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Vitas Gerulaitis

USA Born Jul 26, 1954 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1971–1986

Vitas Gerulaitis represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 3. TennisDB's records show a 528–234 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1971 through 1986 and 26 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank

3 (Feb 27, 1978)

Elo peak

2232 (98th percentile)

Singles record

528–234 (69.3%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$2,778,748

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Vitas Gerulaitis's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Marian Vajda #48	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1986*	R32	Brussels	ATP 250	Carpet
Bob Green #102	6-7 6-3 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1986*	R32	Milan	ATP 250	Carpet
Tim Mayotte #17	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1985*	R32	Tokyo Indoor	ATP 250	Carpet
Johan Carlsson #260	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 1985*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Mike De Palmer	3-6 4-6	L	—	Match data	Oct 10, 1985*	R32	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Vitas Gerulaitis's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jimmy Connors	7	18	25	Aug 17, 1985	H2H
Bjorn Borg	1	16	17	Jul 1, 1981	H2H
John McEnroe	3	11	14	Aug 20, 1984	H2H
Wojtek Fibak	9	4	13	Nov 11, 1983	H2H
Johan Kriek	7	4	11	Mar 9, 1984	H2H

Singles Titles (26)

Vitas Gerulaitis singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1974	19	1	—	—	—	1	—	Vienna Open
1975	20	2	—	—	—	2	—	New York, St. Louis
1977	22	5	1	—	—	4	—	Brisbane International, Ocean City, Perth, Italian Open, Australian Open (2)
1978	23	3	—	—	—	3	—	Dallas Wct, Forest Hills Wct, Richmond Wct
1979	24	4	—	—	1	3	—	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Little Rock, Sydney Indoor, Italian Open
1980	25	3	—	—	—	3	—	Forest Hills Wct, Melbourne Indoor, Stuttgart Open
1981	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	South African Open
1982	27	5	—	—	1	4	—	Brussels, Florence, Melbourne Indoor, South African Open, Canadian Open
1983	28	1	—	—	—	1	—	Swiss Indoors
1984	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Treviso
Total		26	1	—	2	23	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Vitas Gerulaitis career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1971	16	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	17	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—
1973	18	7	11	18	38.9%	125	131
1974	19	33	19	52	63.5%	135	45
1975	20	39	14	53	73.6%	47	15
1976	21	33	21	54	61.1%	22	18
1977	22	60	16	76	79.0%	18	5
1978	23	47	15	62	75.8%	4	5
1979	24	71	22	93	76.3%	6	4
1980	25	51	18	69	73.9%	4	9
1981	26	44	19	63	69.8%	9	11
1982	27	61	15	76	80.3%	9	5
1983	28	32	20	52	61.5%	5	20
1984	29	34	21	55	61.8%	20	17
1985	30	12	15	27	44.4%	17	81
1986	31	0	2	2	0.0%	82	799
Career		528	234	762	69.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Vitas Gerulaitis career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1971	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	17	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	5	9	44.4%
1973	18	0	3	3	0.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	7	11	18	38.9%
1974	19	8	3	11	72.7%	4	4	8	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	20	10	30	66.7%	33	19	52	63.5%
1975	20	6	3	9	66.7%	10	4	14	71.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	23	6	29	79.3%	39	14	53	73.6%
1976	21	2	3	5	40.0%	11	6	17	64.7%	4	1	5	80.0%	16	11	27	59.3%	33	21	54	61.1%
1977	22	19	4	23	82.6%	11	3	14	78.6%	20	2	22	90.9%	10	7	17	58.8%	60	16	76	78.9%
1978	23	5	1	6	83.3%	8	3	11	72.7%	5	1	6	83.3%	29	10	39	74.4%	47	15	62	75.8%
