Career 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Vitas Gerulaitis takes it, 7–0 on categories Gerulaitis wins on sets lost. ATP Tour career: Denton 226 matches, Gerulaitis 751 matches.
Gerulaitis averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Denton’s 1.4. Gerulaitis has the better sets won %: 64.2 to Denton’s 47.1. Gerulaitis averages 1.7 sets won a match to Denton’s 1.3 (34% more). Best single match: Denton 35 games won, Gerulaitis 31. Winners’ edge: Gerulaitis’s team won 70%, Denton’s team won 48% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gerulaitis has 751 matches across 16 seasons, Denton 226 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, tour finals matches): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 25 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
13.5 3,045 total · best 35 Games wonper game 13.9 10,426 total · best 31
47.1 Sets won % 64.2
49.5 Games won % 55.5
0.0 6 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 55 total · best 1
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Head to head 2 7 matches since 1981 5
Hard · 4 matches Denton 2 Gerulaitis 2 Carpet · 3 matches Denton 0 Gerulaitis 3 Last meetings 7 Mar 1983 · Brussels · Quarterfinal · Carpet Gerulaitis won 7-6 6-4 4 Oct 1982 · Melbourne Indoor · Semifinal · Carpet Gerulaitis won 6-3 7-6 16 Aug 1982 · Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · Hard Denton won 6-4 6-4 9 Aug 1982 · Montreal / Toronto · Quarterfinal · Hard Gerulaitis won 7-6 6-3 25 Jan 1982 · Philadelphia · Round of 16 · Carpet Gerulaitis won 6-2 6-4 23 Nov 1981 · Johannesburg · Semifinal · Hard Gerulaitis won 7-6 6-3 10 Aug 1981 · Montreal / Toronto · Round of 32 · Hard Denton won 1-6 7-6 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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