Vitas Gerulaitis
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 7 | 18 | 25 | Aug 17, 1985 | H2H |
| Bjorn Borg | 1 | 16 | 17 | Jul 1, 1981 | H2H |
| John McEnroe | 3 | 11 | 14 | Aug 20, 1984 | H2H |
| Wojtek Fibak | 9 | 4 | 13 | Nov 11, 1983 | H2H |
| Johan Kriek | 7 | 4 | 11 | Mar 9, 1984 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC
Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 3–0 lead over Brian Gottfried in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1979 Dallas Wct quarterfinal 6-4 6-3 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-4 6-3 6-3 | Brian Gottfried | Match data | May 6, 1979* | QF | Dallas Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 7-5 4-6 9-7 6-2 | Brian Gottfried | Match data | Jul 7, 1978* | QF | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-2 7-6 4-6 7-5 | Brian Gottfried | Match data | May 22, 1977* | SF | Italian 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.
| 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 |
| Brian Gottfried | #431 | #3 | 0 | 2,250 | 690 | 321 | 68.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
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 | Brian Gottfried | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | 1970 | 0–4 | 0.0% | — | 1,446 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1974 | 33–19 | 63.5% | #45 | 1,806 | 0 | 1 | 1971 | 5–8 | 38.5% | — | 1,524 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1975 | 39–14 | 73.6% | #15 | 1,938 | 0 | 3 | 1972 | 11–13 | 45.8% | — | 1,584 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1976 | 33–21 | 61.1% | #18 | 1,956 | 0 | 3 | 1973 | 52–33 | 61.2% | #21 | 1,789 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 1977 | 60–16 | 78.9% | #5 | 2,123 | 1 | 8 | 1974 | 53–32 | 62.4% | #33 | 1,947 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 1978 | 47–15 | 75.8% | #5 | 2,172 | 1 | 11 | 1975 | 68–30 | 69.4% | #23 | 1,966 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | 1979 | 71–22 | 76.3% | #4 | 2,179 | 1 | 15 | 1976 | 68–29 | 70.1% | #10 | 2,130 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | 1980 | 51–18 | 73.9% | #9 | 2,021 | 1 | 18 | 1977 | 107–22 | 82.9% | #4 | 2,092 | 0 | 12 |
| 26 | 1981 | 44–19 | 69.8% | #11 | 2,062 | 1 | 19 | 1978 | 72–25 | 74.2% | #7 | 1,999 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | 1982 | 61–15 | 80.3% | #5 | 2,053 | 1 | 24 | 1979 | 54–23 | 70.1% | #16 | 1,982 | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 1983 | 32–20 | 61.5% | #20 | 1,852 | 1 | 25 | 1980 | 68–23 | 74.7% | #11 | 1,998 | 0 | 21 |
| 29 | 1984 | 34–21 | 61.8% | #17 | 1,845 | 1 | 26 | 1981 | 47–22 | 68.1% | #18 | 1,949 | 0 | 22 |
| 30 | 1985 | 12–15 | 44.4% | #81 | 1,709 | 1 | 26 | 1982 | 43–22 | 66.2% | #22 | 1,950 | 0 | 24 |
| 31 | 1986 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #799 | 1,671 | 1 | 26 | 1983 | 29–17 | 63.0% | #21 | 1,876 | 0 | 25 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 13–18 | 41.9% | #90 | 1,723 | 0 | 25 |
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 | Brian Gottfried | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1974 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 20 | 10 | 30 | 66.7% | 1971 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1975 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 23 | 6 | 29 | 79.3% | 1972 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 21 | 1976 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | 1973 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 71.8% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% |
