Vitas Gerulaitis
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 7 | 18 | 25 | Aug 17, 1985 | H2H |
| Bjorn Borg | 1 | 16 | 17 | Jul 1, 1981 | H2H |
| John McEnroe | 3 | 11 | 14 | Aug 20, 1984 | H2H |
| Wojtek Fibak | 9 | 4 | 13 | Nov 11, 1983 | H2H |
| Johan Kriek | 7 | 4 | 11 | Mar 9, 1984 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 5–1 lead over Ken Rosewall in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 4–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1978 Forest Hills Wct round robin 6-3 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-3 6-2 | Ken Rosewall | Match data | Jul 10, 1978 | RR | Forest Hills Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-3 7-6 | Ken Rosewall | Match data | Feb 4, 1978* | QF | Richmond Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Ken Rosewall | 7-6 6-4 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Match data | Oct 22, 1977* | SF | Sydney Indoor | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 | Ken Rosewall | Match data | Mar 4, 1977* | R16 | Monterrey Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-3 6-2 | Ken Rosewall | Match data | Dec 2, 1976 | RR | Las Vegas | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 7-5 6-2 | Ken Rosewall | Match data | Apr 23, 1976* | SF | Charlotte Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
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.
| 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 |
| Ken Rosewall | #255 | #2 | 0 | 2,233 | 535 | 193 | 73.5% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 39 |
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 | Ken Rosewall | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1977 | 60–16 | 78.9% | #5 | 2,123 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1978 | 47–15 | 75.8% | #5 | 2,172 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1979 | 71–22 | 76.3% | #4 | 2,179 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1980 | 51–18 | 73.9% | #9 | 2,021 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1981 | 44–19 | 69.8% | #11 | 2,062 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1982 | 61–15 | 80.3% | #5 | 2,053 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1983 | 32–20 | 61.5% | #20 | 1,852 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1984 | 34–21 | 61.8% | #17 | 1,845 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1985 | 12–15 | 44.4% | #81 | 1,709 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1986 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #799 | 1,671 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 45–12 | 78.9% | — | 1,854 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 49–21 | 70.0% | — | 1,943 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 72–21 | 77.4% | — | 2,086 | 2 | 13 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 80–24 | 76.9% | — | 2,158 | 3 | 21 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 61–15 | 80.3% | — | 2,117 | 4 | 28 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 65–17 | 79.3% | #6 | 2,106 | 4 | 33 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 26–7 | 78.8% | #9 | 2,114 | 4 | 33 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 37–11 | 77.1% | #6 | 1,998 | 4 | 36 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 35–18 | 66.0% | #13 | 1,978 | 4 | 38 |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 39–20 | 66.1% | #11 | 1,981 | 4 | 39 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 19–19 | 50.0% | #34 | 1,809 | 4 | 39 |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 4–5 | 44.4% | #207 | 1,747 | 4 | 39 |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #255 | 1,747 | 4 | 39 |
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 | Ken Rosewall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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%) | — | +0.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1974 | 1807 | 139.9 | — | — | — | — | +70 | -123 | -293 | 59.2% | +0.61 | 11–8 (58%) | 12–10 (55%) | — | +3.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1975 | 1938 | 156.0 | — | — | — | — | +77 | -133 | — | 67.4% | +1.26 | 9–6 (60%) | 8–5 (62%) | — | -1.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1976 | 1956 | 159.4 | — | — | — | — | +1 | -93 | -281 | 60.9% | +0.82 | 7–10 (41%) | 7–6 (54%) | — | -1.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1977 | 2123 | 166.2 | — | — | — | — | -26 | -161 | -99 | 70.0% | +1.55 | 20–11 (65%) | 15–15 (50%) | — | -3.