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Ruta Gerulaitis holds a 1–0 lead over Mimi Kanarek in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ruta Gerulaitis leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ruta Gerulaitis won the 1975 South Orange quarterfinal 6-4 5-1 RET.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruta Gerulaitis | 6-4 5-1 (ret.) | Mimi Kanarek | Match data | Aug 23, 1975* | QF | South Orange | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruta Gerulaitis | — | — | — | 1,684 | 36 | 60 | 37.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mimi Kanarek | — | — | — | 1,524 | 7 | 16 | 30.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | Ruta Gerulaitis | Mimi Kanarek | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 1974 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,507 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1975 | 5–3 | 62.5% | — | 1,554 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 4–9 | 30.8% | — | 1,451 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,428 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,416 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1–0 | 100.0% | — | 1,437 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,424 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Ruta Gerulaitis | Mimi Kanarek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 18 | 1974 | 1508 | 105.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | +0.75 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1975 | 1554 | 114.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +5 | — | 56.3% | +0.13 | 1–1 | 3–0 (100%) | — | +1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1452 | 98.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +83 | -26 | 35.7% | -1.00 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.19 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1428 | 98.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +101 | -7 | 28.6% | -1.71 | — | — | — | +0.67 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1416 | 94.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | — | — | — | +0.13 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1437 | 99.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66.7% | +0.33 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | +0.32 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1425 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.23 |
| Career | — | 1684 | 129.8 | — | — | — | — | -94 | +47 | +27 | 38.8% | -0.54 | 14–19 (42%) | 6–10 (38%) | 96.0 | +3.32 | — | 1525 | 96.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +88 | -18 | 34.0% | -1.28 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +6.70 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Ruzici | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jan 31, 1980 | H2H |
| Betty Stove | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 5, 1979 | H2H |
| Isabel Fernandez De Soto | 1 | 2 | 3 | Aug 28, 1976 | H2H |
| Paula Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sep 3, 1981 | H2H |
| Chris Oneil | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aug 16, 1979 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Stewart | 1 | 1 | 2 | Dec 2, 1973 | H2H |
| Louise Gonnerman | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jun 7, 1969 | H2H |
| Carolyn Liguori | 2 | 0 | 2 | Jun 6, 1969 | H2H |
| Ruta Gerulaitis | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 23, 1975 | H2H |
| Gina Diaz Ponce | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 17, 1972 | H2H |