H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Guillermo Vilas vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 5-4

Guillermo Vilas holds a 5–4 lead over Arthur Ashe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 2–1 on carpet, while Guillermo Vilas leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Guillermo Vilas won the 1979 Richmond Wct semifinal 6-3 6-4.

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Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 74 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
5 – 4
9 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe #14 Match data Feb 3, 1979* SF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe #14 6-3 7-5 Guillermo Vilas #3 Match data Jan 26, 1979* R16 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Guillermo Vilas #2 6-2 6-2 6-2 Arthur Ashe #27 Match data Jun 7, 1978* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-0 7-6(4) Guillermo Vilas Match data Oct 2, 1975* F San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
Guillermo Vilas 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Aug 23, 1975* SF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 Guillermo Vilas Match data Nov 9, 1974* SF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-7 6-4 6-4 7-5 Guillermo Vilas Match data Sep 6, 1974* R16 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Guillermo Vilas 6-2 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Jul 28, 1974* QF Washington ATP 250 Clay
Guillermo Vilas 7-5 7-5 Arthur Ashe Match data Jun 19, 1974* R32 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Guillermo Vilas #1,186 #2 47 2,355 890 283 75.9% 4 0 1 3 54 62
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Guillermo Vilas Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 1–1 50.0% — 1,506 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 3–3 50.0% — 1,548 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 2–4 33.3% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,538 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 18–15 54.5% — 1,691 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1973 24–14 63.2% #31 1,854 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1974 87–21 80.6% #5 2,175 0 8 — — — — — — —
22 1975 87–18 82.9% #2 2,134 0 13 — — — — — — —
23 1976 82–20 80.4% #6 2,104 0 19 — — — — — — —
24 1977 128–15 89.5% #3 2,340 2 35 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,234 3 42 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1979 70–22 76.1% #6 2,092 4 46 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1980 62–18 77.5% #4 2,038 4 49 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1981 62–16 79.5% #6 2,035 4 52 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,016 4 59 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,949 4 62 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,792 4 62 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,768 4 62 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 62 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,718 4 62 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 62 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 62 — — — — — — —
39 1992 0–2 0.0% #463 1,577 4 62 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Guillermo Vilas Arthur Ashe
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 1968 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1 2 3 33.3% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 23 12 35 65.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 7 3 10 70.0% 63 10 73 86.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 71 11 82 86.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 9 3 12 75.0% 47 9 56 83.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 19 6 25 76.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 90 5 95 94.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1978 11 2 13 84.6% 39 4 43 90.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1979 14 5 19 73.7% 30 7 37 81.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1980 13 5 18 72.2% 38 6 44 86.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1981 4 2 6 66.7% 55 9 64 85.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1982 10 3 13 76.9% 42 5 47 89.4% — — — — 18 8 26 69.2% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 35 10 45 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
36 1989 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 — — — — 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% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Guillermo Vilas Arthur Ashe
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 1968 1507 101.4 — — — — — — — 44.4% -0.67 1–0 — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 1548 110.0 — — — — — +33 — 52.4% 0.00 2–2 (50%) — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1533 100.6 — — — — — +32 — 35.3% -1.24 1–1 — — +0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1538 109.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 0–1 0–1 — +0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1692 117.2 — — — — -135 +67 -207 50.6% -0.02 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) — +2.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 1855 142.4 — — — — — +66 — 60.5% +0.49 3–5 (38%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 2176 163.1 — — — — -398 +81 -339 74.5% +1.75 14–7 (67%) 6–7 (46%) — -3.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 2135 164.8 — — — — -238 +124 -236 77.3% +1.83 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 2105 166.1 — — — — -55 +141 -116 74.3% +1.65 16–8 (67%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 2341 167.8 — — — — -130 +71 -360 81.4% +2.13 26–4 (87%) 24–9 (73%) — -0.99 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1978 2235 162.9 — — — — -67 +127 -120 78.4% +1.95 12–4 (75%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.26 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1979 2092 163.4 — — — — -76 +212 +65 70.9% +1.36 12–5 (71%) 18–12 (60%) — -2.83 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1980 2039 168.7 — — — — -56 +181 +106 72.7% +1.73 9–9 (50%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.22 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1981 2035 170.3 — — — — -90 +159 +3 73.8% +1.88 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) — -1.85 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 1982 2016 167.5 — — — — -29 +191 — 75.6% +1.84 9–4 (69%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.32 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 1983 1949 163.8 — — — — +35 +145 — 72.0% +1.60 7–4 (64%) 11–7 (61%) — -1.46 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 1984 1792 143.4 — — — — +81 +158 — 51.9% +0.31 7–3 (70%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.09 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 1985 1768 139.4 — — — — +33 +113 — 54.1% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.45 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 1986 1761 144.2 — — — — — +100 — 56.1% +0.62 7–4 (64%) 3–7 (30%) — -1.52 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 1987 1718 134.7 — — — — — +82 — 55.1% +0.29 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.10 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 1988 1631 131.2 — — — — — +67 — 45.3% -0.17 3–7 (30%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.03 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
36 1989 1602 104.5 — — — — — +40 — 33.3% -1.53 1–1 1–0 — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 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%) 100.3 -2.17 — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.