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

Ruta Gerulaitis vs Renee Richards H2H: 0-1

Renee Richards holds a 1–0 lead over Ruta Gerulaitis in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Renee Richards leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Renee Richards won the 1978 Kansas City round of 32 7-6 4-6 6-3.

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Ruta Gerulaitis
USA Age 70
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Renee Richards
USA Age 92 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Renee Richards 7-6 4-6 6-3 Ruta Gerulaitis Match data Mar 2, 1978* R32 Kansas City 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
Ruta Gerulaitis — — — 1,684 36 60 37.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Renee Richards — — — 1,864 117 86 57.6% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Ruta Gerulaitis Renee Richards
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — 1976 12–2 85.7% — 1,672 0 1
42 — — — — — — — 1977 24–10 70.6% — 1,833 0 2
43 — — — — — — — 1978 12–13 48.0% — 1,806 0 2
44 — — — — — — — 1979 17–24 41.5% — 1,832 0 2
45 — — — — — — — 1980 47–28 62.7% — 1,753 0 7
46 — — — — — — — 1981 5–8 38.5% — 1,697 0 8
47 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,671 0 8

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 Ruta Gerulaitis Renee Richards
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1673 122.7 — — — — +101 -96 — 80.0% +2.03 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — +3.38
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1834 139.4 — — — — +5 -171 — 69.0% +1.55 2–3 (40%) 1–6 (14%) 94.7 +3.72
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1807 137.7 — — — — -59 -74 — 41.5% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 5–4 (56%) 102.0 -0.34
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1833 155.6 — — — — -81 -15 — 45.4% -0.38 5–10 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 96.0 -5.38
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1754 139.6 — — — — +24 +23 — 60.1% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 2–7 (22%) 95.0 +1.26
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1697 123.6 — — — — — +80 — 38.7% -0.61 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.39
47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1672 91.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.18
Career — 1684 129.8 — — — — -94 +47 +27 38.8% -0.54 14–19 (42%) 6–10 (38%) 96.0 +3.32 — 1864 146.0 — — — — -10 -46 — 55.7% +0.53 28–29 (49%) 14–22 (39%) 94.2 +0.70

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.