1979	24	24	5	29	82.8%	25	6	31	80.6%	0	2	2	0.0%	22	9	31	71.0%	71	22	93	76.3%
1980	25	10	4	14	71.4%	25	6	31	80.6%	9	4	13	69.2%	7	4	11	63.6%	51	18	69	73.9%
1981	26	18	5	23	78.3%	7	6	13	53.8%	3	1	4	75.0%	16	7	23	69.6%	44	19	63	69.8%
1982	27	19	4	23	82.6%	16	4	20	80.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	22	6	28	78.6%	61	15	76	80.3%
1983	28	16	6	22	72.7%	4	4	8	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	10	6	16	62.5%	32	20	52	61.5%
1984	29	11	6	17	64.7%	8	4	12	66.7%	3	2	5	60.0%	12	9	21	57.1%	34	21	55	61.8%
1985	30	8	5	13	61.5%	0	5	5	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	4	6	33.3%	12	15	27	44.4%
1986	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	146	54	200	73.0%	135	57	192	70.3%	57	28	85	67.1%	190	95	285	66.7%	528	234	762	69.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Vitas Gerulaitis career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	18	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
1974	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	3	3	6	50.0%
1975	20	2	1	3	66.7%	2	1	3	66.7%	5	1	6	83.3%	5	0	5	100.0%	14	3	17	82.4%
1976	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	3	0	3	100.0%
1977	22	6	2	8	75.0%	18	8	26	69.2%	16	3	19	84.2%	0	0	—	—	40	13	53	75.5%
1978	23	7	8	15	46.7%	18	2	20	90.0%	10	2	12	83.3%	0	0	—	—	35	12	47	74.5%
1979	24	10	11	21	47.6%	16	3	19	84.2%	19	4	23	82.6%	0	0	—	—	45	18	63	71.4%
1980	25	4	5	9	44.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	22	7	29	75.9%	0	0	—	—	30	15	45	66.7%
1981	26	4	7	11	36.4%	4	4	8	50.0%	14	4	18	77.8%	0	0	—	—	22	15	37	59.5%
1982	27	4	3	7	57.1%	10	7	17	58.8%	22	3	25	88.0%	0	0	—	—	36	13	49	73.5%
1983	28	3	4	7	42.9%	5	2	7	71.4%	13	8	21	61.9%	0	0	—	—	21	14	35	60.0%
1984	29	1	6	7	14.3%	4	5	9	44.4%	20	5	25	80.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	31	18	49	63.3%
1985	30	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	8	7	15	53.3%	3	2	5	60.0%	11	14	25	44.0%
1986	31	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		41	49	90	45.6%	81	39	120	67.5%	151	51	202	74.8%	18	5	23	78.3%	291	144	435	66.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 435/762 (57.1%) of Vitas Gerulaitis's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Vitas Gerulaitis advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1971	16	1471	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	0.00	0–1	—	—	+0.32
1972	17	1518	117.0	—	—	—	—	+33	—	+37	48.0%	+0.56	1–3 (25%)	0–2	—	+0.60
1973	18	1554	117.8	—	—	—	—	-45	+108	-37	40.0%	-0.47	3–2 (60%)	1–5 (17%)	100.1	+0.36
1974	19	1807	139.8	—	—	—	—	+69	-123	-293	59.2%	+0.61	11–8 (58%)	12–10 (55%)	107.3	+3.64
1975	20	1938	156.0	—	—	—	—	+77	-133	—	67.4%	+1.26	9–6 (60%)	8–5 (62%)	107.0	-1.32
1976	21	1956	159.3	—	—	—	—	-1	-93	-282	60.9%	+0.82	7–10 (41%)	7–6 (54%)	96.0	-1.40
1977	22	2123	166.2	—	—	—	—	-26	-161	-99	70.0%	+1.55	20–11 (65%)	15–15 (50%)	106.1	-3.38
1978	23	2172	174.3	—	—	—	—	+3	-120	-105	70.2%	+1.52	10–4 (71%)	7–9 (44%)	101.9	-6.07
1979	24	2179	173.1	—	—	—	—	+109	-67	—	69.5%	+1.47	15–8 (65%)	15–16 (48%)	97.2	-6.08
1980	25	2022	162.6	—	—	—	—	+124	+120	-86	67.8%	+1.36	13–8 (62%)	9–6 (60%)	99.5	-5.46
1981	26	2062	165.2	—	—	—	—	+73	-35	-98	65.4%	+1.35	11–10 (52%)	8–12 (40%)	94.0	-2.99
1982	27	2053	159.0	—	—	—	—	+32	-10	-68	71.5%	+1.63	17–5 (77%)	12–9 (57%)	102.7	-0.25
1983	28	1852	143.3	—	—	—	—	+149	+90	+31	56.1%	+0.14	9–7 (56%)	17–3 (85%)	100.8	-1.03
1984	29	1846	145.8	—	—	—	—	+74	+56	0	55.3%	+0.18	15–5 (75%)	14–10 (58%)	103.8	+0.22
1985	30	1710	124.5	—	—	—	—	+85	+41	+155	44.9%	-0.44	5–4 (56%)	7–5 (58%)	100.2	+1.07
1986	31	1671	99.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.60	0–1	0–1	—	+0.26
Career		2232	164.2	—	—	—	—	+61	-24	-77	63.9%	+1.04	146–93 (61%)	132–114 (54%)	102.0	-2.86

