H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Ove Bengtson H2H: 2-1

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 2–1 lead over Ove Bengtson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 2–0 on carpet, while Ove Bengtson leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ove Bengtson won the 1976 Vienna Open quarterfinal 7-6 2-6 6-3.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Ove Bengtson
SWE Age 81 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ove Bengtson 7-6 2-6 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Oct 30, 1976* QF Vienna Open ATP 250 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis #19 6-4 6-1 Ove Bengtson #130 Match data Apr 17, 1975* R32 Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis #47 7-5 4-6 6-1 Ove Bengtson #68 Match data Jan 22, 1975* R64 Philadelphia 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.

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
Ove Bengtson #261 #43 0 1,732 132 168 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Ove Bengtson
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 1,956 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8 — — — — — — —
23 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11 1968 5–6 45.5% — 1,557 0 0
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15 1969 24–14 63.2% — 1,699 0 1
25 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18 1970 1–4 20.0% — 1,648 0 1
26 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19 1971 6–7 46.2% — 1,636 0 1
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24 1972 17–24 41.5% — 1,678 0 1
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25 1973 22–27 44.9% #56 1,646 0 1
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26 1974 12–20 37.5% #68 1,635 0 1
30 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26 1975 2–15 11.8% #177 1,539 0 1
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26 1976 13–11 54.2% #43 1,657 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 1977 12–13 48.0% #89 1,665 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 1978 14–15 48.3% #88 1,725 0 1
34 — — — — — — — 1979 4–12 25.0% #261 1,598 0 1

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 Ove Bengtson
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1968 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% 1969 8 4 12 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 1972 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
28 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5% 1973 7 10 17 41.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 9 19 52.6%
29 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 1974 6 4 10 60.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
30 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1975 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1 5 6 16.7%
31 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
Career — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7% — 48 58 106 45.3% 19 37 56 33.9% 25 22 47 53.2% 40 51 91 44.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Ove Bengtson
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%) 100.1 +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1807 139.9 — — — — +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) 107.3 +3.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 107.0 -1.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07 1968 1558 109.4 — — — — — -67 -17 45.5% -0.18 2–1 (67%) — — -1.21
24 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08 1969 1699 122.0 — — — — +49 -151 -25 58.8% +0.65 10–5 (67%) — — +3.21
25 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46 1970 1649 106.8 — — — — — -104 — 37.5% -1.19 0–1 — — -0.47
26 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99 1971 1636 112.8 — — — — +63 — -23 47.4% -0.34 2–2 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 101.8 +0.19
27 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25 1972 1679 130.8 — — — — +45 -99 -132 46.0% -0.24 4–10 (29%) 3–3 (50%) 95.5 +1.02
28 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03 1973 1647 123.8 — — — — +16 -57 -86 44.3% -0.42 4–6 (40%) 10–6 (63%) 100.5 +2.04
29 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22 1974 1636 126.2 — — — — +34 -130 -46 39.2% -0.96 2–7 (22%) 13–6 (68%) 102.0 -1.62
30 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 100.2 +1.07 1975 1540 122.9 — — — — +28 -64 — 26.2% -1.57 1–7 (13%) 2–5 (29%) 91.0 -1.08
31 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26 1976 1657 131.0 — — — — -19 -165 +36 53.6% +0.04 4–4 (50%) 6–2 (75%) 105.1 +1.17
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1666 124.8 — — — — 0 — — 46.3% -0.43 3–1 (75%) 8–3 (73%) 107.2 +1.91
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1726 135.2 — — — — -9 -188 -18 50.0% -0.32 6–7 (46%) 12–6 (67%) 104.1 +0.31
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1598 117.7 — — — — -27 — +138 36.4% -0.71 3–5 (38%) 1–8 (11%) 91.7 +0.48
Career — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86 — 1732 131.5 — — — — +18 -112 -17 45.9% -0.35 41–56 (42%) 58–40 (59%) 104.0 +2.02

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.