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Guillermo Vilas

ARG Age 74 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Left-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1968–1992

Guillermo Vilas represented Argentina on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 2. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 890–283 and 62 singles titles.

Peak singles rank

2 (May 5, 1975)

Elo peak

2355 (100th percentile)

Singles record

890–283 (75.9%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$4,923,882

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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Guillermo Vilas's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
German Lopez #99	4-6 6-3 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 1992*	R32	Bordeaux	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Alexander Volkov #18	7-5 6-7(6) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 1992*	R32	Atlanta	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Claudio Pistolesi #165	1-6 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1989*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Lawson Duncan #75	6-3 2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 12, 1989*	R16	Charleston	ATP 250	Clay
Dan Goldie #38	6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 1989*	R32	Charleston	ATP 250	Clay

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Guillermo Vilas's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Eddie Dibbs	13	8	21	Oct 10, 1981	H2H
Bjorn Borg	4	17	21	Apr 6, 1980	H2H
Jose Higueras	12	4	16	Jun 3, 1983	H2H
Wojtek Fibak	8	8	16	Dec 5, 1982	H2H
Manuel Orantes	8	8	16	Jun 4, 1980	H2H

Singles Titles (62)

Guillermo Vilas singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1973	20	1	—	—	—	1	—	Argentina Open
1974	21	7	—	—	1	5	1	Argentina Open, Dutch Open, Swiss Open Gstaad, Louisville, Tehran, Canadian Open, ATP Finals
1975	22	5	—	—	—	5	—	Argentina Open, Dutch Open, Louisville, Munich Open, Washington
1976	23	6	—	—	1	5	—	Argentina Open, Fort Worth Wct, Monte-Carlo Masters, Sao Paulo, St. Louis Wct, Canadian Open
1977	24	15	2	—	—	13	—	Bogota, Buenos Aires, Columbus, Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Louisville, Paris, Santiago, South African Open, South Orange, Springfield, Tehran, Virginia Beach, Washington Open, Roland Garros, US Open
1978	25	7	1	—	—	6	—	Aix En Provence, Swiss Indoors, Swiss Open Gstaad, Hamburg Open, Munich Open, South Orange, Australian Open
1979	26	4	1	—	—	3	—	Argentina Open, Hobart, Washington Open, Australian Open
1980	27	3	—	—	1	2	—	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Palermo, Italian Open
1981	28	3	—	—	—	3	—	Cairo, Houston, Mar Del Plata
1982	29	7	—	—	—	7	—	Argentina Open, Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Madrid, Milan, Monte-Carlo Masters, ABN AMRO Open, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
1983	30	3	—	—	—	3	—	Delray Beach Open, Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Richmond Wct
Total		62	4	—	3	54	1

