John McEnroe vs Vitas Gerulaitis Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

John McEnroe and Vitas Gerulaitis have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 14 times. John McEnroe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 11–3.

Looking at their individual career profiles, John McEnroe has compiled an overall career record of 883–198 across 1081 matches, translating to a win rate of 81.68%. On hard courts his record stands at 289–65 (81.64%), while on clay he holds a 124–48 (72.09%) mark. On grass the numbers read 121–20 (85.82%) , and on carpet 349–65 (84.30%). Throughout his career he has won 77 titles (22 hard, 4 clay, 8 grass, 43 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 127–95 (57.21%).

Vitas Gerulaitis, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 534–232 from 766 matches (69.71% win rate). His hard-court record is 154–56 (73.33%), on clay he stands at 127–57 (69.02%), and on grass he has gone 60–29 (67.42%) , with a carpet record of 193–90 (68.20%). He has accumulated 26 titles in total (9 hard, 7 clay, 2 grass, 8 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 48–75 (39.02%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 5 times, with John McEnroe leading 5–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 2–1 (66.67% for Vitas Gerulaitis) across 3 matches.