H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Rod Laver H2H: 1-3

Rod Laver holds a 3–1 lead over Vitas Gerulaitis in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 2–0 on carpet, while Vitas Gerulaitis leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1977 Wct Challenge Cup round robin 2-6 6-5 6-5.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 2-6 6-5 6-5 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data Nov 14, 1977 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis 4-6 6-3 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Apr 12, 1975* SF St. Louis ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Mar 30, 1975* F Orlando Wct ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver #4 6-0 6-2 Vitas Gerulaitis #22 Match data Mar 15, 1975* QF Sao Paulo 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
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

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 Rod Laver
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 — — — — — — —
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 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 — — — — — — — 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 — — — — — — — 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 — — — — — — — 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 — — — — — — — 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 — — — — — — — 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 — — — — — — — 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 — — — — — — — 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69

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 Rod Laver
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7% — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

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 Rod Laver
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 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) — +1.07 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
Career — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86 — 2304 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

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.