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Guillermo Vilas career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	15	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1969	16	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—
1970	17	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
1971	18	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1972	19	18	15	33	54.6%	—	—
1973	20	24	14	38	63.2%	27	31
1974	21	87	21	108	80.6%	31	5
1975	22	87	18	105	82.9%	5	2
1976	23	82	20	102	80.4%	3	6
1977	24	128	15	143	89.5%	6	3
1978	25	61	8	69	88.4%	2	3
1979	26	70	22	92	76.1%	3	6
1980	27	62	18	80	77.5%	6	4
1981	28	62	16	78	79.5%	5	6
1982	29	70	16	86	81.4%	6	4
1983	30	51	17	68	75.0%	4	11
1984	31	17	14	31	54.8%	11	28
1985	32	17	14	31	54.8%	28	39
1986	33	18	12	30	60.0%	39	22
1987	34	16	13	29	55.2%	22	71
1988	35	11	15	26	42.3%	72	126
1989	36	2	4	6	33.3%	128	408
1992	39	0	2	2	0.0%	563	463
Career		890	283	1,173	75.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Guillermo Vilas career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	15	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1969	16	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
1970	17	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1971	18	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1972	19	1	2	3	33.3%	16	9	25	64.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	18	15	33	54.5%
1973	20	1	1	2	50.0%	23	12	35	65.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	24	14	38	63.2%
1974	21	7	3	10	70.0%	63	10	73	86.3%	12	3	15	80.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	87	21	108	80.6%
1975	22	4	3	7	57.1%	71	11	82	86.6%	7	2	9	77.8%	5	2	7	71.4%	87	18	105	82.9%
1976	23	9	3	12	75.0%	47	9	56	83.9%	7	2	9	77.8%	19	6	25	76.0%	82	20	102	80.4%
1977	24	16	2	18	88.9%	90	5	95	94.7%	8	4	12	66.7%	14	4	18	77.8%	128	15	143	89.5%
1978	25	11	2	13	84.6%	39	4	43	90.7%	11	2	13	84.6%	—	—	—	—	61	8	69	88.4%
1979	26	14	5	19	73.7%	30	7	37	81.1%	16	2	18	88.9%	10	8	18	55.6%	70	22	92	76.1%
1980	27	13	5	18	72.2%	38	6	44	86.4%	6	2	8	75.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	62	18	80	77.5%
1981	28	4	2	6	66.7%	55	9	64	85.9%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	62	16	78	79.5%
1982	29	10	3	13	76.9%	42	5	47	89.4%	—	—	—	—	18	8	26	69.2%	70	16	86	81.4%
1983	30	8	3	11	72.7%	35	10	45	77.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	8	3	11	72.7%	51	17	68	75.0%
1984	31	5	4	9	55.6%	12	9	21	57.1%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	17	14	31	54.8%
1985	32	1	3	4	25.0%	16	11	27	59.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	14	31	54.8%
1986	33	0	1	1	0.0%	18	10	28	64.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	18	12	30	60.0%
1987	34	0	2	2	0.0%	16	11	27	59.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	13	29	55.2%
1988	35	0	2	2	0.0%	11	13	24	45.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	15	26	42.3%
1989	36	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1992	39	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	105	47	152	69.1%	630	164	794	79.3%	70	27	97	72.2%	85	45	130	65.4%	890	283	1,173	75.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Guillermo Vilas career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	20	0	2	2	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	7	3	10	70.0%
1974	21	2	1	3	66.7%	5	2	7	71.4%	5	2	7	71.4%	2	0	2	100.0%	14	5	19	73.7%
1975	22	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	7	2	9	77.8%	7	0	7	100.0%	16	4	20	80.0%
1976	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%
1977	24	12	5	17	70.6%	13	3	16	81.2%	51	4	55	92.7%	2	0	2	100.0%	78	12	90	86.7%
1978	25	2	2	4	50.0%	8	1	9	88.9%	24	1	25	96.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	36	4	40	90.0%
