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

Marise Kruger vs Ruta Gerulaitis H2H: 1-0

Marise Kruger holds a 1–0 lead over Ruta Gerulaitis in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Marise Kruger leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Marise Kruger won the 1977 Oldsmar round of 16 4-6 6-2 6-4.

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Marise Kruger
RSA Age 68 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ruta Gerulaitis
USA Age 70

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marise Kruger 4-6 6-2 6-4 Ruta Gerulaitis Match data Sep 30, 1977* R16 Oldsmar WTA 250 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
Marise Kruger — — — 1,888 71 70 50.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Marise Kruger Ruta Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1974 0–3 0.0% — 1,463 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1975 0–1 0.0% — 1,450 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1976 18–9 66.7% — 1,742 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1977 21–18 53.8% — 1,812 0 1 1974 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0
19 1978 14–18 43.8% — 1,721 0 1 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,554 0 0
20 1979 18–19 48.6% — 1,755 0 1 1976 9–9 50.0% — 1,642 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1977 4–8 33.3% — 1,604 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1978 11–21 34.4% — 1,601 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1979 6–11 35.3% — 1,631 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 1980 0–6 0.0% — 1,557 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,540 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 Marise Kruger 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 %
14 1973 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1974 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 11 7 18 61.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 1978 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1975 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
20 1979 7 6 13 53.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 1976 — — — — 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 4 8 12 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 7 9 22.2%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 15 23 38 39.5% 17 12 29 58.6% 20 15 35 57.1% 19 20 39 48.7% — 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 Marise Kruger 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
14 1973 1480 89.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.75 — — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1974 1464 103.9 — — — — +22 — — 0.0% -2.33 — 0–1 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1975 1450 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1976 1742 141.1 — — — — -145 -155 +19 64.5% +1.10 4–4 (50%) 1–1 — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1977 1812 142.1 — — — — -216 -42 -4 52.3% +0.18 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.60 1974 1508 105.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.22
19 1978 1722 135.4 — — — — -70 — +53 44.9% +0.06 4–5 (44%) 2–7 (22%) 94.9 -0.79 1975 1554 114.5 — — — — — +5 — 56.3% +0.13 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +1.00
20 1979 1756 137.6 — — — — +42 -21 -31 45.8% -0.40 9–4 (69%) 3–3 (50%) 107.2 +1.23 1976 1642 128.8 — — — — — +43 — 47.7% +0.16 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.34
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1604 112.2 — — — — -87 +72 — 37.5% -0.75 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +0.81
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1602 126.0 — — — — -69 +34 +27 38.0% -0.65 2–7 (22%) 0–5 (0%) 92.6 +1.42
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1631 132.6 — — — — -138 +77 +27 35.1% -0.65 2–3 (40%) 0–3 (0%) 96.8 -0.30
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1557 107.5 — — — — -158 — — 7.7% -2.46 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1541 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.20
Career — 1888 141.6 — — — — -56 -62 +20 49.4% +0.05 23–19 (55%) 7–15 (32%) 101.5 -0.52 — 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.