Johannesburg 1 1985ATP · Hard · Third round
6-3 6-4Player
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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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
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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
201 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
US Open 1985ATP · Hard · Third round
6-3 6-4 6-3US Open 1985ATP · Hard · Second round
6-2 3-6 6-2 7-6US Open 1985ATP · Hard · First round
7-6 3-6 7-5 7-5Canada Masters 1985ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-2Canada Masters 1985ATP · Hard · Third round
6-2 7-6Canada Masters 1985ATP · Hard · Second round
6-3 4-6 6-2Miami Masters 1985ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2Miami Masters 1985ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 7-5Miami Masters 1985ATP · Hard · Third round
6-4 6-4Miami Masters 1985ATP · Hard · Second round
6-1 6-2Miami Masters 1985ATP · Hard · First round
3-6 6-2 6-4Johannesburg 1 1984ATP · Hard · Final
6-3 6-1 7-6Johannesburg 1 1984ATP · Hard · Semifinal
7-6 6-1Johannesburg 1 1984ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-4Johannesburg 1 1984ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 6-4Johannesburg 1 1984ATP · Hard · Third round
3-6 6-2 6-4Stockholm 1984ATP · Hard · Third round
6-1 4-6 6-0Vienna 1984ATP · Hard · Third round
6-4 3-6 6-2US Open 1984ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 7-6 6-1US Open 1984ATP · Hard · Third round
6-4 6-2 4-6 6-7 6-1US Open 1984ATP · Hard · Second round
6-1 6-4 6-0US Open 1984ATP · Hard · First round
6-3 6-3 6-3Canada Masters 1984ATP · Hard · Final
6-0 6-3Canada Masters 1984ATP · Hard · Semifinal
4-6 7-6 7-6Canada Masters 1984ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
7-5 6-3Canada Masters 1984ATP · Hard · Round of 16
3-6 7-6 7-5Canada Masters 1984ATP · Hard · Third round
6-7 6-1 7-6La Quinta 1984ATP · Hard · Third round
7-6 6-3Johannesburg 1 1983ATP · Hard · Semifinal
6-2 6-0Johannesburg 1 1983ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-4Johannesburg 1 1983ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-4 6-3Johannesburg 1 1983ATP · Hard · Third round
7-5 6-3Stockholm 1983ATP · Hard · Semifinal
6-3 6-3Stockholm 1983ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-3 6-0Stockholm 1983ATP · Hard · Round of 16
7-6 6-4Stockholm 1983ATP · Hard · Third round
4-6 6-4 6-4Basel 1983ATP · Hard · Final
4-6 6-1 7-5 5-5 RETBasel 1983ATP · Hard · Semifinal
7-6 6-3Basel 1983ATP · Hard · Quarterfinal
6-2 3-6 7-6Basel 1983ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-1 6-1Basel 1983ATP · Hard · Third round
6-3 6-3US Open 1983ATP · Hard · Third round
3-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4US Open 1983ATP · Hard · Second round
3-6 6-1 7-6 6-2US Open 1983ATP · Hard · First round
3-6 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-4Cincinnati Masters 1983ATP · Hard · Third round
6-3 6-1Cincinnati Masters 1983ATP · Hard · Second round
6-3 6-4Canada Masters 1983ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 5-7 6-4Canada Masters 1983ATP · Hard · Third round
6-1 6-2Las Vegas 1983ATP · Hard · Round of 16
6-3 4-6 6-4