H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Steve Denton vs Vitas Gerulaitis H2H: 2-5

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 5–2 lead over Steve Denton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Vitas Gerulaitis leads 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1983 Brussels quarterfinal 7-6 6-4.

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Steve Denton
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 7-6 6-4 Steve Denton #13 Match data Mar 12, 1983* QF Brussels ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-3 7-6 Steve Denton #15 Match data Oct 9, 1982* SF Melbourne Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Steve Denton #19 6-4 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data Aug 22, 1982* QF Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 7-6 6-3 Steve Denton #19 Match data Aug 15, 1982* QF Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis #9 6-2 6-4 Steve Denton #24 Match data Jan 29, 1982* R16 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis #14 7-6 6-3 Steve Denton Match data Nov 28, 1981* SF South African Open ATP 250 Hard
Steve Denton 1-6 7-6 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #18 Match data Aug 13, 1981* R32 Canadian Open ATP 500 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
Steve Denton #1,054 #12 0 1,981 109 116 48.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Steve Denton 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 — — — — — — — 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,554 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3
21 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3
22 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8
23 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11
24 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15
25 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18
26 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19
27 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24
28 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25
29 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26
30 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26
31 — — — — — — — 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26

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 Steve Denton 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3%
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
22 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8%
23 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4%
24 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0%
25 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4% 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6%
26 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6%
27 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0% 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6%
28 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
30 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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%
Career — 42 40 82 51.2% 8 14 22 36.4% 26 22 48 54.2% 33 40 73 45.2% — 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 Steve Denton 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1554 118.1 — — — — -44 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 100.1 +0.35
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1807 139.9 — — — — +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) 107.3 +3.68
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 107.0 -1.31
21 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40
22 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +0.83 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38
23 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07
24 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) 111.3 +0.93 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08
25 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) 110.7 -2.93 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46
26 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) 92.0 -1.46 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99
27 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) 93.1 -1.88 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25
28 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 95.1 -0.55 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03
29 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22
30 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20 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
Career — 1981 145.8 — — — — +2 -208 +32 47.1% -0.11 44–32 (58%) 58–73 (44%) 100.8 -2.45 — 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.