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

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Cliff Richey H2H: 1-1

Vitas Gerulaitis and Cliff Richey are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 1–0 on clay, while Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1976 Houston round of 16 7-6(3) 6-1.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6(3) 6-1 Cliff Richey Match data Apr 10, 1976* R16 Houston ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Richey 6-1 6-0 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Feb 28, 1976* R16 Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard

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
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,115 485 222 68.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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 Cliff Richey
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 — — — — — — —
21 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21

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 Cliff Richey
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7% — 163 65 228 71.5% 161 64 225 71.6% 54 24 78 69.2% 107 69 176 60.8%

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 Cliff Richey
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 105.3 -0.55
24 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) 96.4 +4.89
25 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) 100.7 -3.20
26 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) 97.7 -1.67
27 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 101.2 -3.69
28 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) 99.1 -3.96
29 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 96.3 -1.58
30 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 100.2 +1.07 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) 100.6 +1.06
31 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 100.7 +0.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
Career — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86 — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.52

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.