H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Phil Dent H2H: 3-0

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 3–0 lead over Phil Dent in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1978 Forest Hills Wct round-robin match 6-1 7-6.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Phil Dent
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 10, 1978 Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 RR Clay Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-1 7-6 Phil Dent #29 Match data
Dec 17, 1977* Sydney Outdoor ATP 250 QF Grass Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-3 3-6 6-4 Phil Dent #20 Match data
Oct 22, 1977* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 QF Hard Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-2 6-2 Phil Dent #19 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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,953 418 351 54.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Phil Dent
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,519 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,550 0 0 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,602 0 0
19 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,802 0 1 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,591 0 0
20 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,946 0 3 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,662 0 0
21 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,955 0 3 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,680 0 1
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #4 2,118 1 8 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,601 0 1
23 1978 47–14 77.0% #5 2,155 1 11 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,782 0 1
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,168 1 15 1974 29–20 59.2% #41 1,823 0 1
25 1980 50–17 74.6% #9 2,011 1 18 1975 42–27 60.9% #33 1,860 0 1
26 1981 44–18 71.0% #11 2,062 1 19 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,846 0 1
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,052 1 24 1977 59–29 67.0% #22 1,850 0 1
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,850 1 25 1978 26–27 49.1% #87 1,749 0 1
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,836 1 26 1979 28–23 54.9% #50 1,853 0 3
30 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,706 1 26 1980 28–20 58.3% #34 1,837 0 3
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,668 1 26 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,750 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,726 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,637 0 3