Vitas Gerulaitis was a well known
Lithuanian American tennis player and a former
#3 ATP who achieved a status of an icon in Lithuania, having famously won the
1977 Australian Open title. With the approval of his family's estate, the organizers chose to name the event after him. Furthermore, the hosting arena had previously been known under the
working title "Vitas Gerulaitis Memorial Tennis Centre" and year 2004 was declared as the Vitas Gerulaitis' year by the
Lithuanian Tennis Association. ==Past finals==