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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 round of 32 6-7 6-3 6-4.

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Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 74 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Guillermo Vilas #5 6-7 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Mar 27, 1980* R32 Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-2 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 19, 1979* R16 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Guillermo Vilas #3 7-5 6-2 Cliff Drysdale #44 Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-1 Guillermo Vilas Match data Jan 22, 1974* R128 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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% — 1,506 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 — — — — — — —
25 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,234 3 42 — — — — — — —
26 1979 70–22 76.1% #6 2,092 4 46 — — — — — — —
27 1980 62–18 77.5% #4 2,038 4 49 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1981 62–16 79.5% #6 2,035 4 52 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,016 4 59 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,949 4 62 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,792 4 62 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,768 4 62 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 62 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,718 4 62 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 62 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 62 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6
39 1992 0–2 0.0% #463 1,577 4 62 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6

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 Cliff Drysdale
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1978 11 2 13 84.6% 39 4 43 90.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1979 14 5 19 73.7% 30 7 37 81.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1980 13 5 18 72.2% 38 6 44 86.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1981 4 2 6 66.7% 55 9 64 85.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1982 10 3 13 76.9% 42 5 47 89.4% — — — — 18 8 26 69.2% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 35 10 45 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — — 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 1989 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
39 1992 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 105 47 152 69.1% 630 164 794 79.3% 70 27 97 72.2% 85 45 130 65.4% — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3%

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 Cliff Drysdale
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1978 2235 162.9 — — — — -67 +127 -120 78.4% +1.95 12–4 (75%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1979 2092 163.4 — — — — -76 +212 +65 70.9% +1.36 12–5 (71%) 18–12 (60%) — -2.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1980 2039 168.7 — — — — -56 +181 +106 72.7% +1.73 9–9 (50%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.22 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1981 2035 170.3 — — — — -90 +159 +3 73.8% +1.88 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) — -1.85 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1982 2016 167.5 — — — — -29 +191 — 75.6% +1.84 9–4 (69%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.32 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1983 1949 163.8 — — — — +35 +145 — 72.0% +1.60 7–4 (64%) 11–7 (61%) — -1.46 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1984 1792 143.4 — — — — +81 +158 — 51.9% +0.31 7–3 (70%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.09 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1985 1768 139.4 — — — — +33 +113 — 54.1% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.45 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1986 1761 144.2 — — — — — +100 — 56.1% +0.62 7–4 (64%) 3–7 (30%) — -1.52 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1987 1718 134.7 — — — — — +82 — 55.1% +0.29 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.10 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 1988 1631 131.2 — — — — — +67 — 45.3% -0.17 3–7 (30%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.03 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 1989 1602 104.5 — — — — — +40 — 33.3% -1.53 1–1 1–0 — -0.27 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22
39 1992 1578 103.1 -2.21 -0.58 0.910 47.9% — — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 0–1 — -0.15 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40
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 — 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02

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.