Match facts
US Open 1979PlayersAt the time of the match
| Vitas Gerulaitis | Stan Smith | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #5 | #22 |
| Ranking points | - | - |
| Seed | #4 | - |
| Country | USA | USA |
| Age | 25 | 33 |
| Plays | Right | Right |
| Height | 183 cm | 193 cm |
| 1979 season | 73 - 21 | 43 - 19 |
| Hard record | 145 - 53 (73.2%) | 289 - 109 (72.6%) |
| Career record | 539 - 237 (69.5%) | 819 - 314 (72.3%) |
Head-to-head6 meetings
1982-08-16 · Cincinnati · Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis7-56-1Round of 32Stan Smith 1981-08-17 · Cincinnati · Hard
Stan Smith6-36-2QuarterfinalVitas Gerulaitis 1980-06-09 · Queen's Club · Grass
Vitas Gerulaitis7-54-66-1QuarterfinalStan Smith 1979-08-28 · US Open · Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis7-67-66-3Round of 32Stan Smith 1978-04-03 · Rotterdam WCT · Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis6-26-4Round of 32Stan Smith 1976-01-12 · Indianapolis WCT · Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis7-6(4)2-66-4SemifinalStan Smith Road in US Open1979
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis6-36-27-5Round of 128Mark EdmondsonVitas Gerulaitis6-26-36-3Round of 64Ferdi TayganVitas Gerulaitis7-67-66-3Round of 32Stan SmithVitas Gerulaitis7-66-26-2Round of 16Jose Luis ClercVitas Gerulaitis5-76-36-46-3QuarterfinalJohan KriekVitas Gerulaitis3-62-67-66-36-3SemifinalRoscoe TannerJohn McEnroe7-56-36-3FinalVitas Gerulaitis Stan Smith
Stan Smith6-26-36-4Round of 128Pascal PortesStan Smith6-26-16-3Round of 64Russell SimpsonVitas Gerulaitis7-67-66-3Round of 32Stan Smith