SF Sydney International 1977

Brian Teacher #69 def. Vitas Gerulaitis #5

7-5 7-6 6-3

Brian Teacher defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 7-6 6-3 in the 1977 Sydney International semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 17, 1977*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1977
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Brian Teacher	Vitas Gerulaitis
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 23, 1954	Jul 26, 1954
Age	22	23
Height	190 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	69	5
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,775	2,137
Current career W-L	338–238	528–234
Current career earnings	$1,426,514	$2,778,748

Pre-match H2H

Brian Teacher #69 0 – 0 Vitas Gerulaitis #5

Path

Brian Teacher's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bill Scanlon #37	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1977	QF
Chris Lewis #55	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1977	R16
John Marks	6-2 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 15, 1977	R32
Ross Case #48	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 14, 1977	R64

Brian Teacher's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roscoe Tanner #13	3-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 18, 1977	F

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Phil Dent #20	6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1977	QF
Tim Gullikson	6-7 6-2 8-6	W	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1977	R16
John Lloyd	6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data	Dec 15, 1977	R32
Mike Cahill	6-7 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 14, 1977	R64