# Vitas Gerulaitis vs John Whitlinger — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/vitas-gerulaitis-vs-john-whitlinger?player1_id=4446051&player2_id=4580066
Tour: ATP

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 1–0 lead over John Whitlinger in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1977 Brisbane International round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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## Overall
- Vitas Gerulaitis: 1 wins
- John Whitlinger: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Grass: Vitas Gerulaitis 1 - 0 John Whitlinger

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Vitas Gerulaitis 1 - 0 John Whitlinger

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 2232 | 164.2 | - | - | - | - | 61 | -24 | -77 | 63.9% | 1.04 | 146-93 (61%) | 132-114 (54%) | 102.0 | -2.86 |
| John Whitlinger | 1630 | 116.6 | - | - | - | - | 37 | -33 | 11 | 38.7% | -0.96 | 18-20 (47%) | 18-16 (53%) | 104.2 | 8.71 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1977-10-13* | Brisbane International | ATP 250 | R32 | Grass | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-3 6-3 |

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