| 22 | 1977 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 82.6% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6% | 20 | 2 | 22 | 90.9% | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 1974 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 65.6% | 17 | 12 | 29 | 58.6% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% |
| 23 | 1978 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 29 | 10 | 39 | 74.4% | 1975 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 66.7% | 21 | 11 | 32 | 65.6% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 19 | 5 | 24 | 79.2% |
| 24 | 1979 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 82.8% | 25 | 6 | 31 | 80.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | 1976 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 23 | 11 | 34 | 67.6% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 28 | 10 | 38 | 73.7% |
| 25 | 1980 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 25 | 6 | 31 | 80.6% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 1977 | 34 | 5 | 39 | 87.2% | 32 | 8 | 40 | 80.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 33 | 6 | 39 | 84.6% |
| 26 | 1981 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 78.3% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 1978 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 21 | 8 | 29 | 72.4% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 27 | 9 | 36 | 75.0% |
| 27 | 1982 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 82.6% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 22 | 6 | 28 | 78.6% | 1979 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 79.3% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% |
| 28 | 1983 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 1980 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 75.0% | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 21 | 9 | 30 | 70.0% |
| 29 | 1984 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 12 | 9 | 21 | 57.1% | 1981 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 75.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% |
| 30 | 1985 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1982 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 72.2% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% |
| 31 | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1983 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Career | — | 146 | 54 | 200 | 73.0% | 135 | 57 | 192 | 70.3% | 57 | 28 | 85 | 67.1% | 190 | 95 | 285 | 66.7% | — | 249 | 101 | 350 | 71.1% | 169 | 92 | 261 | 64.8% | 74 | 39 | 113 | 65.5% | 198 | 89 | 287 | 69.0% |
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 | Brian Gottfried | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1970 | 1446 | 93.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0% | -1.75 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | +0.15 |
| 19 | 1974 | 1807 | 139.9 | — | — | — | — | +70 | -123 | -293 | 59.2% | +0.61 | 11–8 (58%) | 12–10 (55%) | — | +3.68 | 1971 | 1525 | 121.6 | — | — | — | — | +18 | +48 | — | 42.9% | -0.57 | 3–4 (43%) | 4–3 (57%) | — | -1.19 |
| 20 | 1975 | 1938 | 156.0 | — | — | — | — | +77 | -133 | — | 67.4% | +1.26 | 9–6 (60%) | 8–5 (62%) | — | -1.31 | 1972 | 1584 | 123.4 | — | — | — | — | +2 | +10 | -60 | 49.2% | +0.03 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–4 (20%) | — | -0.59 |
