H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs Guillermo Vilas H2H: 5-4

Jimmy Connors holds a 5–4 lead over Guillermo Vilas in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Guillermo Vilas leads 3–1 on carpet, while Jimmy Connors leads 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1982 US Open semifinal 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-3.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 4
9 main-draw meetings
Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 74 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #4 Match data Sep 13, 1982* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Guillermo Vilas #5 6-3 6-3 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Mar 28, 1982* F Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Guillermo Vilas #6 0-6 6-2 6-4 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Mar 19, 1982* F ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #3 6-2 4-6 6-0 Guillermo Vilas #5 Match data Jan 14, 1981 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #2 6-1 2-6 6-4 Guillermo Vilas #6 Match data Aug 12, 1979* F Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Guillermo Vilas #2 6-4 3-6 7-5 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Jan 4, 1978 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Guillermo Vilas #4 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-0 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Sep 14, 1977* F US Open Grand Slam Clay
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-2 6-1 Guillermo Vilas Match data Sep 14, 1976* SF US Open Grand Slam Clay
Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-3 Guillermo Vilas Match data Aug 7, 1972* F Cincinnati Open 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
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,441 1,266 298 80.9% 8 0 1 0 100 109
Guillermo Vilas #1,186 #2 47 2,355 890 283 75.9% 4 0 1 3 54 62

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 Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 1–1 50.0% — 1,506 0 0
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 1969 3–3 50.0% — 1,548 0 0
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 1970 2–4 33.3% — 1,533 0 0
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,538 0 0
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1972 18–15 54.5% — 1,691 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1973 24–14 63.2% #31 1,854 0 1
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1974 87–21 80.6% #5 2,175 0 8
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1975 87–18 82.9% #2 2,134 0 13
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1976 82–20 80.4% #6 2,104 0 19
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1977 128–15 89.5% #3 2,340 2 35
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,234 3 42
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1979 70–22 76.1% #6 2,092 4 46
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1980 62–18 77.5% #4 2,038 4 49
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1981 62–16 79.5% #6 2,035 4 52
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,016 4 59
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,949 4 62
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,792 4 62
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,768 4 62
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 62
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,718 4 62
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 62
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 62
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109 — — — — — — —
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109 — — — — — — —
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,784 8 109 1992 0–2 0.0% #463 1,577 4 62
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,724 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,687 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,678 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,669 8 109 — — — — — — —

