Wimbledon 1978ATP · Grass · First round
6-2 6-2 4-6 6-1Player
Vitas Gerulaitis
USABorn: July 26, 1954right-handed
539–23769.5% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 796March 9, 1987
Best rankingNo. 3February 27, 1978
Record539–23769.5% wins
Titles2656 finals · 1 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height183 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Vitas Gerulaitis has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- August 27, 1973
- Career peak
- No. 3 February 27, 1978
- Archived observations
- 437 435 documented weeks
- Top 10219documented weeks
- Top 20327documented weeks
- Top 50367documented weeks
- Top 100378documented weeks
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
26 career titlesFJohannesburg 1 1984ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Eliot TeltscherWTreviso 1984ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Tarik BenhabilesFCanada Masters 1984Masters 1000 · Hard John McEnroeWBasel 1983ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Wojtek FibakFForest Hills WCT 1983ATP/WTA main tour · Clay John McEnroeWJohannesburg 1 1982ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Guillermo VilasWMelbourne 1982ATP/WTA main tour · Grass Eliot TeltscherWCanada Masters 1982Masters 1000 · Hard Ivan LendlWFlorence 1982ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Stefan SimonssonFZurich 1982ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Bill ScanlonWBrussels 1982ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Mats WilanderFGenova WCT 1982ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Ivan Lendl
22ATP/WTA main tour3Masters 10001Grand Slam
165best-of-five matches
39reached a fifth set
9comebacks from 0–2
∞searchable situations
Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Jimmy ConnorsUSA25 matches7–18Bjorn BorgSWE18 matches1–17John McEnroeUSA14 matches3–11Wojtek FibakPOL13 matches9–4Guillermo VilasARG12 matches6–6Adriano PanattaITA11 matches7–4Ilie NastaseROU11 matches10–1Johan KriekUSA11 matches7–4John AlexanderAUS11 matches10–1Raul RamirezMEX10 matches5–5Sandy MayerUSA10 matches5–5Mark EdmondsonAUS8 matches6–2
Matches
92 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Australian Open-2 1977ATP · Grass · Final
6-3 7-6 5-7 3-6 6-2Australian Open-2 1977ATP · Grass · Semifinal
6-1 6-2 6-4Australian Open-2 1977ATP · Grass · Quarterfinal
6-7 6-4 6-4 6-2Australian Open-2 1977ATP · Grass · Round of 16
6-4 6-4 6-4Australian Open-2 1977ATP · Grass · Third round
6-4 6-3 6-3Australian Open-2 1977ATP · Grass · Second round
7-6 6-0 6-1Sydney 1977ATP · Grass · Semifinal
7-5 7-6 6-3Sydney 1977ATP · Grass · Quarterfinal
6-3 3-6 6-4Sydney 1977ATP · Grass · Round of 16
6-7 6-2 8-6Sydney 1977ATP · Grass · Third round
6-2 6-2Sydney 1977ATP · Grass · Second round
6-7 6-3 6-2Brisbane 1977ATP · Grass · Final
6-7 6-1 6-1 7-5Brisbane 1977ATP · Grass · Semifinal
4-6 6-2 6-1Brisbane 1977ATP · Grass · Quarterfinal
6-0 7-6Brisbane 1977ATP · Grass · Round of 16
6-4 6-4Brisbane 1977ATP · Grass · Third round
6-3 6-3Wimbledon 1977ATP · Grass · Semifinal
6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 8-6Wimbledon 1977ATP · Grass · Quarterfinal
6-2 8-9 6-2 6-2Wimbledon 1977ATP · Grass · Round of 16
6-1 6-4 3-6 6-4Wimbledon 1977ATP · Grass · Third round
6-3 8-6 6-4Wimbledon 1977ATP · Grass · Second round
6-3 6-1 6-1Wimbledon 1977ATP · Grass · First round
6-1 9-8 6-3Wimbledon 1976ATP · Grass · Quarterfinal
4-6 6-4 6-2 6-4Wimbledon 1976ATP · Grass · Round of 16
4-6 8-9 6-4 6-3 6-4Wimbledon 1976ATP · Grass · Third round
6-2 6-2 6-1Wimbledon 1976ATP · Grass · Second round
6-3 6-4 6-4Wimbledon 1976ATP · Grass · First round
7-5 6-1 7-5Wimbledon 1975ATP · Grass · First round
3-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1US Open 1974ATP · Grass · Second round
7-6 7-5 6-2US Open 1974ATP · Grass · First round
3-6 6-3 7-6 6-1Wimbledon 1974ATP · Grass · First round
6-8 6-4 6-2 6-1US Open 1973ATP · Grass · First round
7-6 7-6 6-4South Orange 1973ATP · Grass · Round of 16
4-6 6-3 6-4South Orange 1973ATP · Grass · Third round
3-6 6-1 6-0Haverford 1973ATP · Grass · Second round
6-4 6-4US Open 1972ATP · Grass · Second round
7-6 6-3 6-2US Open 1972ATP · Grass · First round
2-6 6-3 6-2 6-3Dublin 1972ATP · Grass · Quarterfinal
1-6 7-5 11-9Dublin 1972ATP · Grass · Round of 16
6-1 6-3Dublin 1972ATP · Grass · Third round
6-1 6-1US Open 1971ATP · Grass · First round
6-4 2-6 1-6 6-4 6-1