H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Heather Ludloff vs Ruta Gerulaitis H2H: 0-1

Ruta Gerulaitis holds a 1–0 lead over Heather Ludloff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ruta Gerulaitis leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ruta Gerulaitis won the 1978 Wimbledon round of 64 6-0 6-0.

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Heather Ludloff
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ruta Gerulaitis
USA Age 70

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ruta Gerulaitis 6-0 6-0 Heather Ludloff Match data Jun 30, 1978* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Heather Ludloff #512 #69 11 1,575 48 106 31.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruta Gerulaitis — — — 1,684 36 60 37.5% 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 Heather Ludloff Ruta Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1978 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1979 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1974 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0
19 1980 2–5 28.6% — 1,465 0 0 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,554 0 0
20 1981 0–2 0.0% — 1,440 0 0 1976 9–9 50.0% — 1,642 0 0
21 1982 3–4 42.9% — 1,473 0 0 1977 4–8 33.3% — 1,604 0 0
22 1983 7–15 31.8% — 1,514 0 0 1978 11–21 34.4% — 1,601 0 0
23 1984 6–9 40.0% #129 1,545 0 0 1979 6–11 35.3% — 1,631 0 0
24 1985 2–12 14.3% #127 1,488 0 0 1980 0–6 0.0% — 1,557 0 0
25 1986 0–1 0.0% #192 1,473 0 0 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,540 0 0
26 1987 12–16 42.9% #74 1,542 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1988 6–14 30.0% #123 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1989 4–9 30.8% #164 1,468 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1990 2–6 25.0% #219 1,456 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1991 3–5 37.5% #141 1,502 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 1992 1–6 14.3% #282 1,472 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Heather Ludloff 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 1978 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 1980 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
20 1981 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 1983 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1978 4 8 12 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 7 9 22.2%
23 1984 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1985 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1987 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1988 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1989 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1990 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1991 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1992 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 51 71 28.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 20 33 53 37.7% 7 17 24 29.2% — 4 14 18 22.2% 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 4 18 22 18.2%

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 Heather Ludloff 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 1978 1488 88.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1979 1483 102.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.05 1974 1508 105.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.22
19 1980 1465 105.1 — — — — +53 — — 37.5% -0.50 0–2 1–0 — +0.22 1975 1554 114.5 — — — — — +5 — 56.3% +0.13 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +1.00
20 1981 1441 97.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.27 1976 1642 128.8 — — — — — +43 — 47.7% +0.16 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.34
21 1982 1473 106.3 — — — — +70 — — 46.7% -0.27 0–1 — — +0.83 1977 1604 112.2 — — — — -87 +72 — 37.5% -0.75 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +0.81
22 1983 1515 109.9 — — — — +14 — +43 34.7% -1.10 2–3 (40%) 7–5 (58%) 101.0 +0.12 1978 1602 126.0 — — — — -69 +34 +27 38.0% -0.65 2–7 (22%) 0–5 (0%) 92.6 +1.42
23 1984 1546 102.7 — — — — -41 — +67 41.9% -1.26 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.91 1979 1631 132.6 — — — — -138 +77 +27 35.1% -0.65 2–3 (40%) 0–3 (0%) 96.8 -0.30
24 1985 1488 104.3 — — — — -35 — +74 22.6% -2.29 0–3 (0%) 3–0 (100%) 100.2 +0.47 1980 1557 107.5 — — — — -158 — — 7.7% -2.46 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
25 1986 1474 99.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.19 1981 1541 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.20
26 1987 1542 110.3 — — — — -48 — +54 43.3% -0.72 6–5 (55%) 2–3 (40%) 104.8 +2.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1988 1504 112.8 — — — — -63 — +65 36.2% -0.83 2–5 (29%) 2–7 (22%) 93.9 +0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1989 1468 103.4 — — — — +3 — +51 35.5% -1.45 2–3 (40%) 2–0 — +1.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1990 1457 97.4 — — — — -10 — +67 26.3% -1.79 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1991 1503 120.4 — — — — -99 — +132 35.0% -1.40 3–1 (75%) 2–1 (67%) 105.9 -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1992 1473 105.8 — — — — -96 — +134 29.4% -1.47 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1576 110.5 — — — — -27 — +69 35.5% -1.20 19–30 (39%) 22–18 (55%) 102.5 +5.16 — 1684 129.8 — — — — -94 +47 +27 38.8% -0.54 14–19 (42%) 6–10 (38%) 96.0 +3.32

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.