H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Gerald Battrick vs Steve Messmer H2H: 1-0

Gerald Battrick holds a 1–0 lead over Steve Messmer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Gerald Battrick leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gerald Battrick won the 1969 Berkeley round of 64 6-1 6-3.

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Gerald Battrick
GBR Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Steve Messmer
USA Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gerald Battrick 6-1 6-3 Steve Messmer Match data Oct 1, 1969* R64 Berkeley ATP 250 Hard

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
Gerald Battrick #156 #59 0 1,888 184 200 47.9% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Steve Messmer #396 #282 0 1,500 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

Gerald Battrick Steve Messmer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 19–13 59.4% — 1,618 0 0 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,489 0 0
1969 15–16 48.4% — 1,588 0 0 1974 0–1 0.0% #318 1,470 0 0
1970 36–23 61.0% — 1,682 0 1 — — — — — — —
1971 34–18 65.4% — 1,831 0 4 — — — — — — —
1972 18–32 36.0% — 1,671 0 4 — — — — — — —
1973 30–37 44.8% #66 1,708 0 4 — — — — — — —
1974 9–16 36.0% #97 1,633 0 4 — — — — — — —
1975 9–21 30.0% #112 1,558 0 4 — — — — — — —
1976 14–24 36.8% #140 1,562 0 4 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Gerald Battrick Steve Messmer
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 %
1968 3 2 5 60.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1969 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1969 5 4 9 55.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1970 18 5 23 78.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1971 11 9 20 55.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1972 10 13 23 43.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1973 7 8 15 46.7% 12 15 27 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 11 12 23 47.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 2 3 5 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 11 19 30 36.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 56 47 103 54.4% 73 80 153 47.7% 23 27 50 46.0% 32 46 78 41.0% Career 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Gerald Battrick Steve Messmer
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
1968 1619 118.0 — — — — +89 -73 -115 55.7% +0.45 3–3 (50%) — — -0.43 1969 1489 98.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.03
1969 1589 112.0 — — — — +131 +31 -115 48.8% -0.02 6–5 (55%) — — +1.32 1974 1471 100.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — +0.14
1970 1683 128.3 — — — — +169 -4 -132 57.2% +0.47 8–6 (57%) — — +5.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1971 1831 130.2 — — — — +11 +2 -154 61.7% +0.87 11–7 (61%) 4–4 (50%) — +5.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1972 1672 124.9 — — — — -4 +79 — 37.3% -0.89 7–6 (54%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1973 1708 137.8 — — — — +60 -22 — 47.6% -0.27 11–15 (42%) 11–8 (58%) — -2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 1633 116.6 — — — — +60 -16 -27 40.0% -0.53 2–3 (40%) 0–6 (0%) — -0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1559 125.8 — — — — +87 +18 — 36.6% -0.90 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 1563 123.4 — — — — +54 +1 +24 40.7% -0.96 4–6 (40%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1889 130.2 — — — — +62 -2 -111 48.8% -0.10 54–57 (49%) 25–30 (45%) 95.9 +2.12 Career 1500 99.4 — — — — — — — 16.7% -2.00 — 0–1 — +5.50

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.