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ATP · US Open 1979 · Final

John McEnroe d. Vitas Gerulaitis

Aug 28, 1979 · Grand Slam · Hard · Best of 5

John McEnroe(3)
USA · Rank 3
766
Vitas Gerulaitis(4)
USA · Rank 5
533
Head to head: J. McEnroe vs V. Gerulaitis

Match stats

No serve and return stats for this match. ATP match stats start in 1991.

J. McEnroe at this event

  1. Round of 128

    John McEnroe(3)666Pavel Slozil124

  2. Round of 64

    John McEnroe(3)6466Ilie Nastase4632

  3. Round of 32

    John McEnroe(3)John LloydW/O

  4. Round of 16

    John McEnroe(3)666Tom Gorman241

  5. Quarterfinals

    John McEnroe(3)2Eddie Dibbs(9)Ret.1

  6. Semifinals

    John McEnroe(3)667Jimmy Connors(2)335

  7. Final

    John McEnroe(3)766Vitas Gerulaitis(4)533

V. Gerulaitis at this event

  1. Round of 128

    Vitas Gerulaitis(4)667Mark Edmondson325

  2. Round of 64

    Vitas Gerulaitis(4)666Ferdi Taygan233

  3. Round of 32

    Vitas Gerulaitis(4)776Stan Smith663

  4. Round of 16

    Vitas Gerulaitis(4)766Jose Luis Clerc(10)622

  5. Quarterfinals

    Vitas Gerulaitis(4)5666Johan Kriek7343

  6. Semifinals

    Vitas Gerulaitis(4)32766Roscoe Tanner(5)66633

  7. Final

    John McEnroe(3)766Vitas Gerulaitis(4)533