H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Butch Walts H2H: 4-0

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 4–0 lead over Butch Walts in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1979 Roland Garros round of 128 2-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Butch Walts
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 2-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Butch Walts #42 Match data May 30, 1979* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-2 6-2 Butch Walts Match data Feb 4, 1979* F Little Rock ATP 250 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis #18 6-3 6-2 Butch Walts #82 Match data Jan 26, 1977* R64 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-1 6-4 Butch Walts Match data Feb 18, 1976* R16 Salisbury 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
Butch Walts #755 #30 0 1,915 140 135 50.9% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Butch Walts
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 1975 0–3 0.0% #396 1,482 0 0
21 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3 1976 16–13 55.2% #79 1,667 0 1
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 1977 21–19 52.5% #50 1,760 0 2
23 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11 1978 13–20 39.4% #116 1,661 0 2
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15 1979 40–22 64.5% #39 1,870 0 4
25 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18 1980 22–23 48.9% #47 1,808 0 4
26 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19 1981 15–17 46.9% #85 1,707 0 4
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24 1982 3–5 37.5% #99 1,681 0 4
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25 1983 9–10 47.4% #473 1,679 0 4
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26 1984 1–3 25.0% #311 1,658 0 4
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 Butch Walts
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% 1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1976 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% 1977 2 6 8 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5%
23 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1978 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 11 13 15.4%
24 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1979 19 11 30 63.3% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 18 6 24 75.0%
25 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 1980 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 12 22 45.5%
26 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
27 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 1982 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% 1983 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
29 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — 56 50 106 52.8% 13 20 33 39.4% 9 11 20 45.0% 62 54 116 53.4%

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 Butch Walts
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 1975 1483 98.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — 0.00
21 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40 1976 1668 134.5 — — — — +66 — — 52.9% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 103.8 +0.37
22 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38 1977 1760 136.6 — — — — +14 -163 -178 51.5% -0.20 7–7 (50%) 10–3 (77%) 107.2 +0.08
23 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07 1978 1661 120.5 — — — — +38 -90 — 41.0% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 6–7 (46%) 100.5 +2.44
24 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08 1979 1871 154.6 — — — — +71 -274 — 60.0% +0.68 15–7 (68%) 14–10 (58%) 108.8 +0.43
25 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46 1980 1808 150.4 — — — — +41 -210 -193 49.5% -0.08 4–7 (36%) 8–8 (50%) 94.4 -4.84
26 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99 1981 1708 135.2 — — — — +45 -82 — 46.3% -0.18 7–7 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 94.3 +0.04
27 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25 1982 1681 118.9 — — — — +33 — — 36.8% -1.16 1–0 1–0 — -0.15
28 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03 1983 1680 127.1 — — — — +24 — — 45.7% -0.04 5–3 (63%) 3–4 (43%) 103.7 +0.79
29 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22 1984 1659 107.4 — — — — +24 — — 33.3% -1.22 0–1 1–1 — -0.15
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 — 1915 145.5 — — — — +47 -172 -183 50.0% -0.09 49–40 (55%) 58–49 (54%) 105.5 -0.36

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.