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Ruta Gerulaitis
Full name	Ruta Gerulaitis
Country (sports)	United States
Born	November 18, 1955 (age 69); New York, U.S.
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	QF (1979)
Wimbledon	4R (1978)
US Open	3R (1976)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1978, 1982)
Wimbledon	2R (1978, 1979)
US Open	2R (1977, 1978)

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Ruta Gerulaitis (Lithuanian: Rūta Gerulaitytė; born November 18, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She is the sister of Vitas Gerulaitis.

Biography

Early life

Gerulaitis, the daughter of Lithuanian immigrants, grew up in New York City. She and Vitas, an elder brother, were the only children of Vitas Gerulaitis Sr. and Aldona Gerulaitienė (née Čenkutė).^[1]

It wasn’t until the age of 15 that she began playing tennis competitively.^[2]

Tennis career

Gerulaitis and her brother teamed up at the 1975 US Open to make the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles.

At the 1978 Wimbledon Championships, Gerulaitis made it to the fourth round of the singles and en route won a match against 16th seed Marita Redondo, in which she dropped just two games.^[3]

Her best performance in a grand slam tournament came at the 1979 French Open, where she was a singles quarterfinalist. Beating Chris O'Neil in the first round, she started her second round match with a 6–0 first set against 14th seed Ilana Kloss, before her South African opponent retired hurt. In the third round she upset eighth seed Betty Stöve in straight sets, then was beaten in the quarter-finals by the only other American remaining in the draw, eventual tournament champion Chris Evert.^[4]

She competed on the WTA Tour until 1980.

Personal life

Gerulaitis married ABC Sports vice-president John Martin in 1983.^[5]

References

^ "In the court of the ultimate tennis playboy". The Independent. March 4, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ "Loves' New Sibling Act Admiring". The Indianapolis Star. March 9, 1977. p. 13. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Lorge, Barry (July 2, 1978). "McNair, Shriver Out". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Lorge, Barry (June 5, 1979). "Connors Deals Loss To Orantes". Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ "ABC Keeps Gerulaitis Match a Secret". New York. August 1, 1983. p. 9.

External links

Ruta Gerulaitis at the Women's Tennis Association
Ruta Gerulaitis at the International Tennis Federation

[1] "In the court of the ultimate tennis playboy". The Independent. March 4, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[2] "Loves' New Sibling Act Admiring". The Indianapolis Star. March 9, 1977. p. 13. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[3] Lorge, Barry (July 2, 1978). "McNair, Shriver Out". Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[4] Lorge, Barry (June 5, 1979). "Connors Deals Loss To Orantes". Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[5] "ABC Keeps Gerulaitis Match a Secret". New York. August 1, 1983. p. 9.

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-'''Ruta Gerulaitis''' (born November 18, 1955) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the United States. She is the sister of [[Vitas Gerulaitis]].
+'''Ruta Gerulaitis''' ({{langx|lt|Rūta Gerulaitytė}}; born November 18, 1955) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the United States. She is the sister of [[Vitas Gerulaitis]].
 ==Biography==
 ===Early life===
-Gerulaitis, the daughter of [[Lithuanian Americans|Lithuanian immigrants]], grew up in New York City. She and Vitas, an elder brother, were the only children of Vitas Sr and Aldona.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/in-the-court-of-the-ultimate-tennis-playboy-1915677.html|title=In the court of the ultimate tennis playboy|date=March 4, 2010|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
+Gerulaitis, the daughter of [[Lithuanian Americans|Lithuanian immigrants]], grew up in New York City. She and Vitas, an elder brother, were the only children of Vitas Gerulaitis Sr. and Aldona Gerulaitienė (née Čenkutė).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/in-the-court-of-the-ultimate-tennis-playboy-1915677.html|title=In the court of the ultimate tennis playboy|date=March 4, 2010|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
-It was until the age of 15 that she began playing tennis competitively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/105882458/|title=Loves' New Sibling Act Admiring|date=March 9, 1977|work=[[The Indianapolis Star]]|page=13|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
+It wasn’t until the age of 15 that she began playing tennis competitively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/105882458/|title=Loves' New Sibling Act Admiring|date=March 9, 1977|work=[[The Indianapolis Star]]|page=13|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
 ===Tennis career===
-Gerulaitis and her brother teamed up at the [[1975 US Open (tennis)|1975 US Open]] to make the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles.
+Gerulaitis and her brother teamed up at the [[1975 US Open – Mixed doubles|1975 US Open]] to make the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles.
 At the [[1978 Wimbledon Championships]], Gerulaitis made it to the fourth round of the singles and en route won a match against 16th seed [[Marita Redondo]], in which she dropped just two games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1978/07/02/mcnair-shriver-out/96bf17fe-e8fa-438d-872d-70608b145119/|title=McNair, Shriver Out|last=Lorge|first=Barry|date=July 2, 1978|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
-Her best performance in a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|grand slam]] tournament came at the [[1979 French Open]], where she was a singles quarter-finalist. Beating [[Chris O'Neil (tennis)|Chris O'Neil]] in the first round, she started her second round match with a 6–0 first set against 14th seed [[Ilana Kloss]], before her South African opponent retired hurt. In the third round she upset eighth seed [[Betty Stöve]] in straight sets, then was beaten in the quarter-finals by the only other American remaining in the draw, eventual tournament champion [[Chris Evert]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1979/06/05/connors-deals-loss-to-orantes/c86bb2ca-5392-4adb-839d-3525de0f4854/|title=Connors Deals Loss To Orantes|last=Lorge|first=Barry|date=June 5, 1979|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
+Her best performance in a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|grand slam]] tournament came at the [[1979 French Open]], where she was a singles quarterfinalist. Beating [[Chris O'Neil (tennis)|Chris O'Neil]] in the first round, she started her second round match with a 6–0 first set against 14th seed [[Ilana Kloss]], before her South African opponent retired hurt. In the third round she upset eighth seed [[Betty Stöve]] in straight sets, then was beaten in the quarter-finals by the only other American remaining in the draw, eventual tournament champion [[Chris Evert]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1979/06/05/connors-deals-loss-to-orantes/c86bb2ca-5392-4adb-839d-3525de0f4854/|title=Connors Deals Loss To Orantes|last=Lorge|first=Barry|date=June 5, 1979|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
 She competed on the WTA Tour until 1980.
 ===Personal life===
-Gerulaitis married [[ESPN on ABC|ABC Sports]] vice-president John Martin in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC Keeps Gerulaitis Match a Secret|date=August 1, 1983|publisher=[[New York Magazine]]|page=9}}</ref>
+Gerulaitis married [[ESPN on ABC|ABC Sports]] vice-president John Martin in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC Keeps Gerulaitis Match a Secret|date=August 1, 1983|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|page=9}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:American female tennis players]]
-[[Category:Tennis people from New York (state)]]
 [[Category:American people of Lithuanian descent]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from New York City]]
+[[Category:Tennis players from New York City]]
+[[Category:21st-century American women]]
+[[Category:20th-century American sportswomen]]