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Vitas Gerulaitis Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1971	16	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1972	17	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1973	18	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1974	19	—	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1975	20	—	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1976	21	—	—	QF	R16	7–2 (78%)
1977	22	W	—	SF	R16	14–2 (88%)
1978	23	—	—	SF	SF	10–2 (83%)
1979	24	—	SF	R128	F	11–3 (79%)
1980	25	R64	F	R16	R64	10–4 (71%)
1981	26	—	R128	R16	SF	8–3 (73%)
1982	27	—	QF	QF	R128	8–3 (73%)
1983	28	R64	R128	R64	R32	3–4 (43%)
1984	29	R64	R64	R16	R16	7–4 (64%)
1985	30	—	R128	R32	R32	4–3 (57%)
W-L		6–3 (67%)	16–7 (70%)	30–12 (71%)	33–15 (69%)	85–37 (70%)

ATP 500

Vitas Gerulaitis ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MIA	ITA	CAN	W-L Win %
1976	21	—	—	R16	—	2–1 (67%)
1978	23	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	24	—	—	W	SF	10–1 (91%)
1980	25	—	—	R32	R16	3–2 (60%)
1981	26	QF	—	R16	R32	6–3 (67%)
1982	27	QF	—	R16	W	11–2 (85%)
1983	28	R32	—	—	R16	2–2 (50%)
1984	29	—	—	—	F	4–1 (80%)
1985	30	—	QF	R64	R16	6–3 (67%)
W-L		7–3 (70%)	4–1 (80%)	13–6 (68%)	20–6 (77%)	44–16 (73%)

ATP 250

Vitas Gerulaitis ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	BAS	BRI	BUE	DAL	FLR	GEN	GST	HAL	HAM	HOU	AUS	MAD	MC	MEL	MUN	NAP	QUE	ITA	ROT	SPB	STO	STU	TKY	VIE	WAS	BER	BIR	BIR	MIA	BOR	BRU	CAL	CHA	CHI	DEN	DOR	DUB	FOR	FOR	FOR	FRA	FRE	GEN	HAM	KAN	KIN	LA	LAS	LIT	LON	LOU	MEM	MER	MEX	MIL	MIL	MON	NEW	OCE	OMA	ORL	OSL	PAR	PEP	PER	PHI	PHI	QUE	QUI	RIC	RIC	ROA	SAL	SAL	SAN	SAO	SOU	SOU	ST.	ST.	SYD	SYD	TEH	TEM	TOR	TRE	VIR	WCT	WEM	WOR	ZUR	W-L Win %
1972	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
1973	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–9 (44%)
1974	19	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	W	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	SF	R32	F	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32–17 (65%)
1975	20	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	SF	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	F	F	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38–12 (76%)
1976	21	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	F	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	24–18 (57%)
1977	22	—	—	W	—	SF	—	—	—	RR	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	R32	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	46–14 (77%)
1978	23	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R16	—	—	37–12 (76%)
1979	24	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47–16 (75%)
1980	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	W	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38–12 (76%)
1981	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27–11 (71%)
1982	27	—	—	—	—	—	W	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	42–9 (82%)
1983	28	—	W	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	27–14 (66%)
1984	29	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	QF	—	—	23–15 (61%)
1985	30	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–8 (20%)
1986	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		3–2 (60%)	5–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	8–4 (67%)	5–2 (71%)	5–2 (71%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	5–3 (62%)	9–1 (90%)	6–3 (67%)	10–3 (77%)	14–1 (93%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	5–3 (62%)	6–0 (100%)	5–4 (56%)	1–1 (50%)	4–4 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	11–7 (61%)	7–2 (78%)	3–3 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	5–3 (62%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	9–3 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	18–6 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	8–7 (53%)	8–1 (89%)	3–1 (75%)	4–1 (80%)	7–4 (64%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	8–6 (57%)	4–1 (80%)	9–3 (75%)	5–1 (83%)	4–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)	5–0 (100%)	8–4 (67%)	8–4 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	10–2 (83%)	1–1 (50%)	6–2 (75%)	9–4 (69%)	4–1 (80%)	5–2 (71%)	2–1 (67%)	17–3 (85%)	5–4 (56%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	14–4 (78%)	6–3 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	5–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	393–173 (69%)

