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

Guillermo Vilas vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-1

Guillermo Vilas and John Newcombe are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 1–0 on clay, while Guillermo Vilas leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Guillermo Vilas won the 1974 Masters round-robin match 6-4 7-6.

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Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 73 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Dec 10, 1974 Masters ATP Finals RR Grass Guillermo Vilas #9 6-4 7-6 John Newcombe #2 Match data
Aug 10, 1973* Louisville ATP 250 SF Clay John Newcombe 6-3 7-6 Guillermo Vilas 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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41

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 John Newcombe
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 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,216 3 42 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1979 70–21 76.9% #6 2,087 4 46 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1980 67–17 79.8% #4 2,050 4 50 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1981 64–16 80.0% #6 2,035 4 53 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,014 4 60 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,947 4 63 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,791 4 63 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,767 4 63 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 63 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,717 4 63 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 63 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 63 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41
39 1992 0–2 0.0% #463 1,577 4 63 — — — — — — —