H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Vitas Gerulaitis H2H: 16-1 (incl. walkovers)

Bjorn Borg vs Vitas Gerulaitis: 16–0 excluding walkovers; 16–1 including 1 walkover. Across 17 main-draw results including walkovers, Bjorn Borg leads 6–1 on carpet and 6–0 on clay. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1981 Wimbledon round of 16 7-6 7-5 7-6.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H including walkovers
16 – 1
17 main-draw results
Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg #1 7-6 7-5 7-6 Vitas Gerulaitis #19 Match data Jul 1, 1981* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 6-1 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data Jun 9, 1980* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 3-6 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data Apr 27, 1980* SF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Bjorn Borg #1 6-0 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data Apr 5, 1980* SF Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 5-7 6-1 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data Feb 14, 1980* F Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Bjorn Borg #1 6-2 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 Match data Jan 17, 1980* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-1 6-0 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 Match data Jun 10, 1979* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Bjorn Borg #1 7-5 7-6 2-6 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data May 6, 1979* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 6-2 6-1 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data Apr 15, 1979* F Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-2 7-6 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 Match data Sep 11, 1978* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 (w/o) Bjorn Borg #2 Match data May 14, 1978* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #3 6-3 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 Match data Apr 2, 1978* F Milan Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #3 6-5 5-6 6-4 6-5 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 Match data Mar 26, 1978* F Las Vegas ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #3 6-4 7-6 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 Match data Jan 14, 1978* SF Birmingham Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 8-6 Vitas Gerulaitis #8 Match data Jul 3, 1977* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bjorn Borg 2-6 6-3 6-1 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Feb 16, 1976* F Toronto Indoor Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg 3-6 6-2 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Oct 31, 1974* R16 Tehran ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Bjorn Borg #1,224 #1 10 2,558 617 141 81.4% 11 0 2 3 50 66
Vitas Gerulaitis #796 #3 0 2,232 528 234 69.3% 1 0 0 2 23 26

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Bjorn Borg Vitas Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,601 0 0 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
17 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,867 0 0 1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,517 0 0
18 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,554 0 0
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1
20 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3
21 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3
22 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8
23 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11
24 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25
29 — — — — — — — 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26
30 — — — — — — — 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26
31 — — — — — — — 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66 — — — — — — —
36 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66 — — — — — — —
37 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Bjorn Borg Vitas Gerulaitis
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1971 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 1973 5 4 9 55.6% 25 15 40 62.5% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0% 1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7%
20 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6% 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3%
21 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8% 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
22 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3% 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8%
23 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4% 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4%
24 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0%
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6%
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6%
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6%
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
35 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 46 302 84.8% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1% — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Bjorn Borg Vitas Gerulaitis
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 1971 1497 104.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 1601 124.6 — — — — +22 +22 — 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 99.2 +1.08 1971 1471 99.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.32
17 1973 1868 144.3 — — — — -86 -21 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) 107.4 +3.01 1972 1518 117.0 — — — — +33 — +37 48.0% +0.56 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.60
18 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) 105.6 -2.96 1973 1554 118.1 — — — — -44 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 100.1 +0.35
19 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) 105.4 -4.69 1974 1807 139.9 — — — — +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) 107.3 +3.68
20 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) 95.8 -4.00 1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 107.0 -1.31
21 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) 104.7 -1.96 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40
22 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) 105.9 -2.75 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38
23 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) 102.3 -3.72 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46
26 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99
27 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 100.2 +1.07
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26
35 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1993 1937 105.3 +1.45 -1.97 0.859 47.3% +99 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2559 172.6 -3.05 -3.71 0.641 41.7% -40 +79 -102 75.0% +1.80 116–42 (73%) 92–78 (54%) 103.6 -2.76 — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.