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1978 | 2172 | 174.3 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -120 | -105 | 70.2% | +1.52 | 10–4 (71%) | 7–9 (44%) | — | -6.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1979 | 2179 | 173.1 | — | — | — | — | +110 | -68 | — | 69.5% | +1.47 | 15–8 (65%) | 15–16 (48%) | — | -6.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1980 | 2022 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +123 | +120 | -86 | 67.8% | +1.36 | 13–8 (62%) | 9–6 (60%) | — | -5.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1981 | 2062 | 165.2 | — | — | — | — | +73 | -35 | -98 | 65.4% | +1.35 | 11–10 (52%) | 8–12 (40%) | — | -2.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1982 | 2054 | 159.0 | — | — | — | — | +31 | -11 | -69 | 71.5% | +1.63 | 17–5 (77%) | 12–9 (57%) | — | -0.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1983 | 1852 | 143.3 | — | — | — | — | +149 | +90 | +32 | 56.1% | +0.14 | 9–7 (56%) | 17–3 (85%) | — | -1.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1984 | 1846 | 145.8 | — | — | — | — | +74 | +56 | 0 | 55.3% | +0.18 | 15–5 (75%) | 14–10 (58%) | — | +0.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1985 | 1710 | 124.5 | — | — | — | — | +85 | +41 | +155 | 44.9% | -0.44 | 5–4 (56%) | 7–5 (58%) | — | +1.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1986 | 1671 | 99.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.60 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1855 | 127.3 | — | — | — | — | -37 | -15 | -122 | 72.6% | +1.53 | 6–4 (60%) | — | — | +0.08 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1944 | 143.7 | — | — | — | — | +58 | -13 | -84 | 64.8% | +1.25 | 11–10 (52%) | — | — | -2.55 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 2087 | 161.2 | — | — | — | — | -35 | -47 | +195 | 72.2% | +1.57 | 10–6 (63%) | 5–3 (63%) | — | -3.59 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 2159 | 161.8 | — | — | — | — | +91 | -83 | +112 | 73.0% | +1.68 | 13–5 (72%) | 11–9 (55%) | — | -5.10 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 2118 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +74 | +120 | 74.4% | +1.64 | 14–8 (64%) | 14–8 (64%) | — | -2.93 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 2106 | 159.5 | — | — | — | — | +10 | +119 | +57 | 74.3% | +1.84 | 13–12 (52%) | 11–9 (55%) | — | -2.08 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 2114 | 153.5 | — | — | — | — | -17 | — | +148 | 68.8% | +1.19 | 5–2 (71%) | 6–5 (55%) | — | -1.13 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1998 | 149.9 | — | — | — | — | +18 | +205 | +172 | 72.2% | +1.56 | 9–3 (75%) | 2–7 (22%) | — | +0.64 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1978 | 156.6 | — | — | — | — | +69 | +134 | +115 | 63.2% | +0.93 | 6–5 (55%) | 9–0 (100%) | — | -0.11 |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1982 | 157.9 | — | — | — | — | +99 | +50 | +68 | 62.2% | +0.78 | 11–10 (52%) | 11–6 (65%) | — | -1.33 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1809 | 142.6 | — | — | — | — | +145 | +61 | +178 | 51.1% | +0.18 | 4–5 (44%) | 4–4 (50%) | — | -0.68 |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1748 | 115.3 | — | — | — | — | +136 | — | +221 | 52.4% | -0.05 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–1 | — | +0.41 |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 1748 | 117.3 | — | — | — | — | +115 | — | — | 53.3% | -0.33 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.23 |
| Career | — | 2232 | 164.2 | — | — | — | — | +61 | -24 | -77 | 63.9% | +1.04 | 146–93 (61%) | 132–114 (54%) | 102.0 | -2.86 | — | 2234 | 159.3 | — | — | — | — | +43 | +53 | +84 | 69.0% | +1.35 | 103–75 (58%) | 74–52 (59%) | 97.4 | -2.57 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 7 | 18 | 25 | Aug 17, 1985 | H2H |
| Bjorn Borg | 1 | 16 | 17 | Jul 1, 1981 | H2H |
| John McEnroe | 3 | 11 | 14 | Aug 20, 1984 | H2H |
| Wojtek Fibak | 9 | 4 | 13 | Nov 11, 1983 | H2H |
| Johan Kriek | 7 | 4 | 11 | Mar 9, 1984 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Laver | 7 | 24 | 31 | Apr 10, 1976 | H2H |
| Marty Riessen | 17 | 6 | 23 | Jan 10, 1977 | H2H |
| John Newcombe | 12 | 10 | 22 | Oct 19, 1974 | H2H |
| Andres Gimeno | 17 | 4 | 21 | Nov 5, 1971 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 13 | 7 | 20 | Feb 3, 1978 | H2H |