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

Vitas Gerulaitis vs Tony Roche H2H: 5-1

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 5–1 lead over Tony Roche in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 3–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1977 Perth semifinal 6-2 6-1.

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Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 29, 1977* Perth ATP 250 SF Hard Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-2 6-1 Tony Roche #17 Match data
Oct 16, 1977* Brisbane ATP 250 F Grass Vitas Gerulaitis #6 6-7 6-1 6-1 7-5 Tony Roche #21 Match data
Apr 16, 1977* Houston Wct ATP 250 QF Hard Vitas Gerulaitis #17 7-5 6-4 Tony Roche #18 Match data
Feb 11, 1977* Mexico City Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard Vitas Gerulaitis #20 6-2 6-7(6) 7-6(5) Tony Roche #18 Match data
Apr 24, 1976* Charlotte Wct ATP 250 F Carpet Tony Roche #18 6-3 3-6 6-1 Vitas Gerulaitis #25 Match data
Sep 25, 1974* San Francisco ATP 250 R64 Carpet Vitas Gerulaitis #171 6-4 7-6 Tony Roche #27 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
Tony Roche #166 #8 0 2,135 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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 Tony Roche
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 — — — — — — —
19 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,802 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,946 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,955 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1977 60–16 78.9% #4 2,118 1 8 — — — — — — —
23 1978 47–14 77.0% #5 2,155 1 11 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,839 0 5
24 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,168 1 15 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,970 0 12
25 1980 50–17 74.6% #9 2,011 1 18 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,060 0 16
26 1981 44–18 71.0% #11 2,062 1 19 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,850 0 16
27 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,052 1 24 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,906 0 17
28 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,850 1 25 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,864 0 17
29 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,836 1 26 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,929 0 18
30 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,706 1 26 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,962 0 18
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,668 1 26 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,016 0 20
32 — — — — — — — 1977 21–16 56.8% #19 1,918 0 20
33 — — — — — — — 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,843 0 21
34 — — — — — — — 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,797 0 21
35 — — — — — — — 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,807 0 21