H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Charlie Owens H2H: 3-1

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 3–1 lead over Charlie Owens in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 2–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1975 Washington quarterfinal 6-1 6-0.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Charlie Owens
USA Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-1 6-0 Charlie Owens Match data Apr 8, 1975* QF Washington ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis #47 6-2 6-2 Charlie Owens #113 Match data Feb 3, 1975* QF Roanoke ATP 250 Carpet
Charlie Owens 6-7 6-4 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Apr 12, 1974* QF Washington ATP 250 Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 6-4 Charlie Owens Match data Jul 26, 1973* R32 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
Charlie Owens #571 #36 0 1,719 57 82 41.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

Vitas Gerulaitis Charlie Owens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0
1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,517 0 0 1969 0–3 0.0% — 1,431 0 0
1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,554 0 0 1970 0–5 0.0% — 1,398 0 0
1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1 1972 6–7 46.2% — 1,477 0 0
1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3 1973 11–13 45.8% #151 1,557 0 0
1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3 1974 18–13 58.1% #113 1,699 0 0
1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 1975 11–16 40.7% #111 1,644 0 0
1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11 1976 6–6 50.0% #215 1,644 0 0
1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15 1977 0–1 0.0% #234 1,639 0 0
1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18 1978 0–1 0.0% #436 1,631 0 0
1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19 1979 1–7 12.5% #64 1,541 0 0
1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24 1980 3–8 27.3% #274 1,543 0 0
1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,548 0 0
1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26 — — — — — — —
1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26 — — — — — — —
1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Vitas Gerulaitis Charlie Owens
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 %
1971 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3% 1973 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 8 12 33.3%
1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1976 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1977 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 1980 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 5 6 16.7%
1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 17 18 35 48.6% 16 23 39 41.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 17 31 48 35.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Vitas Gerulaitis Charlie Owens
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
1971 1471 99.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.32 1968 1475 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.67 — — — +0.05
1972 1518 117.0 — — — — +33 — +37 48.0% +0.56 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.60 1969 1432 96.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) — — +0.27
1973 1554 118.1 — — — — -44 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 100.1 +0.35 1970 1398 93.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.83 — — — +0.21
1974 1807 139.9 — — — — +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) 107.3 +3.68 1972 1478 122.0 — — — — +95 +81 — 51.7% +0.31 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.9 +0.65
1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 107.0 -1.31 1973 1558 115.0 — — — — +15 +12 -61 47.4% -0.05 2–5 (29%) 4–4 (50%) 98.6 +1.60
1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40 1974 1700 118.6 — — — — -84 -56 -159 52.6% +0.23 10–3 (77%) 10–3 (77%) 111.9 +4.41
1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38 1975 1645 123.6 — — — — -42 -38 -33 42.6% -0.40 5–4 (56%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.59
1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07 1976 1644 111.8 — — — — -50 -26 — 50.0% -0.04 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +1.93
1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08 1977 1640 102.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.13
1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46 1978 1631 103.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99 1979 1542 111.1 — — — — -5 +16 — 20.0% -1.95 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.57
1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25 1980 1544 123.5 — — — — -29 +22 — 32.0% -0.88 1–2 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 96.6 -0.01
1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03 1981 1548 102.1 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.23
1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 100.2 +1.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1720 122.3 — — — — -31 0 -79 43.0% -0.38 23–23 (50%) 23–17 (58%) 105.7 +8.24

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.