Match facts
Sydney Indoor 1979PlayersAt the time of the match
| Vitas Gerulaitis | John Newcombe | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #5 | #71 |
| Ranking points | - | - |
| Seed | #1 | - |
| Country | USA | AUS |
| Age | 25 | 35 |
| Plays | Right | Right |
| Height | 183 cm | 183 cm |
| 1979 season | 73 - 21 | 4 - 3 |
| Hard record | 145 - 53 (73.2%) | 145 - 59 (71.1%) |
| Career record | 539 - 237 (69.5%) | 569 - 228 (71.4%) |
Head-to-head3 meetings
1981-04-20 · Las Vegas · Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis6-36-2Round of 32John Newcombe 1979-10-15 · Sydney Indoor · Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis6-16-3QuarterfinalJohn Newcombe 1978-01-30 · Richmond WCT · Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis6-36-4FinalJohn Newcombe Road in Sydney Indoor1979
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis4-66-27-5Round of 32Mark EdmondsonVitas Gerulaitis6-16-2Round of 16Terry RocavertVitas Gerulaitis6-16-3QuarterfinalJohn NewcombeVitas Gerulaitis6-17-5SemifinalFrancisco GonzalezVitas Gerulaitis4-66-36-17-6FinalGuillermo Vilas John Newcombe
John Newcombe6-36-1Round of 32Ross CaseJohn Newcombe6-46-4Round of 16Vijay AmritrajVitas Gerulaitis6-16-3QuarterfinalJohn Newcombe
Form last six before this match
John NewcombeLLWLWW
1979-10-15 · Sydney Indoor
John Newcombe6-46-4Round of 16Vijay Amritraj 1979-10-15 · Sydney Indoor
John Newcombe6-36-1Round of 32Ross Case 1979-10-01 · Maui
Gene Stuart Malin6-36-4Round of 32John Newcombe 1979-10-01 · Maui
John Newcombe4-67-56-3Round of 64Hank Pfister 1978-11-20 · Manila
Mike Cahill6-36-76-1Round of 32John Newcombe 1978-10-22 · Sydney Indoor
Jimmy Connors6-47-6QuarterfinalJohn Newcombe