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Vitas Gerulaitis

American professional tennis player known for major singles and doubles titles in the 1970s.

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Vitas Gerulaitis is best known for Winning the 1977 Australian Open men's singles and 1975 Wimbledon men's doubles titles, and being ranked world No. 3 in men's singles in 1978. On Dead or Alive, Vitas Gerulaitis is listed in the Tennis Legends category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Vitas Gerulaitis is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Winning the 1977 Australian Open men's singles and 1975 Wimbledon men's doubles titles, and being ranked world No. 3 in men's singles in 1978.
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About Vitas Gerulaitis

He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1978. Gerulaitis won the men's singles title at the December 1977 Australian Open, and the men's doubles title at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Sandy Mayer. Gerulaitis also won two Italian Opens in 1977 and 1979, and the 1978 WCT Finals. Gerulaitis was named for 15th century Lithuanian King Vytautas the Great, a name Gerulaitis shared with his father. He attended Columbia College of Columbia University for one year, before dropping out to pursue his tennis career full-time. Gerulaitis was nicknamed "The Lithuanian Lion". His younger sister Ruta was also a professional tennis player; both siblings' native language was Lithuanian. Gerulaitis led the Pittsburgh Triangles to the World TeamTennis championship title at Pittsburgh's Civic Arena in 1975...

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