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 Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas
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 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1969 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1970 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% 1972 1 2 3 33.3% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 23 12 35 65.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1974 7 3 10 70.0% 63 10 73 86.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 71 11 82 86.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 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% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 90 5 95 94.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 4 18 77.8%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1978 11 2 13 84.6% 39 4 43 90.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1979 14 5 19 73.7% 30 7 37 81.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 8 18 55.6%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1980 13 5 18 72.2% 38 6 44 86.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1981 4 2 6 66.7% 55 9 64 85.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1982 10 3 13 76.9% 42 5 47 89.4% — — — — 18 8 26 69.2%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 35 10 45 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — —
33 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — —
35 1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — —
36 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
37 1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1992 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
40 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2% — 105 47 152 69.1% 630 164 794 79.3% 70 27 97 72.2% 85 45 130 65.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 73/83 of Jimmy Connors's and 2/2 of Guillermo Vilas's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
38 1991 29/33 1.9 2.5 66.6% 62.4% 49.4% 52.6% 52.7% 58.1% 42.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 30/33 2.0 2.4 64.9% 62.1% 50.5% 57.5% 43.2% 58.1% 40.3% 1992 2/2 0.0 2.5 67.7% 61.0% 51.5% 40.3% 25.0% 57.2% 38.9%
40 1993 6/8 0.8 2.3 63.4% 61.4% 44.1% 52.3% 33.8% 55.0% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 3/4 0.7 2.0 64.2% 61.2% 48.0% 64.5% 48.0% 56.2% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 4/4 2.5 3.0 63.7% 66.9% 53.4% 54.9% 66.7% 59.7% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 1/1 3.0 2.0 59.1% 54.5% 47.4% 54.5% 20.0% 51.6% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 73/1,564 1.8 2.4 65.3% 62.3% 49.6% 55.2% 47.4% 57.8% 40.8% — 2/1,173 0.0 2.5 67.7% 61.0% 51.5% 40.3% 25.0% 57.2% 38.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas
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 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19 1969 1548 110.0 — — — — — +33 — 52.4% 0.00 2–2 (50%) — — +0.06
17 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.24 1970 1533 100.6 — — — — — +32 — 35.3% -1.24 1–1 — — +0.31
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 1971 1538 109.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 0–1 0–1 — +0.32
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 1972 1692 117.2 — — — — -135 +67 -207 50.6% -0.02 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 105.1 +2.75
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 1973 1855 142.4 — — — — — +66 — 60.5% +0.49 3–5 (38%) 8–5 (62%) 98.3 -1.97
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1974 2176 163.1 — — — — -398 +81 -339 74.5% +1.75 14–7 (67%) 6–7 (46%) 105.9 -3.67
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1975 2135 164.8 — — — — -238 +124 -236 77.3% +1.83 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 107.0 -2.26
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1976 2105 166.1 — — — — -55 +141 -116 74.3% +1.65 16–8 (67%) 15–17 (47%) 100.8 -2.39
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1977 2341 167.8 — — — — -130 +71 -360 81.4% +2.13 26–4 (87%) 24–9 (73%) 109.7 -0.99
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1978 2235 162.9 — — — — -67 +127 -120 78.4% +1.95 12–4 (75%) 8–5 (62%) 97.9 -0.26
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1979 2092 163.4 — — — — -76 +212 +65 70.9% +1.36 12–5 (71%) 18–12 (60%) 102.1 -2.83
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1980 2039 168.7 — — — — -56 +181 +106 72.7% +1.73 9–9 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 95.3 -3.22
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1981 2035 170.3 — — — — -90 +159 +3 73.8% +1.88 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 96.8 -1.85
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 1982 2016 167.5 — — — — -29 +191 — 75.6% +1.84 9–4 (69%) 10–7 (59%) 101.7 -2.32
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 1983 1949 163.8 — — — — +35 +145 — 72.0% +1.60 7–4 (64%) 11–7 (61%) 97.6 -1.46
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 1984 1792 143.4 — — — — +81 +158 — 51.9% +0.31 7–3 (70%) 7–6 (54%) 97.7 -1.09
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 1985 1768 139.4 — — — — +33 +113 — 54.1% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 7–2 (78%) 101.2 -1.45
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 1986 1761 144.2 — — — — — +100 — 56.1% +0.62 7–4 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 95.9 -1.52
34 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) 101.5 -1.55 1987 1718 134.7 — — — — — +82 — 55.1% +0.29 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 -1.10
35 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) 93.7 -0.10 1988 1631 131.2 — — — — — +67 — 45.3% -0.17 3–7 (30%) 2–5 (29%) 92.2 -0.03
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -0.14 1989 1602 104.5 — — — — — +40 — 33.3% -1.53 1–1 1–0 — -0.27
37 1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 1889 146.4 -1.80 +3.12 1.005 50.1% +29 +62 +178 57.1% +0.30 7–5 (58%) 7–4 (64%) 100.9 -2.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 1785 141.4 -1.86 +2.27 0.962 49.5% +35 +121 — 51.8% +0.05 8–6 (57%) 6–4 (60%) 97.8 -2.16 1992 1578 103.1 -2.21 -0.58 0.910 47.9% — — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 0–1 — -0.15
40 1993 1724 107.2 -2.74 +0.29 0.890 47.1% +57 — — 37.5% -0.69 2–0 0–2 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 1687 107.8 -2.12 +0.37 0.980 49.9% — — — 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 1678 102.2 -1.10 +0.01 0.912 49.1% — — +305 50.0% +0.25 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 1669 100.0 +0.85 +1.29 0.725 44.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2442 169.4 -1.84 +2.23 0.967 49.5% +78 -89 +40 75.9% +1.82 236–106 (69%) 218–151 (59%) 99.9 -2.45 — 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 Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.