H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

John McEnroe vs Vitas Gerulaitis H2H: 11-3

John McEnroe holds an 11–3 lead over Vitas Gerulaitis in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 5–1 on carpet and 5–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1984 Canadian Open final 6-0 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
11 – 3
14 main draw meetings
Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #1 6-0 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #13 Match data Aug 20, 1984* F Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-1 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #22 Match data Apr 29, 1984* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-7 6-3 6-1 Vitas Gerulaitis #20 Match data Feb 11, 1984* SF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-3 7-5 Vitas Gerulaitis #9 Match data May 7, 1983* F Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-2 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis #9 Match data May 1, 1983* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-2 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #9 Match data Jan 30, 1982* SF Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 5-7 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #12 Match data Sep 14, 1981* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #8 Match data Oct 19, 1980* F Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 2-6 6-2 6-0 John McEnroe #2 Match data May 11, 1980* F Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 7-6 6-3 John McEnroe #2 Match data Feb 13, 1980* SF Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 3-6 7-6 7-6 John McEnroe #3 Match data Jan 9, 1980 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-3 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data Sep 11, 1979* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #6 Match data Aug 19, 1979* SF Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe 6-0 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Mar 31, 1979* SF Milan ATP 250 Carpet

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
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,493 835 191 81.4% 7 0 3 3 64 77
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 John McEnroe Vitas Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,517 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,554 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 — — — — — — —
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 — — — — — — —
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 — — — — — — —

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 John McEnroe 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 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7% — 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 John McEnroe 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 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1972 1518 117.0 — — — — +33 — +37 48.0% +0.56 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.60
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1973 1554 118.1 — — — — -44 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.35
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1974 1807 139.9 — — — — +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) — +3.68
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.31
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.40
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) — -3.38
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) — -6.07
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) — -6.08
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) — -5.46
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.99
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) — -0.25
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) — -1.03
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.22
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) — +1.07
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26
32 1991 1832 148.2 +2.68 +1.47 1.148 52.3% +40 — +312 61.0% +0.89 7–6 (54%) 10–11 (48%) — +1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1992 1883 154.7 +2.89 +2.22 1.132 52.2% +2 +89 +277 59.6% +0.83 10–4 (71%) 8–11 (42%) — -1.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2494 173.5 +2.82 +1.83 1.132 52.2% +74 -172 -3 75.4% +1.78 153–69 (69%) 186–115 (62%) 104.4 -3.49 — 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.