H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Jairo Velasco H2H: 2-0

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 2–0 lead over Jairo Velasco in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1982 Geneva Open quarterfinal 7-5 6-1.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Jairo Velasco
ESP

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 7-5 6-1 Jairo Velasco Match data Sep 25, 1982* QF Geneva Open ATP 250 Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis #9 6-0 6-1 Jairo Velasco Match data Nov 7, 1980* R16 Quito 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
Jairo Velasco — — — 1,701 — — — 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 Jairo Velasco
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,517 0 0 — — — — — — —
1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,553 0 0 — — — — — — —
1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1 — — — — — — —
1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3 — — — — — — —
1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3 — — — — — — —
1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 — — — — — — —
1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11 — — — — — — —
1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15 — — — — — — —
1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18 — — — — — — —
1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19 — — — — — — —
1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24 — — — — — — —
1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25 — — — — — — —
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 Jairo Velasco
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 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1969 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
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% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7% 1971 — — — — 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% 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 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% 1973 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% 1974 0 3 3 0.0% 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1975 — — — — 16 20 36 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 15 23 38 39.5% — — — — 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% 1977 — — — — 3 12 15 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 1978 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 1979 — — — — 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% 1980 — — — — 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — —
1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 11 15 26 42.3% — — — — 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% Career 1 11 12 8.3% 99 133 232 42.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 9 12 25.0%

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 Jairo Velasco
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 1487 97.7 — — — — — +8 — 37.5% -0.88 — — — +0.08
1972 1518 117.0 — — — — +33 — +37 48.0% +0.56 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.60 1969 1434 101.0 — — — — — -2 — 22.7% -2.05 0–2 — — +0.20
1973 1554 117.9 — — — — -45 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 100.1 +0.36 1970 1470 105.1 — — — — — +26 — 46.7% -0.27 — — — +0.67
1974 1807 139.8 — — — — +69 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) 107.3 +3.64 1971 1473 104.2 — — — — — +25 — 44.4% -0.78 — — — +0.23
1975 1939 156.0 — — — — +76 -134 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 107.0 -1.32 1972 1527 109.1 — — — — — +48 — 43.8% -0.78 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.23
1976 1956 159.3 — — — — -1 -94 -282 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40 1973 1528 98.8 — — — — — +38 — 33.3% -1.50 — — — -0.15
1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38 1974 1586 130.6 — — — — -91 +40 — 45.6% -0.49 5–9 (36%) 5–4 (56%) 97.4 +0.69
1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +3 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07 1975 1638 124.1 — — — — — +30 — 42.1% -0.63 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 103.9 +1.64
1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +109 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08 1976 1602 131.8 — — — — -127 +31 — 40.2% -0.57 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) 99.2 +1.17
1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +124 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46 1977 1547 130.9 — — — — — +15 — 33.3% -1.00 1–6 (14%) 2–1 (67%) 97.0 -0.56
1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99 1978 1606 128.1 — — — — — +22 — 44.0% -0.60 4–3 (57%) — — -0.33
1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25 1979 1647 128.2 — — — — — +28 — 44.2% -0.54 5–1 (83%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.99
1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +31 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03 1980 1641 126.1 — — — — — +17 — 43.6% -0.60 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) 102.2 +0.07
1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22 1981 1609 118.1 — — — — — +40 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.22
1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 100.2 +1.07 1982 1621 121.6 — — — — — +59 — 41.7% -0.63 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 102.2 +0.28
1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26 1983 1620 127.0 — — — — — +33 — 42.6% -0.43 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24
Career 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86 Career 1701 132.7 — — — — -101 +29 — 41.4% -0.67 41–51 (45%) 27–22 (55%) 102.2 +1.67

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.