H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 1-6

Arthur Ashe holds a 6–1 lead over Vitas Gerulaitis in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 3–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1979 Philadelphia semifinal 1-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 6
7 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe #14 1-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #6 Match data Jan 27, 1979* SF Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis 4-6 8-9 6-4 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-7(6) 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Jan 18, 1976* F Indianapolis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 7-6 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Nov 6, 1974* R64 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-4 5-7 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Sep 28, 1974* QF San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-6 7-5 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Sep 1, 1974* R64 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-3 5-7 7-6 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Jul 27, 1973* R16 Washington Open 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
Vitas Gerulaitis #796 #3 0 2,232 528 234 69.3% 1 0 0 2 23 26
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

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 Vitas Gerulaitis Arthur Ashe
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 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 — — — — — — —
23 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11 — — — — — — —
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 — — — — — — — 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 — — — — — — — 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 — — — — — — — 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 — — — — — — — 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44

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 Vitas Gerulaitis Arthur Ashe
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 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
Career — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

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 Vitas Gerulaitis Arthur Ashe
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%) — +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1807 139.9 — — — — +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) — +3.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) — -3.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) — -6.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) — -6.08 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) — -5.46 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.99 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) — -0.25 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) — -1.03 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.22 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) — +1.07 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
Career — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86 — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95

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.