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Ruta Gerulaitis vs Stacy Margolin H2H: 0-1

Stacy Margolin holds a 1–0 lead over Ruta Gerulaitis in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Stacy Margolin leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Stacy Margolin won the 1980 Los Angeles round of 32 6-2 6-1.

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Ruta Gerulaitis
USA Age 70
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Stacy Margolin
USA Age 67

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Stacy Margolin 6-2 6-1 Ruta Gerulaitis Match data Feb 7, 1980* R32 Los Angeles WTA 500 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 — — — 1,688 40 62 39.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stacy Margolin — — — 1,856 74 100 42.5% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Stacy Margolin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,523 0 1
18 1974 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0 1977 1–5 16.7% — 1,504 0 2
19 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,554 0 0 1978 17–6 73.9% — 1,786 0 4
20 1976 9–9 50.0% — 1,642 0 0 1979 12–20 37.5% — 1,755 0 4
21 1977 4–8 33.3% — 1,603 0 0 1980 25–26 49.0% — 1,776 0 4
22 1978 13–22 37.1% — 1,607 0 0 1981 11–20 35.5% — 1,697 0 4
23 1979 6–11 35.3% — 1,635 0 0 1982 4–14 22.2% — 1,542 0 4
24 1980 2–7 22.2% — 1,570 0 0 1983 2–5 28.6% — 1,519 0 4
25 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,553 0 0 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,513 0 4
26 — — — — — — — 1985 0–2 0.0% — 1,480 0 4

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 Ruta Gerulaitis Stacy Margolin
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1 0 1 100.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
19 1975 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1978 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1976 — — — — 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 1 7 8 12.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 9 18 50.0%
21 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1980 14 7 21 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 14 23 39.1%
22 1978 6 9 15 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 1981 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 9 13 30.8%
23 1979 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 1982 0 5 5 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1983 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 6 15 21 28.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 6 19 25 24.0% — 33 35 68 48.5% 4 13 17 23.5% 6 13 19 31.6% 25 36 61 41.0%

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 Stacy Margolin
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1524 94.1 — — — — +93 — — 50.0% -1.00 — — — +0.95
18 1974 1508 105.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.22 1977 1505 107.2 — — — — +54 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–2 0–3 (0%) — +0.64
19 1975 1554 114.5 — — — — — +5 — 56.3% +0.13 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.98 1978 1787 142.9 — — — — -14 — — 66.0% +1.36 5–2 (71%) 0–2 — +0.05
20 1976 1642 128.8 — — — — — +43 — 47.7% +0.16 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.56 1979 1756 143.2 — — — — -5 -225 -186 42.5% -0.05 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) 92.7 -0.76
21 1977 1604 112.5 — — — — -86 +71 — 37.5% -0.75 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +0.75 1980 1777 143.0 — — — — -10 — -191 48.6% -0.01 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 101.4 -1.80
22 1978 1608 126.3 — — — — -63 +28 +22 39.7% -0.50 3–7 (30%) 0–6 (0%) 93.1 +1.73 1981 1697 121.8 — — — — +33 -202 — 40.3% -1.19 3–7 (30%) 3–1 (75%) 97.8 +0.04
23 1979 1635 132.9 — — — — -130 +74 +22 35.1% -0.65 2–3 (40%) 0–3 (0%) 96.7 -0.31 1982 1543 96.7 — — — — +50 -86 +25 27.9% -1.70 3–4 (43%) 1–2 (33%) 99.4 +0.62
24 1980 1570 109.2 — — — — -122 — — 25.0% -1.35 1–1 0–1 — +1.07 1983 1519 103.4 — — — — +71 — +33 37.5% -0.81 0–2 0–1 — +0.45
25 1981 1553 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.20 1984 1513 99.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.67 0–1 — — -0.15
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1481 92.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +0.25
Career — 1688 129.6 — — — — -86 +45 +22 39.9% -0.45 16–19 (46%) 6–11 (35%) 97.0 +4.00 — 1856 135.2 — — — — +9 -149 -88 44.5% -0.36 17–30 (36%) 11–19 (37%) 92.9 +0.17

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.