1979	26	3	8	11	27.3%	15	4	19	78.9%	19	7	26	73.1%	4	0	4	100.0%	41	19	60	68.3%
1980	27	4	8	12	33.3%	8	6	14	57.1%	24	3	27	88.9%	2	0	2	100.0%	38	17	55	69.1%
1981	28	2	8	10	20.0%	11	2	13	84.6%	21	5	26	80.8%	0	0	—	—	34	15	49	69.4%
1982	29	6	4	10	60.0%	13	4	17	76.5%	23	6	29	79.3%	0	0	—	—	42	14	56	75.0%
1983	30	0	8	8	0.0%	11	4	15	73.3%	22	2	24	91.7%	0	0	—	—	33	14	47	70.2%
1984	31	0	3	3	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	9	6	15	60.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	13	12	25	52.0%
1985	32	0	3	3	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	10	2	12	83.3%	3	4	7	42.9%	17	13	30	56.7%
1986	33	1	1	2	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	11	5	16	68.8%	3	3	6	50.0%	18	12	30	60.0%
1987	34	0	1	1	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	12	2	14	85.7%	16	13	29	55.2%
1988	35	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	3	7	10	30.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	9	14	23	39.1%
1989	36	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1992	39	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		32	55	87	36.8%	98	45	143	68.5%	239	60	299	79.9%	45	17	62	72.6%	414	177	591	70.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 591/1173 (50.4%) of Guillermo Vilas's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Guillermo Vilas performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1992	39	2/2	0.0	2.5	67.7%	61.0%	51.5%	40.3%	25.0%	57.2%	38.9%
Career		2/1,173	0.0	2.5	67.7%	61.0%	51.5%	40.3%	25.0%	57.2%	38.9%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2/1,173 (0.2%) of Guillermo Vilas's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Guillermo Vilas advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	15	1506	101.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44.4%	-0.67	1–0	—	—	0.00
1969	16	1548	110.0	—	—	—	—	—	+33	—	52.4%	0.00	2–2 (50%)	—	—	+0.06
1970	17	1533	100.6	—	—	—	—	—	+32	—	35.3%	-1.24	1–1	—	—	+0.31
1971	18	1538	109.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.40	0–1	0–1	—	+0.32
1972	19	1692	117.2	—	—	—	—	-135	+66	-207	50.6%	-0.02	5–2 (71%)	4–2 (67%)	105.1	+2.74
1973	20	1855	142.4	—	—	—	—	—	+68	—	60.5%	+0.49	3–5 (38%)	8–5 (62%)	98.3	-1.96
1974	21	2176	163.0	—	—	—	—	-398	+81	-339	74.5%	+1.75	14–7 (67%)	6–7 (46%)	105.8	-3.66
1975	22	2135	164.8	—	—	—	—	-238	+124	-236	77.3%	+1.83	11–4 (73%)	9–3 (75%)	107.0	-2.27
1976	23	2105	166.1	—	—	—	—	-55	+141	-116	74.3%	+1.65	16–8 (67%)	15–17 (47%)	100.8	-2.39
1977	24	2341	167.8	—	—	—	—	-130	+72	-360	81.4%	+2.13	26–4 (87%)	24–9 (73%)	109.7	-0.99
1978	25	2235	162.9	—	—	—	—	-67	+127	-120	78.4%	+1.95	12–4 (75%)	8–5 (62%)	97.9	-0.26
1979	26	2092	163.4	—	—	—	—	-77	+212	+65	70.9%	+1.36	12–5 (71%)	18–12 (60%)	102.1	-2.83
1980	27	2039	168.7	—	—	—	—	-58	+181	+106	72.7%	+1.73	9–9 (50%)	10–8 (56%)	95.3	-3.22
1981	28	2035	170.3	—	—	—	—	-91	+160	+3	73.8%	+1.88	7–3 (70%)	7–7 (50%)	96.8	-1.85
1982	29	2016	167.5	—	—	—	—	-29	+191	—	75.6%	+1.84	9–4 (69%)	10–7 (59%)	101.7	-2.32
1983	30	1949	163.8	—	—	—	—	+35	+145	—	72.0%	+1.60	7–4 (64%)	11–7 (61%)	97.6	-1.46
1984	31	1792	143.4	—	—	—	—	+81	+158	—	51.9%	+0.31	7–3 (70%)	7–6 (54%)	97.7	-1.09
1985	32	1768	139.4	—	—	—	—	+33	+113	—	54.1%	+0.04	3–3 (50%)	7–2 (78%)	101.2	-1.45
1986	33	1761	144.2	—	—	—	—	—	+100	—	56.1%	+0.62	7–4 (64%)	3–7 (30%)	95.9	-1.52
1987	34	1718	134.7	—	—	—	—	—	+82	—	55.1%	+0.29	4–5 (44%)	4–5 (44%)	95.5	-1.10
1988	35	1631	131.2	—	—	—	—	—	+67	—	45.3%	-0.17	3–7 (30%)	2–5 (29%)	92.2	-0.03
1989	36	1602	104.5	—	—	—	—	—	+40	—	33.3%	-1.53	1–1	1–0	—	-0.27
1992	39	1578	103.1	-2.21	-0.58	0.910	47.9%	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.17	0–2	0–1	—	-0.15
Career		2355	165.4	-2.21	-0.58	0.910	47.9%	-88	+121	-141	70.6%	+1.44	160–88 (65%)	154–116 (57%)	100.2	-2.17

