H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Guillermo Vilas vs Butch Walts H2H: 2-4

Butch Walts holds a 4–2 lead over Guillermo Vilas in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Butch Walts leads 2–0 on carpet, while Guillermo Vilas leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Butch Walts won the 1982 Los Angeles-2 Wct third round 6-3 6-4.

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Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 73 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main draw meetings
Butch Walts
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 23, 1982* Los Angeles-2 Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Butch Walts #99 6-3 6-4 Guillermo Vilas #4 Match data
Aug 1, 1979* North Conway ATP 250 R32 Clay Guillermo Vilas #6 6-3 3-6 6-1 Butch Walts #48 Match data
Mar 24, 1979* San Jose ATP 250 QF Hard Butch Walts #57 6-3 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #3 Match data
Feb 28, 1979* Memphis ATP 250 R64 Carpet Butch Walts #74 7-6 7-6 Guillermo Vilas #3 Match data
Sep 7, 1978* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Butch Walts #52 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-7 6-2 Guillermo Vilas #3 Match data
Apr 23, 1977* Virginia Beach ATP 250 R16 Clay Guillermo Vilas #3 6-0 6-7 7-6 Butch Walts #91 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Guillermo Vilas #1,186 #2 47 2,338 898 282 76.1% 4 3 1 0 55 63
Butch Walts #755 #30 0 1,913 140 135 50.9% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Butch Walts
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 3–3 50.0% — 1,549 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% — 1,693 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1973 24–14 63.2% #31 1,851 0 1 1975 0–3 0.0% #396 1,472 0 0
21 1974 88–22 80.0% #5 2,171 0 8 1976 16–13 55.2% #79 1,661 0 1
22 1975 87–18 82.9% #2 2,129 0 13 1977 21–19 52.5% #52 1,755 0 2
23 1976 82–20 80.4% #6 2,079 0 19 1978 13–20 39.4% #116 1,660 0 2
24 1977 128–15 89.5% #2 2,303 2 35 1979 40–22 64.5% #39 1,868 0 4
25 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,216 3 42 1980 22–23 48.9% #47 1,805 0 4
26 1979 70–21 76.9% #6 2,087 4 46 1981 15–17 46.9% #85 1,707 0 4
27 1980 67–17 79.8% #4 2,050 4 50 1982 3–5 37.5% #99 1,680 0 4
28 1981 64–16 80.0% #6 2,035 4 53 1983 9–10 47.4% #473 1,679 0 4
29 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,014 4 60 1984 1–3 25.0% #311 1,660 0 4
30 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,947 4 63 — — — — — — —
31 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,791 4 63 — — — — — — —
32 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,767 4 63 — — — — — — —
33 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 63 — — — — — — —
34 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,717 4 63 — — — — — — —
35 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 63 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 63 — — — — — — —
39 1992 0–2 0.0% #463 1,577 4 63 — — — — — — —