H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 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 ATP Finals round robin 6-4 7-6.

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Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 74 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Guillermo Vilas 6-4 7-6 John Newcombe Match data Dec 10, 1974 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Grass
John Newcombe 6-3 7-6 Guillermo Vilas Match data Aug 10, 1973* SF Louisville ATP 250 Clay

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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,203 544 220 71.2% 5 0 0 0 33 38

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% — 1,506 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 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,234 3 42 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1979 70–22 76.1% #6 2,092 4 46 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1980 62–18 77.5% #4 2,038 4 49 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1981 62–16 79.5% #6 2,035 4 52 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,016 4 59 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,949 4 62 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,792 4 62 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,768 4 62 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 62 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,718 4 62 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 62 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 62 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38
37 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38
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 John Newcombe
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 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1978 11 2 13 84.6% 39 4 43 90.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1979 14 5 19 73.7% 30 7 37 81.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1980 13 5 18 72.2% 38 6 44 86.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1981 4 2 6 66.7% 55 9 64 85.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1982 10 3 13 76.9% 42 5 47 89.4% — — — — 18 8 26 69.2% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 35 10 45 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — — 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5%

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 John Newcombe
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 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1978 2235 162.9 — — — — -67 +127 -120 78.4% +1.95 12–4 (75%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.26 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1979 2092 163.4 — — — — -76 +212 +65 70.9% +1.36 12–5 (71%) 18–12 (60%) — -2.83 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1980 2039 168.7 — — — — -56 +181 +106 72.7% +1.73 9–9 (50%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.22 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1981 2035 170.3 — — — — -90 +159 +3 73.8% +1.88 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) — -1.85 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1982 2016 167.5 — — — — -29 +191 — 75.6% +1.84 9–4 (69%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.32 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1983 1949 163.8 — — — — +35 +145 — 72.0% +1.60 7–4 (64%) 11–7 (61%) — -1.46 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1984 1792 143.4 — — — — +81 +158 — 51.9% +0.31 7–3 (70%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.09 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1985 1768 139.4 — — — — +33 +113 — 54.1% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.45 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1986 1761 144.2 — — — — — +100 — 56.1% +0.62 7–4 (64%) 3–7 (30%) — -1.52 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06
34 1987 1718 134.7 — — — — — +82 — 55.1% +0.29 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.10 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37
35 1988 1631 131.2 — — — — — +67 — 45.3% -0.17 3–7 (30%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.03 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 1989 1602 104.5 — — — — — +40 — 33.3% -1.53 1–1 1–0 — -0.27 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
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 — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59

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.