CREATE TABLE table_22597626_17 (surface VARCHAR, opponents_in_the_final VARCHAR)

What was the surface for the opponents in the final with fitzgerald vilas?
SELECT surface FROM table_22597626_17 WHERE opponents_in_the_final = "Fitzgerald Vilas"
SELECT "surface" FROM "table_22597626_17" WHERE "Fitzgerald Vilas" = "opponents_in_the_final"