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Guillermo Vilas Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1970	17	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	19	—	R16	R128	R64	4–3 (57%)
1973	20	—	R32	—	R128	2–2 (50%)
1974	21	—	R32	R32	R16	7–3 (70%)
1975	22	—	F	QF	SF	15–3 (83%)
1976	23	—	QF	QF	SF	13–3 (81%)
1977	24	F	W	R32	W	21–2 (91%)
1978	25	W	F	R32	R16	17–3 (85%)
1979	26	W	QF	R64	R16	14–3 (82%)
1980	27	SF	QF	—	R16	11–3 (79%)
1981	28	R16	R16	R128	R16	8–4 (67%)
1982	29	—	F	—	SF	11–2 (85%)
1983	30	—	QF	R128	R32	6–3 (67%)
1984	31	—	R128	—	R32	2–2 (50%)
1985	32	—	R64	—	R64	2–2 (50%)
1986	33	—	QF	R128	R128	4–3 (57%)
1987	34	—	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1988	35	—	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1989	36	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		23–3 (88%)	58–17 (77%)	15–11 (58%)	43–14 (75%)	139–45 (76%)

ATP 500

Guillermo Vilas ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MIA	IW	ITA	MIA	CAN	CAN	W-L Win %
1970	17	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	19	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	3–1 (75%)
1973	20	—	—	—	R128	—	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
1974	21	—	—	—	SF	—	—	W	10–1 (91%)
1975	22	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1976	23	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	11–1 (92%)
1979	26	—	—	—	F	—	R32	—	6–2 (75%)
1980	27	R16	—	—	W	—	—	—	8–1 (89%)
1981	28	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1984	31	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1985	32	—	R128	—	R16	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1986	33	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1987	34	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1988	35	—	—	R64	R32	R128	—	—	1–3 (25%)
W-L		3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	32–11 (74%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	13–1 (93%)	52–20 (72%)

ATP 250

Guillermo Vilas ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	SWE	BAR	BAS	BUE	CIN	DAL	DLB	FLR	GEN	GST	HAM	HOU	AUS	MAD	MC	MUN	U.S	PAR	QUE	ITA	ROT	STG	STO	STU	TKY	WAS	AIX	AIX	AMS	ATH	BAL	BAL	BEC	BIR	BOG	BOL	BOL	BOR	BOU	CAI	CHA	CHI	CLE	COL	DEN	DET	DUT	FOR	FOR	FOR	FRA	HIL	HOB	ITA	JOH	JOH	LA	LA	LA	LON	LOS	LOS	LOU	MAR	MAR	MEM	MER	MEX	MIL	MON	NAN	NIC	NOR	EAS	OCE	PAL	PAL	IW	PEP	PHI	PHI	PRA	IW	RIC	SAN	SAN	SAO	SAO	SOU	SOU	SPR	ST.	ST.	SYD	SYD	TAN	TEH	U.S	VIR	WEM	ZUR	W-L Win %
1968	15	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1969	16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
1970	17	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1971	18	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1972	19	—	—	—	—	F	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	11–11 (50%)
1973	20	—	R32	R32	—	W	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21–10 (68%)
1974	21	—	—	R16	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	SF	QF	—	SF	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	SF	—	—	—	65–17 (79%)
1975	22	—	—	SF	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	QF	—	W	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	F	—	—	—	65–13 (83%)
1976	23	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	W	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	SF	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	54–13 (81%)
1977	24	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	W	—	SF	—	—	W	R32	R32	—	W	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R64	SF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	105–11 (91%)
1978	25	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	QF	—	QF	W	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	44–5 (90%)
1979	26	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	49–15 (77%)
1980	27	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	W	F	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	42–12 (78%)
1981	28	—	—	F	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49–9 (84%)
1982	29	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	W	W	R32	R32	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	QF	58–12 (83%)
1983	30	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	W	—	SF	—	SF	R32	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	SF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	45–14 (76%)
1984	31	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	14–10 (58%)
1985	32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	13–10 (57%)
1986	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	13–8 (62%)
1987	34	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	R64	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	15–11 (58%)
1988	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	R32	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9–11 (45%)
1989	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1992	39	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	30–10 (75%)	7–2 (78%)	51–6 (89%)	7–2 (78%)	2–2 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	18–5 (78%)	35–11 (76%)	7–2 (78%)	28–5 (85%)	20–5 (80%)	28–10 (74%)	11–3 (79%)	33–13 (72%)	9–3 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	9–1 (90%)	5–0 (100%)	5–3 (62%)	6–3 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	38–7 (84%)	9–1 (90%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	5–0 (100%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	6–1 (86%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	10–0 (100%)	9–3 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	7–1 (88%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	25–2 (93%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	7–3 (70%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	6–3 (67%)	11–5 (69%)	5–3 (62%)	2–1 (67%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	12–2 (86%)	5–1 (83%)	2–1 (67%)	5–0 (100%)	4–2 (67%)	13–4 (76%)	10–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	4–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	12–4 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	18–2 (90%)	29–8 (78%)	4–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	681–204 (77%)

