H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs John Alexander H2H: 9-1

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 9–1 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 4–0 on carpet and 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1985 Delray Beach first round 3-6 6-2 6-4.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
9 – 1
10 main draw meetings
John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 5, 1985* Delray Beach Masters 1000 R128 Hard Vitas Gerulaitis #19 3-6 6-2 6-4 John Alexander #151 Match data
Feb 12, 1982* Memphis ATP 250 R16 Carpet Vitas Gerulaitis #9 6-3 6-4 John Alexander #58 Match data
May 26, 1979* Rome Masters 1000 R16 Clay Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-7 6-2 6-3 John Alexander #15 Match data
Apr 14, 1979* Monte Carlo ATP 250 SF Clay Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-2 7-6 John Alexander #18 Match data
Mar 24, 1978* Las Vegas ATP 250 R16 Carpet Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-3 6-3 John Alexander #19 Match data
Jan 1, 1978* Australian Open (2) Grand Slam SF Grass Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-1 6-2 6-4 John Alexander #18 Match data
Feb 4, 1977* Richmond Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet Vitas Gerulaitis #20 6-4 6-7(2) 6-2 John Alexander #26 Match data
Apr 11, 1976* Houston ATP 250 QF Clay Vitas Gerulaitis #25 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 John Alexander #17 Match data
Jan 25, 1975* Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet Vitas Gerulaitis #47 6-4 7-6(1) 6-3 John Alexander #28 Match data
Aug 31, 1973* US Open Grand Slam R128 Grass John Alexander #32 7-6 7-6 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #125 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Vitas Gerulaitis #796 #3 0 2,238 527 231 69.5% 1 3 0 0 22 26
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,067 579 422 57.8% 0 0 0 0 9 9

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 John Alexander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,647 0 0
17 1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,519 0 0 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,641 0 0
18 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,550 0 0 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1
19 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,802 0 1 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,815 0 1
20 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,946 0 3 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1
21 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,955 0 3 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,915 0 1
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #4 2,118 1 8 1974 38–24 61.3% #26 1,839 0 1
23 1978 47–14 77.0% #5 2,155 1 11 1975 67–24 73.6% #8 1,957 0 3
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,168 1 15 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,851 0 3
25 1980 50–17 74.6% #9 2,011 1 18 1977 48–33 59.3% #18 1,875 0 4
26 1981 44–18 71.0% #11 2,062 1 19 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 4
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,052 1 24 1979 43–28 60.6% #20 1,815 0 6
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,850 1 25 1980 11–20 35.5% #100 1,702 0 6
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,836 1 26 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,746 0 6
30 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,706 1 26 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,791 0 8
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,668 1 26 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,656 0 9
32 — — — — — — — 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,564 0 9
33 — — — — — — — 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,491 0 9