Match facts
Rome 1979PlayersAt the time of the match
| Vitas Gerulaitis | Guillermo Vilas | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #5 | #4 |
| Ranking points | - | - |
| Seed | #2 | #1 |
| Country | USA | ARG |
| Age | 25 | 27 |
| Plays | Right | Left |
| Height | 183 cm | 180 cm |
| 1979 season | 73 - 21 | 70 - 22 |
| Clay record | 135 - 56 (70.7%) | 668 - 172 (79.5%) |
| Career record | 539 - 237 (69.5%) | 945 - 298 (76%) |
Head-to-head12 meetings
1983-11-21 · Johannesburg · Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis6-46-4QuarterfinalGuillermo Vilas 1983-04-26 · Dallas WCT · Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis7-66-46-2QuarterfinalGuillermo Vilas 1982-11-22 · Johannesburg · Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis7-66-24-67-6FinalGuillermo Vilas 1982-01-13 · Masters · Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis6-16-4Round RobinGuillermo Vilas 1981-07-13 · Kitzbuhel · Clay
Guillermo Vilas6-47-5SemifinalVitas Gerulaitis 1981-02-13 · Pepsi Grand Slam · Clay
Guillermo Vilas6-32-66-4SemifinalVitas Gerulaitis Road in Rome1979
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis6-16-2Round of 64Fernando Dalla FontanaVitas Gerulaitis6-23-0RETRound of 32Tim WilkisonVitas Gerulaitis6-76-26-3Round of 16John AlexanderVitas Gerulaitis6-46-2QuarterfinalGianni OcleppoVitas Gerulaitis0-66-17-56-3SemifinalEddie DibbsVitas Gerulaitis6-77-66-76-46-2FinalGuillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas6-26-1Round of 64Carlos GattikerGuillermo Vilas6-24-66-4Round of 32Phil DentGuillermo Vilas6-36-4Round of 16Paolo BertolucciGuillermo Vilas6-16-77-5QuarterfinalAdriano PanattaGuillermo Vilas6-33-0RETSemifinalGene MayerVitas Gerulaitis6-77-66-76-46-2FinalGuillermo Vilas