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

Guillermo Vilas vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 3-1

Guillermo Vilas holds a 3–1 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Guillermo Vilas leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Guillermo Vilas won the 1980 Milan third round 6-7 6-3 6-4.

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Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 73 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 27, 1980* Milan ATP 250 R32 Carpet Guillermo Vilas #5 6-7 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale #217 Match data
Oct 19, 1979* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 R16 Hard Guillermo Vilas #6 6-2 6-4 Cliff Drysdale #100 Match data
Aug 31, 1978* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Guillermo Vilas #3 7-5 6-2 Cliff Drysdale #44 Match data
Jan 22, 1974* Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 R128 Carpet Cliff Drysdale #23 6-4 6-1 Guillermo Vilas #31 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
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,134 402 253 61.4% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Cliff Drysdale
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 — — — — — — —
21 1974 88–22 80.0% #5 2,171 0 8 — — — — — — —
22 1975 87–18 82.9% #2 2,129 0 13 — — — — — — —
23 1976 82–20 80.4% #6 2,079 0 19 — — — — — — —
24 1977 128–15 89.5% #2 2,303 2 35 — — — — — — —
25 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,216 3 42 — — — — — — —
26 1979 70–21 76.9% #6 2,087 4 46 — — — — — — —
27 1980 67–17 79.8% #4 2,050 4 50 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,675 0 3
28 1981 64–16 80.0% #6 2,035 4 53 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 3
29 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,014 4 60 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,908 0 3
30 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,947 4 63 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,997 0 6
31 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,791 4 63 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,935 0 6
32 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,767 4 63 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,872 0 6
33 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 63 1974 27–13 67.5% #18 1,901 0 7
34 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,717 4 63 1975 32–20 61.5% #36 1,827 0 7
35 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 63 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,833 0 7
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 63 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,870 0 7
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,862 0 8
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,710 0 8
39 1992 0–2 0.0% #463 1,577 4 63 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,707 0 8