ATP Finals

Vitas Gerulaitis ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	W-L Win %
1979	24	F	3–2 (60%)
1981	26	F	3–2 (60%)
1982	27	R16	0–1 (0%)
1984	29	R16	0–1 (0%)
W-L		6–6 (50%)	6–6 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 27, 1978

First Top 100

Sep 17, 1973

First Top 50

Sep 17, 1973

First Top 20

Apr 14, 1975

First Top 10

Jun 5, 1977

Ranking History Matrix

Vitas Gerulaitis ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	125	29	116	131	131
1974	19	—	—	135	39	38	133	62	145	156	—	80	45
1975	20	47	—	22	19	17	19	—	—	—	—	—	15
1976	21	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	18
1977	22	20	19	17	13	11	9	8	6	7	5	5	5
1978	23	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
1979	24	6	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4
1980	25	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	9	9
1981	26	9	8	7	10	10	19	18	17	12	14	12	11
1982	27	9	9	7	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	5
1983	28	5	6	9	9	10	10	13	16	16	16	16	20
1984	29	20	23	24	21	23	18	16	14	14	16	17	17
1985	30	18	15	19	18	23	24	25	38	39	38	90	81
1986	31	82	128	170	176	167	163	247	335	644	780	785	799
1987	32	800	801	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Vitas Gerulaitis's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Brian Gottfried	USA	#3	2,250	1,011	690	321	68.2%	$2,782,514	25	0	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Tom Okker	NED	#3	2,195	946	668	278	70.6%	$1,257,200	34	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Yannick Noah	FRA	#3	2,199	650	456	194	70.2%	$3,440,660	23	1	1977–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Gene Mayer	USA	#4	2,208	466	309	157	66.3%	$1,382,422	14	0	1973–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Roscoe Tanner	USA	#4	2,162	885	592	293	66.9%	$1,696,198	17	1	1969–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Raul Ramirez	MEX	#4	2,150	786	530	256	67.4%	$2,217,971	20	0	1970–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Eddie Dibbs	USA	#5	2,169	867	605	262	69.8%	$2,016,426	22	0	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Rod Laver	AUS	#3	2,302	715	570	145	79.7%	$1,565,413	69	5	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Jose Luis Clerc	ARG	#4	2,219	493	355	138	72.0%	$1,987,036	25	0	1977–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Harold Solomon	USA	#5	2,163	894	566	328	63.3%	$1,802,769	22	0	1969–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Manuel Orantes	ESP	#2	2,228	971	688	283	70.9%	$1,398,303	36	1	1968–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Guillermo Vilas	ARG	#2	2,354	1,173	890	283	75.9%	$4,923,882	62	4	1968–1992	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Vitas Gerulaitis born?: Vitas Gerulaitis was born on July 26, 1954.
Which country did Vitas Gerulaitis represent?: Vitas Gerulaitis represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Vitas Gerulaitis?: Vitas Gerulaitis is 183 cm / 6'0".
Does Vitas Gerulaitis use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Vitas Gerulaitis uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Vitas Gerulaitis left-handed or right-handed?: Vitas Gerulaitis plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Vitas Gerulaitis won?: Vitas Gerulaitis has won 1 Grand Slam singles title. The most recent was Australian Open (2) in 1977.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Vitas Gerulaitis won?: TennisDB does not group any of Vitas Gerulaitis's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Vitas Gerulaitis won?: TennisDB records 26 ATP singles titles for Vitas Gerulaitis across all categories. The most recent was Treviso in 1984.
What is Vitas Gerulaitis' highest ATP ranking?: Vitas Gerulaitis' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on February 27, 1978.
What is Vitas Gerulaitis' career win-loss record?: Vitas Gerulaitis has 528 wins and 234 losses (69.3%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1971 through 1986.
How much career prize money has Vitas Gerulaitis earned?: Vitas Gerulaitis has earned at least $2,778,748 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Vitas Gerulaitis's career appear in TennisDB?: Vitas Gerulaitis appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1971 through 1986.
On which surface does Vitas Gerulaitis have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Vitas Gerulaitis's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 73.0% (146–54).
Who has Vitas Gerulaitis faced most often?: Vitas Gerulaitis' most frequent opponent is Jimmy Connors, with a head-to-head record of 7–18 across 25 meetings.