H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Guillermo Vilas vs Nicola Spear H2H: 3-0

Guillermo Vilas holds a 3–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Guillermo Vilas leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Guillermo Vilas won the 1977 Columbus round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 74 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-4 6-2 Nicola Spear #71 Match data Aug 11, 1977* R32 Columbus ATP 250 Clay
Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-2 Nicola Spear Match data Oct 7, 1976* R32 Tehran ATP 250 Clay
Guillermo Vilas 4-6 6-4 6-3 Nicola Spear Match data May 27, 1975* R64 Italian Open ATP 500 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
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,710 111 173 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

Guillermo Vilas Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 1–1 50.0% — 1,506 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 3–3 50.0% — 1,548 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 2–4 33.3% — 1,533 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,538 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 18–15 54.5% — 1,691 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1973 24–14 63.2% #31 1,854 0 1 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 87–21 80.6% #5 2,175 0 8 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 87–18 82.9% #2 2,134 0 13 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1976 82–20 80.4% #6 2,104 0 19 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1977 128–15 89.5% #3 2,340 2 35 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,234 3 42 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1979 70–22 76.1% #6 2,092 4 46 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1980 62–18 77.5% #4 2,038 4 49 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1981 62–16 79.5% #6 2,035 4 52 — — — — — — —
1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,016 4 59 — — — — — — —
1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,949 4 62 — — — — — — —
1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,792 4 62 — — — — — — —
1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,768 4 62 — — — — — — —
1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 62 — — — — — — —
1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,718 4 62 — — — — — — —
1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 62 — — — — — — —
1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 62 — — — — — — —
1992 0–2 0.0% #463 1,577 4 62 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Guillermo Vilas Nicola Spear
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 %
1968 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1972 1 2 3 33.3% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 23 12 35 65.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 7 3 10 70.0% 63 10 73 86.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 4 3 7 57.1% 71 11 82 86.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 9 3 12 75.0% 47 9 56 83.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 19 6 25 76.0% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 16 2 18 88.9% 90 5 95 94.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 11 2 13 84.6% 39 4 43 90.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 14 5 19 73.7% 30 7 37 81.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 13 5 18 72.2% 38 6 44 86.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 4 2 6 66.7% 55 9 64 85.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 10 3 13 76.9% 42 5 47 89.4% — — — — 18 8 26 69.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 8 3 11 72.7% 35 10 45 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 5 4 9 55.6% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1 3 4 25.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 0 1 1 0.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Guillermo Vilas Nicola Spear
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
1968 1507 101.4 — — — — — — — 44.4% -0.67 1–0 — — 0.00 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1548 110.0 — — — — — +33 — 52.4% 0.00 2–2 (50%) — — +0.06 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1533 100.6 — — — — — +32 — 35.3% -1.24 1–1 — — +0.31 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1971 1538 109.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 0–1 0–1 — +0.32 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78
1972 1692 117.2 — — — — -135 +67 -207 50.6% -0.02 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 105.1 +2.75 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 1855 142.4 — — — — — +66 — 60.5% +0.49 3–5 (38%) 8–5 (62%) 98.3 -1.97 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1974 2176 163.1 — — — — -398 +81 -339 74.5% +1.75 14–7 (67%) 6–7 (46%) 105.9 -3.67 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 2135 164.8 — — — — -238 +124 -236 77.3% +1.83 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 107.0 -2.26 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44
1976 2105 166.1 — — — — -55 +141 -116 74.3% +1.65 16–8 (67%) 15–17 (47%) 100.8 -2.39 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1977 2341 167.8 — — — — -130 +71 -360 81.4% +2.13 26–4 (87%) 24–9 (73%) 109.7 -0.99 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1978 2235 162.9 — — — — -67 +127 -120 78.4% +1.95 12–4 (75%) 8–5 (62%) 97.9 -0.26 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1979 2092 163.4 — — — — -76 +212 +65 70.9% +1.36 12–5 (71%) 18–12 (60%) 102.1 -2.83 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1980 2039 168.7 — — — — -56 +181 +106 72.7% +1.73 9–9 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 95.3 -3.22 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1981 2035 170.3 — — — — -90 +159 +3 73.8% +1.88 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 96.8 -1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 2016 167.5 — — — — -29 +191 — 75.6% +1.84 9–4 (69%) 10–7 (59%) 101.7 -2.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1949 163.8 — — — — +35 +145 — 72.0% +1.60 7–4 (64%) 11–7 (61%) 97.6 -1.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1792 143.4 — — — — +81 +158 — 51.9% +0.31 7–3 (70%) 7–6 (54%) 97.7 -1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1768 139.4 — — — — +33 +113 — 54.1% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 7–2 (78%) 101.2 -1.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 1761 144.2 — — — — — +100 — 56.1% +0.62 7–4 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 95.9 -1.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 1718 134.7 — — — — — +82 — 55.1% +0.29 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 -1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 1631 131.2 — — — — — +67 — 45.3% -0.17 3–7 (30%) 2–5 (29%) 92.2 -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 1602 104.5 — — — — — +40 — 33.3% -1.53 1–1 1–0 — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +18 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.68

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.