H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC

Barbara Jordan vs Ruta Gerulaitis H2H: 1-0

Barbara Jordan holds a 1–0 lead over Ruta Gerulaitis in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Jordan leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Barbara Jordan won the 1980 Las Vegas Futures quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

USA Age 69 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Jordan 6-4 6-3 Ruta Gerulaitis Match data Jan 19, 1980* QF Las Vegas Futures WTA 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
Barbara Jordan — — — 1,704 65 102 38.9% 1 0 0 0 0 1
Ruta Gerulaitis — — — 1,688 40 62 39.2% 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 Barbara Jordan Ruta Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1974 4–1 80.0% — 1,551 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1975 3–1 75.0% — 1,583 0 0 1974 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0
19 1976 1–2 33.3% — 1,573 0 0 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,554 0 0
20 1977 3–2 60.0% — 1,619 0 0 1976 9–9 50.0% — 1,642 0 0
21 1978 0–6 0.0% — 1,531 0 0 1977 4–8 33.3% — 1,603 0 0
22 1979 12–20 37.5% — 1,658 1 1 1978 13–22 37.1% — 1,607 0 0
23 1980 17–19 47.2% — 1,677 1 1 1979 6–11 35.3% — 1,635 0 0
24 1981 11–16 40.7% — 1,636 1 1 1980 2–7 22.2% — 1,570 0 0
25 1982 8–16 33.3% — 1,615 1 1 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,553 0 0
26 1983 4–12 25.0% — 1,535 1 1 — — — — — — —
27 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,522 1 1 — — — — — — —
28 1985 2–6 25.0% — 1,489 1 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 Barbara Jordan Ruta Gerulaitis
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 %
17 1974 — — — — — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1975 — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 1979 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 1978 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 7 9 22.2%
23 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 1979 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 15 29 44 34.1% 20 29 49 40.8% 22 20 42 52.4% 6 22 28 21.4% — 6 15 21 28.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 6 19 25 24.0%

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 Barbara Jordan Ruta Gerulaitis
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
17 1974 1552 111.5 — — — — — — +71 72.7% +2.00 1–0 — — +0.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1975 1583 110.0 — — — — — — +70 75.0% +1.88 — — — +0.71 1974 1508 105.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.22
19 1976 1573 101.9 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.75 — — — +0.47 1975 1554 114.5 — — — — — +5 — 56.3% +0.13 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +1.04
20 1977 1619 117.5 — — — — — — — 63.6% +0.36 0–1 — — -0.49 1976 1642 128.8 — — — — — +43 — 47.7% +0.16 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.35
21 1978 1532 102.7 — — — — +2 — — 16.7% -2.17 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.90 1977 1604 112.5 — — — — -86 +71 — 37.5% -0.75 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +0.82
22 1979 1659 139.7 — — — — -114 -133 +100 40.8% -0.63 2–5 (29%) 1–4 (20%) 96.2 -0.05 1978 1608 126.3 — — — — -63 +28 +22 39.7% -0.50 3–7 (30%) 0–6 (0%) 93.1 +1.84
23 1980 1678 120.4 — — — — -142 -55 +52 46.5% -0.51 5–2 (71%) 6–3 (67%) 108.5 +0.73 1979 1635 132.9 — — — — -130 +74 +22 35.1% -0.65 2–3 (40%) 0–3 (0%) 96.7 -0.30
24 1981 1636 113.3 — — — — -29 -11 — 42.1% -0.65 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.9 +2.12 1980 1570 109.2 — — — — -122 — — 25.0% -1.35 1–1 0–1 — +1.09
25 1982 1616 116.0 — — — — -83 -27 +105 35.3% -1.12 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.5 -0.98 1981 1553 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.20
26 1983 1535 105.4 — — — — -45 — +159 30.6% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 1523 98.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1489 92.3 — — — — -27 — — 23.5% -1.94 1–0 — — +1.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1705 123.3 — — — — -79 -46 +102 41.0% -0.73 12–17 (41%) 14–16 (47%) 99.7 +4.10 — 1688 129.6 — — — — -86 +45 +22 39.9% -0.45 16–19 (46%) 6–11 (35%) 97.0 +4.47

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.