H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Laurie Tenney vs Ruta Gerulaitis H2H: 0-1

Ruta Gerulaitis holds a 1–0 lead over Laurie Tenney in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ruta Gerulaitis leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ruta Gerulaitis won the 1976 US Open round of 128 6-2 6-1.

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Laurie Tenney
USA
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ruta Gerulaitis
USA Age 70

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ruta Gerulaitis 6-2 6-1 Laurie Tenney Match data Sep 3, 1976* R128 US Open Grand Slam Clay

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
Laurie Tenney — — — 1,713 64 80 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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.

Laurie Tenney Ruta Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,482 0 0 1974 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0
1969 1–1 50.0% — 1,482 0 0 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,554 0 0
1970 6–5 54.5% — 1,521 0 0 1976 9–9 50.0% — 1,642 0 0
1971 4–6 40.0% — 1,542 0 0 1977 4–8 33.3% — 1,604 0 0
1972 9–9 50.0% — 1,577 0 0 1978 11–21 34.4% — 1,601 0 0
1973 17–11 60.7% — 1,673 0 2 1979 6–11 35.3% — 1,631 0 0
1974 18–21 46.2% — 1,623 0 2 1980 0–6 0.0% — 1,557 0 0
1975 8–15 34.8% — 1,597 0 2 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,540 0 0
1976 1–10 9.1% — 1,529 0 2 — — — — — — —
1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,511 0 2 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Laurie Tenney 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 %
1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
1969 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
1970 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1976 — — — — 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
1972 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1978 4 8 12 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 7 9 22.2%
1973 9 4 13 69.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1979 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
1974 2 3 5 40.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 — — — — 1 7 8 12.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 24 18 42 57.1% 20 29 49 40.8% 10 20 30 33.3% 3 7 10 30.0% Career 4 14 18 22.2% 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 4 18 22 18.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Laurie Tenney 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
1968 1483 97.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.13 1974 1508 105.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.22
1969 1482 93.1 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — +0.17 1975 1554 114.5 — — — — — +5 — 56.3% +0.13 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +1.00
1970 1522 105.8 — — — — +62 — +28 51.9% 0.00 3–2 (60%) — — +2.07 1976 1642 128.8 — — — — — +43 — 47.7% +0.16 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.34
1971 1543 114.8 — — — — +39 — +20 45.0% +0.10 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.69 1977 1604 112.2 — — — — -87 +72 — 37.5% -0.75 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +0.81
1972 1578 124.5 — — — — +106 — -53 51.4% +0.41 0–1 1–1 — +2.24 1978 1602 126.0 — — — — -69 +34 +27 38.0% -0.65 2–7 (22%) 0–5 (0%) 92.6 +1.42
1973 1674 130.7 — — — — +113 -135 -171 56.1% +0.51 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 98.3 +1.90 1979 1631 132.6 — — — — -138 +77 +27 35.1% -0.65 2–3 (40%) 0–3 (0%) 96.8 -0.30
1974 1624 122.0 — — — — +68 +17 -151 46.3% -0.18 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 98.9 +0.54 1980 1557 107.5 — — — — -158 — — 7.7% -2.46 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
1975 1598 122.8 — — — — — +20 -77 42.6% -0.57 1–7 (13%) 2–1 (67%) 94.7 -1.03 1981 1541 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.20
1976 1530 105.4 — — — — — +25 — 20.8% -2.04 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1512 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1713 124.8 — — — — +88 -3 -58 45.8% -0.22 14–22 (39%) 8–12 (40%) 93.8 +4.40 Career 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.