Vitas Gerulaitis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vitas Gerulaitis
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 26, 1954(1954-07-26)
Age	70
Date Of Death	September 17, 1994, Southampton, NY
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Leo

Vitas Gerulaitis Biography

Vitas Gerulaitis is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on July 26, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994) was an American professional tennis player. In 1975, Gerulaitis won the men’s doubles title at Wimbledon, partnering with Sandy Mayer. He won the men’s singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977 (Gerulaitis won the tournament that was held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament). Gerulaitis also won two Italian Open titles, in 1977 and 1979, and the WCT Finals in Dallas, in 1978.

He also won the men’s doubles title at Wimbledon in 1975. He was a singles semifinalist at Wimbledon in both 1977 and 1978. In 1977 he lost a Wimbledon semifinal to his close friend and practice partner, Björn Borg, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6, a match later considered one of the greatest of the decade.

Vitas Gerulaitis Net Worth

Vitas Gerulaitis is one of the richest Tennis Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vitas Gerulaitis 's net worth $2,778,748. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gerulaitis was born on July 26, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York, to Lithuanian immigrant parents, and grew up in Howard Beach, Queens. He attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, graduating in 1971. He attended Columbia College of Columbia University for one year before dropping out to pursue tennis full- time. Gerulaitis was nicknamed “The Lithuanian Lion”. His younger sister Ruta was also a professional tennis player.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 1978, Gerulaitis won the year-end championship WCT Finals for the World Championship Tennis tour, beating Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–2, 6–1. By 1978, he was the third-ranked men’s singles player in the world.

Facts & Trivia

Vlad Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Vitas Gerulaitis celebrates birthday on July 26 of every year.

Gerulaitis reached his third Grand Slam singles final in 1980, when he lost in the final of the French Open to Björn Borg in straight sets.