| 21 | 1976 | 1956 | 159.4 | — | — | — | — | +1 | -93 | -281 | 60.9% | +0.82 | 7–10 (41%) | 7–6 (54%) | — | -1.40 | 1973 | 1790 | 142.5 | — | — | — | — | +66 | -132 | -163 | 56.9% | +0.58 | 13–8 (62%) | 9–9 (50%) | — | -1.09 |
| 22 | 1977 | 2123 | 166.2 | — | — | — | — | -26 | -161 | -99 | 70.0% | +1.55 | 20–11 (65%) | 15–15 (50%) | — | -3.38 | 1974 | 1948 | 144.7 | — | — | — | — | +47 | -172 | -312 | 59.2% | +0.66 | 16–10 (62%) | 11–9 (55%) | — | -3.32 |
| 23 | 1978 | 2172 | 174.3 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -120 | -105 | 70.2% | +1.52 | 10–4 (71%) | 7–9 (44%) | — | -6.07 | 1975 | 1966 | 153.4 | — | — | — | — | +58 | -83 | -266 | 65.3% | +1.12 | 18–17 (51%) | 6–9 (40%) | — | -2.87 |
| 24 | 1979 | 2179 | 173.1 | — | — | — | — | +110 | -68 | — | 69.5% | +1.47 | 15–8 (65%) | 15–16 (48%) | — | -6.08 | 1976 | 2130 | 163.6 | — | — | — | — | +44 | -146 | -384 | 64.8% | +1.11 | 19–10 (66%) | 16–10 (62%) | — | -9.58 |
| 25 | 1980 | 2022 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +123 | +120 | -86 | 67.8% | +1.36 | 13–8 (62%) | 9–6 (60%) | — | -5.46 | 1977 | 2092 | 165.3 | — | — | — | — | +120 | -27 | -298 | 73.9% | +1.70 | 31–8 (79%) | 11–13 (46%) | — | -2.47 |
| 26 | 1981 | 2062 | 165.2 | — | — | — | — | +73 | -35 | -98 | 65.4% | +1.35 | 11–10 (52%) | 8–12 (40%) | — | -2.99 | 1978 | 2000 | 164.6 | — | — | — | — | +107 | -19 | -69 | 69.3% | +1.32 | 17–14 (55%) | 14–9 (61%) | — | -2.64 |
| 27 | 1982 | 2054 | 159.0 | — | — | — | — | +31 | -11 | -69 | 71.5% | +1.63 | 17–5 (77%) | 12–9 (57%) | — | -0.25 | 1979 | 1982 | 159.7 | — | — | — | — | +81 | -11 | -51 | 67.2% | +1.36 | 12–10 (55%) | 9–10 (47%) | — | -2.54 |
| 28 | 1983 | 1852 | 143.3 | — | — | — | — | +149 | +90 | +32 | 56.1% | +0.14 | 9–7 (56%) | 17–3 (85%) | — | -1.03 | 1980 | 1999 | 156.9 | — | — | — | — | +21 | +11 | +43 | 70.0% | +1.36 | 14–9 (61%) | 16–10 (62%) | — | -2.29 |
| 29 | 1984 | 1846 | 145.8 | — | — | — | — | +74 | +56 | 0 | 55.3% | +0.18 | 15–5 (75%) | 14–10 (58%) | — | +0.22 | 1981 | 1950 | 153.8 | — | — | — | — | +48 | +6 | +46 | 62.4% | +0.92 | 12–5 (71%) | 10–9 (53%) | — | -2.94 |
| 30 | 1985 | 1710 | 124.5 | — | — | — | — | +85 | +41 | +155 | 44.9% | -0.44 | 5–4 (56%) | 7–5 (58%) | — | +1.07 | 1982 | 1950 | 154.9 | — | — | — | — | +55 | -43 | -5 | 62.1% | +1.01 | 12–7 (63%) | 11–11 (50%) | — | -1.35 |
| 31 | 1986 | 1671 | 99.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.60 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.26 | 1983 | 1877 | 141.1 | — | — | — | — | +60 | -49 | +102 | 56.9% | +0.45 | 11–3 (79%) | 9–8 (53%) | — | -1.19 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 1724 | 135.1 | — | — | — | — | +113 | +69 | +143 | 46.3% | -0.15 | 4–6 (40%) | 4–1 (80%) | — | -1.29 |
| Career | — | 2232 | 164.2 | — | — | — | — | +61 | -24 | -77 | 63.9% | +1.04 | 146–93 (61%) | 132–114 (54%) | 102.0 | -2.86 | — | 2251 | 158.8 | — | — | — | — | +67 | -60 | -86 | 63.8% | +1.01 | 184–117 (61%) | 131–116 (53%) | 99.7 | -3.50 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 7 | 18 | 25 | Aug 17, 1985 | H2H |
| Bjorn Borg | 1 | 16 | 17 | Jul 1, 1981 | H2H |
| John McEnroe | 3 | 11 | 14 | Aug 20, 1984 | H2H |
| Wojtek Fibak | 9 | 4 | 13 | Nov 11, 1983 | H2H |
| Johan Kriek | 7 | 4 | 11 | Mar 9, 1984 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Ramirez | 15 | 11 | 26 | Apr 27, 1983 | H2H |
| Harold Solomon | 10 | 14 | 24 | Nov 4, 1982 | H2H |
| Jimmy Connors | 2 | 17 | 19 | Sep 1, 1984 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 7 | 11 | 18 | Oct 27, 1983 | H2H |
| Bob Lutz | 12 | 6 | 18 | Apr 24, 1981 | H2H |