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Vitas Gerulaitis

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Vitas Gerulaitis
* 26. July 1954, Brooklyn, USA
† 18 September 1994
USA
Grand Slam Results:

1971 - 1989 he reached the first round through the final in men's doubles at Grand Slam tournaments 19 times

1971 he reached the first round in men's singles at the US Open

1972 he reached the second round in men's singles at the US Open

1973 he reached the first round in men's singles at the US Open

1974 he reached the first round in men's singles at Wimbledon

1974 he reached the second round in men's singles at the US Open

1975 he reached the first round in men's singles at Wimbledon

1975 he won in men's doubles with Sandy Mayer at Wimbledon against Colin Dowdeswell + Allan Stone 7:5 8:6 6:4

1975 in men's singles he reached the second round at US Open

1976 he reached the quarter-finals in men's singles at Wimbledon

1976 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open

1977 /2 he won in men's singles the Australian Open against John Lloyd 6:3 7:6 5:7 3:6 6:2

1977 he reached the semi-finals in men's singles at Wimbledon

1977 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open

1978 he reached the semi-finals in men's singles at Wimbledon

1978 he reached the semi-finals in men's singles at the US Open

1979 he reached the semi-finals in men's singles at the French Open

1979 he reached the first round in men's singles at Wimbledon

1979 he reached the final in men's singles at the US Open against John McEnroe 5:7 3:6 3:6

1980 he reached the first round in men's singles at the Australian Open

1980 he reached the final in men's singles at the French Open against Björn Borg 4:6 1:6 2:6

1980 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at Wimbledon

1980 in men's singles he reached the second round at US Open

1981 he reached the first round in men's singles at the French Open

1981 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at Wimbledon

1981 he reached the semi-finals in men's singles at the US Open

1982 he reached the quarter-finals in men's singles at the French Open

1982 he reached the quarter-finals in men's singles at Wimbledon

1982 he reached the first round in men's singles at the US Open

1983 in men's singles he reached the second round at Australian Open

1983 he reached the first round in men's singles at the French Open

1983 in men's singles he reached the second round at Wimbledon

1983 in men's singles he reached the third round at US Open

1984 in men's singles he reached the second round at Australian Open

1984 in men's singles he reached the second round at French Open

1984 in men's doubles he reached with Mel Purcell the first round at French Open

1984 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at Wimbledon

1985 he reached the first round in men's singles at the French Open

1985 he reached Herrendoppel with Chris Lewis the first round at French Open

1985 in men's singles he reached the third round at Wimbledon

1985 in men's doubles he reached with Danie Visser the first round at Wimbledon

1985 in men's singles he reached the third round at US Open

1989 in men's doubles he reached with Jimmy Connors the first round at French Open


In 1994, at the age of 40, he died at a friend’s house in East Hampton on Long Island of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a malfunction in the air-conditioning system


Prize money US $ 2.778.748.-
Published by tennis-aaron on 16 April 2016 at 14:49.