerulaitis#16

6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date Nov 26, 1983*
Tournament Johannesburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Colin Dowdeswell
Score6-2 6-0
Loser Vitas Gerulaitis

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldColin DowdeswellVitas Gerulaitis
Country GBR USA
Birth dateMay 12, 1955Jul 26, 1954
Age2829
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)7716
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7081,942
Career W-L119–173527–231
Career earnings$327,277$2,778,748
Pre-match H2H
Colin Dowdeswell 0 1 Vitas Gerulaitis

Path

Colin Dowdeswell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 26, 1983QF Tim Gullikson 6-1 6-4WMatch data
Nov 25, 1983R16 Kevin Curren 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Nov 24, 1983R32 Jay Lapidus 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Colin Dowdeswell's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 27, 1983F Johan Kriek 6-4 4-6 1-6 7-5 6-3LH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 26, 1983QF Guillermo Vilas 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 25, 1983R16 Kevin Moir 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 24, 1983R32 Stuart Bale 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data