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

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Buster C Mottram H2H: 2-1

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 2–1 lead over Buster C Mottram in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 2–0 on carpet, while Buster C Mottram leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1982 Genova Wct semifinal 4-6 6-1 6-2.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Buster C Mottram
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis #9 4-6 6-1 6-2 Buster C Mottram #37 Match data Feb 27, 1982* SF Genova Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 7-5 6-3 Buster C Mottram #22 Match data Nov 4, 1978* R16 Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Buster C Mottram 7-6 6-7 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Oct 16, 1974* R32 Madrid 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
Buster C Mottram #735 #15 0 1,979 271 174 60.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Buster C Mottram
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1971 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0
17 1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,517 0 0 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,546 0 0
18 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,554 0 0 1973 14–11 56.0% #33 1,659 0 0
19 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1 1974 14–13 51.9% #55 1,781 0 0
20 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3 1975 26–15 63.4% #34 1,931 0 2
21 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3 1976 33–16 67.3% #41 1,860 0 3
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 1977 49–23 68.1% #19 1,917 0 3
23 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11 1978 28–16 63.6% #28 1,849 0 3
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15 1979 33–19 63.5% #32 1,889 0 3
25 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18 1980 25–18 58.1% #43 1,828 0 3
26 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19 1981 13–13 50.0% #72 1,776 0 3
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24 1982 28–16 63.6% #20 1,862 0 3
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25 1983 5–10 33.3% #91 1,716 0 3
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26 — — — — — — —
30 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 Vitas Gerulaitis Buster C Mottram
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 1971 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
17 1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1972 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
18 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7% 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3% 1975 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 15 8 23 65.2%
21 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1976 — — — — 33 13 46 71.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% 1977 8 3 11 72.7% 28 11 39 71.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
23 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 21 8 29 72.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
24 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1979 6 3 9 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
25 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 1980 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
26 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 1981 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
28 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 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 — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7% — 45 27 72 62.5% 149 78 227 65.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 60 51 111 54.1%

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 Buster C Mottram
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1498 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.37
16 1971 1471 99.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.32 1971 1534 104.7 — — — — — — +21 57.1% +0.72 1–0 — — -0.18
17 1972 1518 117.0 — — — — +33 — +37 48.0% +0.56 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.60 1972 1547 100.3 — — — — — — -1 30.0% -1.10 1–0 — — -0.37
18 1973 1554 118.1 — — — — -44 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 100.1 +0.35 1973 1659 133.4 — — — — — +68 -120 56.7% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 97.3 +0.27
19 1974 1807 139.9 — — — — +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) 107.3 +3.68 1974 1781 141.7 — — — — -124 -49 — 53.8% +0.46 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 100.8 -2.84
20 1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 107.0 -1.31 1975 1932 149.6 — — — — +20 -209 — 64.0% +1.10 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) 106.5 -2.04
21 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40 1976 1861 148.9 — — — — — +18 — 65.1% +1.28 7–3 (70%) 5–8 (38%) 102.1 -0.01
22 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38 1977 1918 152.4 — — — — +25 +10 -340 64.4% +0.91 9–8 (53%) 11–5 (69%) 101.7 +1.38
23 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07 1978 1850 144.2 — — — — +33 +43 — 61.0% +0.70 8–6 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 +0.69
24 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08 1979 1889 152.8 — — — — +44 -4 — 59.5% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 9–5 (64%) 108.9 -2.47
25 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46 1980 1828 148.0 — — — — +40 +37 — 57.5% +0.64 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) 96.6 -0.77
26 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99 1981 1777 143.5 — — — — +28 +90 -145 50.9% +0.40 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 -2.23
27 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25 1982 1863 153.4 — — — — +20 -9 -176 60.8% +1.04 6–4 (60%) 3–9 (25%) 97.0 -1.73
28 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03 1983 1716 133.5 — — — — +147 +32 — 41.7% -0.33 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 91.7 -0.88
29 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 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 — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86 — 1980 154.6 — — — — +21 +11 -138 59.3% +0.76 67–51 (57%) 50–57 (47%) 98.7 -2.63

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.