On scorching New Year's Eve, Vitas Gerulaitis closes out 1977 in Grand Slam style
January 12, 1980: The day Vitas Gerulaitis made his famous quote, "No one beats Vitus Gerulaitis 17 times in a row" Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 12, 1980, Vitas Gerulaitis beat Jimmy Connors after losing to his rival 16 times in a row 12 January 2023 Alexandre Sokolowski More tennis news
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On 12 January 1980, Vitas Gerulaitis delivered what is now one of the most famous lines in tennis history. After downing Jimmy Connors in the semifinals of the Masters year-end championship,.
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Professional Tennis Player. Born Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis the son of Lithuanian immigrants in Brooklyn New York. He grew up in Howard Beach, Queens. He attended Columbia University were he was an All-American. During his career, Gerulaitis won 24 top-level singles titles and 8 doubles titles. He ranked in the Top 10.
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Vitas Gerulaitis was a fine player who had the misfortune, in terms of tennis achievements, to play in a golden age dominated by Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. Nobody, however,.
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Vitas Gerulaitis, the garrulous New Yorker who rose from the public courts of Brooklyn and Queens to become the third-ranked men's tennis player in the world, was found dead yesterday at a friend.
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Tennis player, guitarist in an underground rock band and coach of Pete Sampras, Vitas Gerulaitis, also known as the "Lithuanian lion" has marked the history of sport in the seventies. Before getting lost in parties, cocaine and women. Like so many others, but better than the others.
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Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954 - September 17, 1994) was an American professional tennis player, known as Vitas Gerulaitis. In 1975, he won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon, partnering with Sandy Mayer.
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Vitas Gerulaitis, the flamboyant former professional tennis player, was found dead in a guest cottage on Long Island Sunday afternoon. He was 40. An autopsy was performed yesterday by Suffolk.
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Vitas Gerulaitis was a beloved tennis star known for his long hair, flamboyant style, and ability to befriend his arch rivals. He tragically died in a bizarre incident of carbon monoxide poisoning. by Kyle Dalton Published on January 23, 2021 2 min read
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The tennis world reacted yesterday with shock and regret to the untimely death of Gerulaitis, the 40-year-old former tennis great who was found dead atop his bed at a friend's ocean-front.
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Official tennis player profile of Vitas Gerulaitis on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos.
Tennis Star Vitas Gerulaitis Tragically Died in a Bizarre Incident of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
As the last day of 1977 began, 23-year-old Vitas Gerulaitis was eager to close out the finest tennis year of his life with an exclamation point. Twelve months earlier, Vitas Gerulaitis.
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Vitas Gerulaitis [USA] Born: 26 July 1954 Died: 17 September 1994 Career: 1973-85 Played: Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Peak rank: 3 (1978) Peak Elo rating: 2,201 (3rd place, 1978) Major singles titles: 1 Total singles titles: 26 * * * Tennis was alive in 1979.
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Vitas Gerulaitis Singles Doubles YTD Career 3 Rank 535 Wins 232 Losses 26 Titles $2,778,748 Prize Money Career High Rank 1978.02.27 Overview Bio Activity Stats Ranking Personal Best Grand Slam Results: 1977 Australian Open Champion; 1975 Wimbledon doubles champion (w/S. Mayer).
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Vitas Gerulaitis was one of those people who appeared to live twice as fast as most of us. To take in all he meant to so many, to hear others describe his kindly soul, to ponder his crushing.
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Vitas Gerulaitis vs John McEnroe in a battle of the New Yorkers! | US Open 1979 Final United States Tennis Association (USTA) 114K subscribers Subscribe Subscribed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4.