# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vitas-gerulaitis
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:59:19.224Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vitas-gerulaitis"
name: "Vitas Gerulaitis"
slug: "vitas-gerulaitis"
description: "Vytautas \"Vitas\" Kevin Gerulaitis was an American professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1978. Gerulaitis won the men's singles title at the December 1977 Australian Open, and the men's doubles title at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Sandy Mayer. Gerulaitis also won two Italian Opens in 1977 and 1979, and the 1978 WCT Finals."
tagline: "American tennis player (1954–1994)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1954-07-26"
deathDate: "1994-09-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump