Match facts
Wimbledon 1978PlayersAt the time of the match
| Jimmy Connors | Vitas Gerulaitis | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #1 | #4 |
| Ranking points | - | - |
| Seed | #2 | #3 |
| Country | USA | USA |
| Age | 26 | 24 |
| Plays | Left | Right |
| Height | 178 cm | 183 cm |
| 1978 season | 71 - 6 | 50 - 16 |
| Grass record | 174 - 38 (82.1%) | 59 - 28 (67.8%) |
| Career record | 1279 - 302 (80.9%) | 539 - 237 (69.5%) |
Head-to-head25 meetings
1985-08-12 · Montreal / Toronto · Hard
Jimmy Connors6-46-2Round of 16Vitas Gerulaitis 1983-11-07 · Wembley · Carpet
Jimmy Connors6-46-2QuarterfinalVitas Gerulaitis 1982-08-09 · Montreal / Toronto · Hard
Vitas GerulaitisDEFSemifinalJimmy Connors 1982-03-08 · Brussels · Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis6-27-5SemifinalJimmy Connors 1981-08-17 · Cincinnati · Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis7-57-6Round of 16Jimmy Connors 1980-05-26 · Roland Garros · Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis6-13-66-76-26-4SemifinalJimmy Connors Road in Wimbledon1978
Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors7-59-86-1Round of 128Russell SimpsonJimmy Connors6-37-52-66-4Round of 64Kim WarwickJimmy Connors6-48-68-96-3Round of 32Tom GormanJimmy Connors6-26-26-4Round of 16John AlexanderJimmy Connors6-46-46-2QuarterfinalRaul RamirezJimmy Connors9-76-26-1SemifinalVitas GerulaitisBjorn Borg6-26-26-3FinalJimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis6-26-24-66-1Round of 128Heinz GunthardtVitas Gerulaitis6-37-56-2Round of 64Jay RoyappaVitas Gerulaitis9-86-06-2Round of 32Sherwood StewartVitas Gerulaitis6-33-66-26-3Round of 16Hank PfisterVitas Gerulaitis7-54-69-76-2QuarterfinalBrian GottfriedJimmy Connors9-76-26-1SemifinalVitas Gerulaitis