Vitas Gerulaitis Tennis player

Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994) was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament. Gerulaitis also won two Italian Open titles, in 1977 and 1979, and the prestigious WCT Finals in Dallas in 1978.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
Birth dateJuly 26, 1954
Birth place
New York City , Brooklyn , New York
Date of deathSeptember 17, 1994
Place of death
New York City , Southampton (village) New York
Height (meters)1.83

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Tennis player

playsRight-handed (one-handed backhand)

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