H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Bob Lutz H2H: 4-0

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 4–0 lead over Bob Lutz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1978 US Open round of 16 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4.

USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 0
4 main-draw meetings
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Bob Lutz Match data Sep 7, 1978* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-3 Bob Lutz Match data Apr 8, 1978* QF ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis #20 3-6 6-1 6-2 Bob Lutz Match data Feb 21, 1977* F Ocean City ATP 250 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 4-6 6-2 Bob Lutz Match data Sep 26, 1974* R32 San Francisco 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
Vitas Gerulaitis #796 #3 0 2,232 528 234 69.3% 1 0 0 2 23 26
Bob Lutz 2,053 388 272 58.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Bob Lutz
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 1968 23–15 60.5% 1,707 0 0
21 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3 1969 24–16 60.0% 1,845 0 0
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 1970 23–18 56.1% 1,855 0 2
23 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11 1971 45–25 64.3% 1,992 0 4
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15 1972 36–29 55.4% 1,912 0 5
25 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18 1973 16–14 53.3% 1,841 0 5
26 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19 1974 15–18 45.5% 1,745 0 5
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24 1975 36–19 65.5% 1,875 0 6
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25 1976 27–17 61.4% 1,926 0 6
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26 1977 36–22 62.1% 1,833 0 6
30 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26 1978 28–16 63.6% 1,917 0 7
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26 1979 23–13 63.9% 1,889 0 8
32 1980 33–17 66.0% 1,952 0 11
33 1981 10–13 43.5% 1,788 0 11
34 1982 6–15 28.6% 1,698 0 11
35 1983 3–3 50.0% 1,698 0 11
36 1984 3–1 75.0% 1,740 0 11
37 1985 1–1 50.0% 1,742 0 11

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 Bob Lutz
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% 1968 9 8 17 52.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1969 9 5 14 64.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% 1970 12 11 23 52.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 13 7 20 65.0%
24 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1972 6 7 13 46.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 22 16 38 57.9%
25 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 1973 6 4 10 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
26 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
27 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 1975 15 8 23 65.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 17 6 23 73.9%
28 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
29 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 1977 9 9 18 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1978 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 8 18 55.6%
31 1986 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
32 1980 22 8 30 73.3% 1 0 1 100.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
33 1981 7 8 15 46.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
34 1982 3 7 10 30.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
35 1983 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
36 1984 3 1 4 75.0%
37 1985 1 1 2 50.0%
Career 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7% 145 103 248 58.5% 54 47 101 53.5% 68 40 108 63.0% 121 82 203 59.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Bob Lutz
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 1968 1708 127.8 -52 -164 +67 59.8% +0.80 4–5 (44%) -2.16
21 1976 1956 159.4 +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40 1969 1846 130.9 -50 -320 +54 53.3% +0.29 10–3 (77%) -1.31
22 1977 2123 166.2 -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38 1970 1855 135.8 -25 +52 56.6% +0.49 4–8 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 95.6 -0.30
23 1978 2172 174.3 +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07 1971 1992 148.4 +23 -288 -66 59.7% +0.74 12–8 (60%) 9–10 (47%) 102.7 -4.07
24 1979 2179 173.1 +110 -68 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08 1972 1913 151.7 +8 -156 +37 56.2% +0.37 12–14 (46%) 10–10 (50%) 96.5 -4.12
25 1980 2022 162.7 +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46 1973 1841 135.1 +30 57.1% +0.44 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 96.7 -1.03
26 1981 2062 165.2 +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99 1974 1745 137.0 +68 -31 +144 42.5% -0.23 3–4 (43%) 7–9 (44%) 96.4 -2.71
27 1982 2054 159.0 +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25 1975 1875 152.4 +83 -147 63.6% +1.08 7–4 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 100.4 -0.90
28 1983 1852 143.3 +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03 1976 1926 158.4 +60 -149 -54 56.3% +0.54 11–7 (61%) 6–7 (46%) 102.0 -4.63
29 1984 1846 145.8 +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22 1977 1833 152.1 +43 -24 +83 58.8% +0.77 11–5 (69%) 7–10 (41%) 99.8 -3.05
30 1985 1710 124.5 +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 100.2 +1.07 1978 1917 150.2 +30 -70 61.5% +0.80 8–5 (62%) 7–7 (50%) 100.3 -2.30
31 1986 1671 99.5 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 +0.26 1979 1890 140.1 +29 -26 63.9% +1.27 3–4 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 94.4 +0.36
32 1980 1952 152.7 +46 -133 61.7% +0.71 9–7 (56%) 8–6 (57%) 103.3 -2.36
33 1981 1789 132.9 +6 47.3% -0.27 3–5 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 96.4 -1.03
34 1982 1698 127.1 +10 +75 31.4% -1.04 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 94.4 -1.57
35 1983 1698 117.4 +8 53.8% +0.46 1–0 0–1 +0.55
36 1984 1740 119.9 +6 66.7% +0.44 1–0 1–0 -0.67
37 1985 1742 103.0 50.0% -1.25 1–0 -0.35
Career 2232 164.2 +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86 2053 152.2 +26 -133 +21 56.9% +0.55 106–87 (55%) 75–86 (47%) 96.1 -4.86

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.