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

Ivan Lendl vs Vitas Gerulaitis H2H: 3-3

Ivan Lendl and Vitas Gerulaitis are tied 3–3 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Ivan Lendl leads 3–0 on carpet, while Vitas Gerulaitis leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1982 Canadian Open final 4-6 6-1 6-3.

USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3 3
6 main draw meetings
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 4-6 6-1 6-3 Ivan Lendl #4 Match data Aug 16, 1982* F Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
Ivan Lendl #3 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #9 Match data Feb 28, 1982* F Genova Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #2 6-7 2-6 7-6 6-2 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #9 Match data Jan 21, 1982* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #2 4-6 7-5 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis #9 Match data Jan 13, 1982 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-4 Ivan Lendl Match data Sep 10, 1981* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-2 6-1 6-3 Ivan Lendl #47 Match data Jun 6, 1979* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Ivan Lendl #667 #1 3,420 2,423 1,045 227 82.2% 8 0 6 17 63 94
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 Ivan Lendl Vitas Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1971 0–1 0.0% 1,470 0 0
17 1972 4–5 44.4% 1,517 0 0
18 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,638 0 0 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,554 0 0
19 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,885 0 0 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1
20 1980 101–27 78.9% #6 2,135 0 7 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3
21 1981 91–11 89.2% #3 2,317 0 17 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3
22 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,371 0 32 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8
23 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11
24 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,236 1 42 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15
25 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18
26 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,356 4 62 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19
27 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24
28 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,221 6 73 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25
29 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26
30 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,132 8 88 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26
31 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,032 8 91 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26
32 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 1,997 8 92
33 1993 33–23 58.9% #19 1,779 8 94
34 1994 28–18 60.9% #55 1,756 8 94

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 Ivan Lendl 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 %
16 1971 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 1979 11 4 15 73.3% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7%
20 1980 31 5 36 86.1% 40 8 48 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 25 11 36 69.4% 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3%
21 1981 39 2 41 95.1% 42 6 48 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
22 1982 22 3 25 88.0% 44 5 49 89.8% 38 0 38 100.0% 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8%
23 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 30 5 35 85.7% 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4%
24 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 28 4 32 87.5% 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0%
25 1985 29 3 32 90.6% 27 1 28 96.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 17 0 17 100.0% 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6%
26 1986 30 2 32 93.8% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 22 2 24 91.7% 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6%
27 1987 34 2 36 94.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6%
28 1988 17 3 20 85.0% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 1989 39 2 41 95.1% 21 2 23 91.3% 11 1 12 91.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
30 1990 21 6 27 77.8% 10 1 11 90.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 1991 31 8 39 79.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 1986 0 2 2 0.0%
32 1992 30 10 40 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
33 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8%
34 1994 23 13 36 63.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career 392 81 473 82.9% 307 67 374 82.1% 81 25 106 76.4% 265 54 319 83.1% 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 Ivan Lendl 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
16 1971 1471 99.0 40.0% 0.00 0–1 +0.32
17 1972 1518 117.0 +33 +37 48.0% +0.56 1–3 (25%) 0–2 +0.60
18 1978 1638 133.5 -62 +28 52.8% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) -0.27 1973 1554 118.1 -44 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) +0.35
19 1979 1885 154.3 -118 +4 63.1% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 7–4 (64%) -0.51 1974 1807 139.9 +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) +3.68
20 1980 2135 170.0 +71 -36 -486 73.1% +1.68 16–8 (67%) 19–13 (59%) -7.38 1975 1938 156.0 +77 -133 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) -1.31
21 1981 2318 177.0 +49 -31 80.5% +2.32 17–7 (71%) 15–7 (68%) -6.33 1976 1956 159.4 +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) -1.40
22 1982 2371 176.5 +113 -76 86.7% +2.34 10–5 (67%) 19–3 (86%) -3.79 1977 2123 166.2 -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) -3.38
23 1983 2236 174.0 +136 -39 -282 77.4% +1.93 8–6 (57%) 23–11 (68%) -4.88 1978 2172 174.3 +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) -6.07
24 1984 2237 173.5 +88 +36 -239 75.3% +1.76 10–1 (91%) 12–6 (67%) -5.71 1979 2179 173.1 +110 -68 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) -6.08
25 1985 2368 176.3 +99 -15 -354 85.1% +2.46 9–1 (90%) 17–6 (74%) -4.64 1980 2022 162.7 +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) -5.46
26 1986 2356 173.1 +95 +19 -277 86.0% +2.38 7–0 (100%) 12–8 (60%) -2.06 1981 2062 165.2 +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) -2.99
27 1987 2363 171.7 +80 +21 -226 80.4% +2.12 12–4 (75%) 23–13 (64%) -1.78 1982 2054 159.0 +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) -0.25
28 1988 2222 168.1 +65 +179 -105 73.7% +1.63 10–4 (71%) 14–10 (58%) -1.43 1983 1852 143.3 +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) -1.03
29 1989 2261 172.4 +69 +112 -133 82.4% +2.40 16–4 (80%) 24–10 (71%) -2.21 1984 1846 145.8 +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) +0.22
30 1990 2132 165.0 +32 +70 75.7% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 10–9 (53%) -1.34 1985 1710 124.5 +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) +1.07
31 1991 2033 166.0 +5.18 +4.23 1.249 53.9% +54 +280 +104 67.7% +1.22 17–7 (71%) 14–12 (54%) -1.66 1986 1671 99.5 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 +0.26
32 1992 1997 164.6 +4.81 +3.55 1.235 53.6% +64 +118 +93 66.0% +1.13 11–15 (42%) 11–18 (38%) -0.58
33 1993 1780 148.0 +2.08 +1.52 1.099 51.4% +85 +205 +256 57.1% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 7–14 (33%) +1.05
34 1994 1757 147.7 +2.90 +2.81 1.201 52.9% +41 +134 63.1% +1.05 6–5 (55%) 6–6 (50%) -0.40
Career 2424 174.3 +3.92 +3.13 1.199 53.0% +72 +21 -180 75.9% +1.82 176–89 (66%) 235–154 (60%) 99.4 -3.47 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.