Gerulaitis v Soto

WTA Tour career

Ruta GerulaitisUnited States133 games · 1974–1981Most games won Isabel Fernandez De SotoColombia227 games · 1969–1979Fewest sets lost

Lineball analyst2–5

Isabel Fernandez De Soto takes it, 5–2 on categories

Fernandez De Soto wins on sets lost. Gerulaitis’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Gerulaitis 133 matches, Fernandez De Soto 227 matches.

Gerulaitis averages 10.7 games won a match to Fernandez De Soto’s 10.1 (5% more).
Fernandez De Soto averages 1.2 sets lost a match to Gerulaitis’ 1.3.
Fernandez De Soto has the better sets won %: 46.9 to Gerulaitis’s 44.
Best single match: Gerulaitis 20 games won, Fernandez De Soto 19.
Longevity: Fernandez De Soto has 227 matches across 11 seasons, Gerulaitis 133 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, davis/bjk cup matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

–Titlesper game0.17 total · best 1
10.71,416 total · best 20Games wonper game10.12,300 total · best 19
44.0Sets won %46.9
49.1Games won %49.1
0.03 total · best 1Finalsper game0.110 total · best 1
1.0138 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.1240 total · best 2

Head to head

35 matches
since 19762

Clay · 3 matchesGerulaitis 1Soto 2
Carpet · 1 matchGerulaitis 1Soto 0
Hard · 1 matchGerulaitis 1Soto 0

Last meetings

24 Jan 1977 · Long Island Futures · Round of 32 · CarpetGerulaitis won 3-6 6-0 7-6
24 Aug 1976 · Westchester · Round of 16 · ClayGerulaitis won 6-3 6-2
9 Apr 1976 · Hilton Head · Round of 16 · ClaySoto won 6-4 3-6 6-3
8 Mar 1976 · Tallahassee · Quarterfinal · ClaySoto won 7-5 7-5
9 Feb 1976 · Midland Futures · Quarterfinal · HardGerulaitis won 7-5 2-6 6-2

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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