H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Guillermo Vilas vs Russell Simpson H2H: 2-0

Guillermo Vilas holds a 2–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Guillermo Vilas leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Guillermo Vilas won the 1979 Sydney International round of 16 6-4 6-4.

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Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 74 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-4 6-4 Russell Simpson Match data Dec 21, 1979* R16 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Guillermo Vilas 7-5 6-4 6-4 Russell Simpson Match data Jun 25, 1975* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Russell Simpson #1,013 #47 0 1,767 131 195 40.2% 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.

Age Guillermo Vilas Russell Simpson
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 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 1972 18–15 54.5% — 1,691 0 0 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0
20 1973 24–14 63.2% #31 1,854 0 1 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0
21 1974 87–21 80.6% #5 2,175 0 8 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0
22 1975 87–18 82.9% #2 2,134 0 13 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1976 82–20 80.4% #6 2,104 0 19 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1977 128–15 89.5% #3 2,340 2 35 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,234 3 42 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1979 70–22 76.1% #6 2,092 4 46 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1980 62–18 77.5% #4 2,038 4 49 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1981 62–16 79.5% #6 2,035 4 52 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,016 4 59 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,949 4 62 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,792 4 62 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,768 4 62 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0
33 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 62 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0
34 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,718 4 62 — — — — — — —
35 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 62 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 62 — — — — — — —
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 Russell Simpson
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% — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1972 1 2 3 33.3% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 23 12 35 65.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
21 1974 7 3 10 70.0% 63 10 73 86.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 71 11 82 86.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1976 9 3 12 75.0% 47 9 56 83.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 19 6 25 76.0% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 90 5 95 94.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1978 11 2 13 84.6% 39 4 43 90.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1979 14 5 19 73.7% 30 7 37 81.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1980 13 5 18 72.2% 38 6 44 86.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1981 4 2 6 66.7% 55 9 64 85.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1982 10 3 13 76.9% 42 5 47 89.4% — — — — 18 8 26 69.2% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 35 10 45 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
34 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 58 78 136 42.6% 12 30 42 28.6% 50 58 108 46.3% 11 29 40 27.5%

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 Russell Simpson
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 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23
19 1972 1692 117.2 — — — — -135 +67 -207 50.6% -0.02 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) — +2.75 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87
20 1973 1855 142.4 — — — — — +66 — 60.5% +0.49 3–5 (38%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.97 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76
21 1974 2176 163.1 — — — — -398 +81 -339 74.5% +1.75 14–7 (67%) 6–7 (46%) — -3.67 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75
22 1975 2135 164.8 — — — — -238 +124 -236 77.3% +1.83 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.26 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37
23 1976 2105 166.1 — — — — -55 +141 -116 74.3% +1.65 16–8 (67%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.39 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75
24 1977 2341 167.8 — — — — -130 +71 -360 81.4% +2.13 26–4 (87%) 24–9 (73%) — -0.99 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1978 2235 162.9 — — — — -67 +127 -120 78.4% +1.95 12–4 (75%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.26 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22
26 1979 2092 163.4 — — — — -76 +212 +65 70.9% +1.36 12–5 (71%) 18–12 (60%) — -2.83 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24
27 1980 2039 168.7 — — — — -56 +181 +106 72.7% +1.73 9–9 (50%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.22 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98
28 1981 2035 170.3 — — — — -90 +159 +3 73.8% +1.88 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) — -1.85 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07
29 1982 2016 167.5 — — — — -29 +191 — 75.6% +1.84 9–4 (69%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.32 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79
30 1983 1949 163.8 — — — — +35 +145 — 72.0% +1.60 7–4 (64%) 11–7 (61%) — -1.46 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11
31 1984 1792 143.4 — — — — +81 +158 — 51.9% +0.31 7–3 (70%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.09 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76
32 1985 1768 139.4 — — — — +33 +113 — 54.1% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.45 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.31
33 1986 1761 144.2 — — — — — +100 — 56.1% +0.62 7–4 (64%) 3–7 (30%) — -1.52 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.44
34 1987 1718 134.7 — — — — — +82 — 55.1% +0.29 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 1631 131.2 — — — — — +67 — 45.3% -0.17 3–7 (30%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 1602 104.5 — — — — — +40 — 33.3% -1.53 1–1 1–0 — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.71

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.