ATP Finals

Guillermo Vilas ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	NAP	W-L Win %
1974	21	W	—	5–0 (100%)
1975	22	SF	—	3–1 (75%)
1976	23	SF	—	2–2 (50%)
1977	24	SF	—	2–2 (50%)
1979	26	RR	—	1–2 (33%)
1980	27	RR	—	1–2 (33%)
1981	28	RR	—	1–2 (33%)
1982	29	SF	QF	1–2 (33%)
W-L		16–12 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	16–13 (55%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

May 5, 1975

First Top 100

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 50

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 20

Aug 12, 1974

First Top 10

Aug 12, 1974

Ranking History Matrix

Guillermo Vilas ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	31	31	33	31
1974	21	—	—	31	33	32	23	25	10	10	—	9	5
1975	22	5	—	5	5	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	2
1976	23	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	6
1977	24	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3
1978	25	2	4	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
1979	26	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
1980	27	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
1981	28	5	5	6	5	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
1982	29	6	6	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
1983	30	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	6	10	10	11	11
1984	31	9	10	12	11	12	16	15	17	19	25	29	28
1985	32	26	34	32	42	57	58	44	39	44	41	39	39
1986	33	39	32	30	36	18	18	22	22	20	21	21	22
1987	34	23	20	20	18	45	62	66	59	59	63	71	71
1988	35	68	70	76	83	78	96	107	122	131	130	124	126
1989	36	133	129	140	139	179	200	236	416	420	413	407	408
1990	37	407	403	448	455	1050	1050	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	38	—	—	—	—	—	1073	1067	957	861	659	554	563
1992	39	560	549	518	444	439	401	399	400	404	424	466	463
1993	40	465	470	501	631	647	886	1024	1053	1135	1140	1186	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Guillermo Vilas's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Arthur Ashe	USA	#2	2,259	1,048	792	256	75.6%	$1,584,909	44	3	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Manuel Orantes	ESP	#2	2,228	971	688	283	70.9%	$1,398,303	36	1	1968–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Ken Rosewall	AUS	#2	2,233	728	535	193	73.5%	$1,602,700	39	4	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Rod Laver	AUS	#3	2,303	715	570	145	79.7%	$1,565,413	69	5	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Ilie Nastase	ROU	#1	2,294	1,190	860	330	72.3%	$2,076,761	67	2	1968–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Tom Okker	NED	#3	2,195	946	668	278	70.6%	$1,257,200	34	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Vitas Gerulaitis	USA	#3	2,232	762	528	234	69.3%	$2,778,748	26	1	1971–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Brian Gottfried	USA	#3	2,250	1,011	690	321	68.2%	$2,782,514	25	0	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Bjorn Borg	SWE	#1	2,558	757	617	140	81.5%	$3,655,751	66	11	1971–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Jimmy Connors	USA	#1	2,441	1,564	1,266	298	80.9%	$8,641,040	109	8	1969–1996	Rivalries	Match log
John McEnroe	USA	#1	2,493	1,026	835	191	81.4%	$12,552,132	77	7	1976–1994	Rivalries	Match log
John Newcombe	AUS	#1	2,203	764	544	220	71.2%	$1,062,408	38	5	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Guillermo Vilas?: Guillermo Vilas is 74 years old, born on August 17, 1952.
Which country does Guillermo Vilas represent?: Guillermo Vilas represents Argentina in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Guillermo Vilas?: Guillermo Vilas is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does Guillermo Vilas use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Guillermo Vilas uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Guillermo Vilas left-handed or right-handed?: Guillermo Vilas plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Guillermo Vilas won?: Guillermo Vilas has won 4 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Australian Open in 1979.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Guillermo Vilas won?: TennisDB does not group any of Guillermo Vilas's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Guillermo Vilas won?: Guillermo Vilas has won 62 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Richmond Wct in 1983.
What is Guillermo Vilas' highest ATP ranking?: Guillermo Vilas' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 2, first achieved on May 5, 1975.
What is Guillermo Vilas' career win-loss record?: Guillermo Vilas has a career ATP singles record of 890 wins and 283 losses (75.9%).
How much career prize money has Guillermo Vilas earned?: Guillermo Vilas has earned at least $4,923,882 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Guillermo Vilas's career appear in TennisDB?: Guillermo Vilas appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1992.
On which surface does Guillermo Vilas have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Guillermo Vilas's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 79.3% (630–164).
Who has Guillermo Vilas faced most often?: Guillermo Vilas' most frequent opponent is Eddie Dibbs, with a head-to-head record of 13–8 across 21 meetings.