H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Mike De Palmer H2H: 1-1

Vitas Gerulaitis and Mike De Palmer are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 1–0 on carpet, while Mike De Palmer leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mike De Palmer won the 1985 South African Open round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Mike De Palmer
USA Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mike De Palmer 6-3 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #39 Match data Oct 10, 1985* R32 South African Open ATP 250 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-4 5-7 7-6 Mike De Palmer Match data Mar 10, 1983* R32 Brussels 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.

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
Mike De Palmer — — — 1,752 — — — 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.

Age Vitas Gerulaitis Mike De Palmer
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 1,955 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 — — — — — — —
23 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,171 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 — — — — — — —

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 Mike De Palmer
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% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3% 1982 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0%
21 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1983 6 8 14 42.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 4 10 60.0%
22 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% 1984 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1985 6 10 16 37.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1986 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 1987 1 5 6 16.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7% — 34 39 73 46.6% 10 12 22 45.5% 12 15 27 44.4% 12 11 23 52.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Vitas Gerulaitis Mike De Palmer
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 118.0 — — — — -45 +107 -38 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 100.1 +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1806 139.8 — — — — +70 -122 -292 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) 107.3 +3.68 1981 1497 107.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.19
20 1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 107.0 -1.32 1982 1622 119.9 — — — — +40 — -44 54.1% -0.10 8–4 (67%) 10–3 (77%) 111.2 +2.64
21 1976 1956 159.3 — — — — -1 -94 -282 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40 1983 1582 134.9 — — — — +90 -20 -9 49.5% -0.08 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 99.6 +0.81
22 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38 1984 1636 127.4 — — — — +76 — — 54.2% 0.00 3–3 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 103.7 +1.07
23 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +3 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07 1985 1714 138.4 — — — — -69 -101 -3 50.0% -0.08 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) 99.8 -1.39
24 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +109 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08 1986 1674 121.3 — — — — -14 -49 — 40.8% -0.75 3–2 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 102.2 -0.63
25 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46 1987 1589 116.5 — — — — -4 — — 35.1% -0.97 0–3 (0%) 3–2 (60%) 97.4 -0.70
26 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 2053 159.0 — — — — +32 -10 -68 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +31 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 100.2 +1.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86 — 1752 135.1 — — — — +28 -50 -18 48.1% -0.26 26–29 (47%) 37–25 (60%) 108.0 +1.11

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.