H2H data updated: 2026-11-09 00:00 UTC

Tracy Austin vs Ruta Gerulaitis H2H: 2-0

Tracy Austin holds a 2–0 lead over Ruta Gerulaitis in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tracy Austin leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tracy Austin won the 1978 Minneapolis round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Tracy Austin
USA Age 63 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Ruta Gerulaitis
USA Age 70

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tracy Austin 6-1 6-2 Ruta Gerulaitis Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16 Minneapolis WTA 250 Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-2 7-5 Ruta Gerulaitis Match data Jan 27, 1978* R16 Los Angeles WTA 500 Hard

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
Tracy Austin — #1 19 2,522 341 88 79.5% 2 0 1 12 15 30
Ruta Gerulaitis — — — 1,688 40 62 39.2% 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 Tracy Austin Ruta Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1977 14–8 63.6% — 1,780 0 1 — — — — — — —
15 1978 44–13 77.2% #6 2,087 0 3 — — — — — — —
16 1979 73–12 85.9% #3 2,436 1 10 — — — — — — —
17 1980 82–10 89.1% #2 2,463 1 21 — — — — — — —
18 1981 56–7 88.9% #2 2,449 2 29 1974 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0
19 1982 35–12 74.5% #4 2,267 2 30 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,554 0 0
20 1983 24–8 75.0% #9 2,189 2 30 1976 9–9 50.0% — 1,642 0 0
21 1984 2–2 50.0% — 2,139 2 30 1977 4–8 33.3% — 1,603 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1978 13–22 37.1% — 1,607 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1979 6–11 35.3% — 1,635 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 1980 2–7 22.2% — 1,570 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,553 0 0
26 1989 0–2 0.0% — 2,081 2 30 — — — — — — —
30 1993 6–6 50.0% #117 1,972 2 30 — — — — — — —
31 1994 5–8 38.5% — 1,852 2 30 — — — — — — —

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 Tracy Austin 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 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1978 16 5 21 76.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 13 3 16 81.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1979 22 4 26 84.6% 10 0 10 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 33 6 39 84.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1980 19 4 23 82.6% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 44 4 48 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1981 22 0 22 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 20 4 24 83.3% 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 1982 11 2 13 84.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 6 21 71.4% 1975 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
20 1983 — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 1976 — — — — 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1984 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 6 9 15 40.0% 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% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1993 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1994 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 102 26 128 79.7% 44 13 57 77.2% 49 14 63 77.8% 141 34 175 80.6% — 6 15 21 28.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 6 19 25 24.0%

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 Tracy Austin 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 1977 1781 150.1 — — — — -85 -31 — 59.1% +0.55 2–0 1–0 — -1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1978 2087 165.9 — — — — -15 -282 -367 73.1% +2.01 6–3 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 108.9 -2.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1979 2436 178.9 — — — — +5 -373 -551 80.9% +2.33 13–3 (81%) 6–3 (67%) 110.9 -8.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1980 2464 180.2 — — — — +151 -327 -415 85.5% +3.11 12–3 (80%) 4–2 (67%) 104.3 -4.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1981 2450 175.9 — — — — +119 -339 -340 84.6% +2.88 7–3 (70%) 7–4 (64%) 101.5 -3.61 1974 1508 105.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.22
19 1982 2267 167.2 — — — — +185 -147 -207 75.5% +2.05 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 94.0 -1.41 1975 1554 114.5 — — — — — +5 — 56.3% +0.13 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.98
20 1983 2189 159.8 — — — — +140 -59 -83 76.5% +1.88 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 94.9 -1.86 1976 1642 128.8 — — — — — +43 — 47.7% +0.16 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.56
21 1984 2140 115.0 — — — — +111 — — 50.0% +0.13 — — — +0.03 1977 1604 112.5 — — — — -86 +71 — 37.5% -0.75 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +0.75
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1608 126.3 — — — — -63 +28 +22 39.7% -0.50 3–7 (30%) 0–6 (0%) 93.1 +1.73
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1635 132.9 — — — — -130 +74 +22 35.1% -0.65 2–3 (40%) 0–3 (0%) 96.7 -0.31
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1570 109.2 — — — — -122 — — 25.0% -1.35 1–1 0–1 — +1.07
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1553 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.20
26 1989 2082 101.4 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1993 1973 123.4 — — — — +28 — — 46.4% -0.97 3–1 (75%) — — -0.65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1994 1852 118.5 — — — — +78 +126 — 36.7% -0.97 3–1 (75%) 0–1 — -1.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2522 175.8 — — — — +83 -173 -353 76.3% +2.13 52–25 (68%) 33–14 (70%) 108.9 -5.99 — 1688 129.6 — — — — -86 +45 +22 39.9% -0.45 16–19 (46%) 6–11 (35%) 97.0 +4.00

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.