H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

John McEnroe vs Guillermo Vilas H2H: 4-4

John McEnroe and Guillermo Vilas are tied 4–4 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Guillermo Vilas leads 3–2 on clay, while John McEnroe leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1983 Forest Hills Wct semifinal 6-1 6-1.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 4
8 main draw meetings
Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 74 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #2 6-1 6-1 Guillermo Vilas #4 Match data May 6, 1983* SF Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #4 Match data Jan 25, 1983* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-7 6-4 6-0 Guillermo Vilas #5 Match data Feb 19, 1981* F Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-1 6-4 John McEnroe #2 Match data Apr 5, 1980* QF Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #3 6-2 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #6 Match data Jan 9, 1980 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-4 7-5 John McEnroe #3 Match data Aug 11, 1979* SF Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-4 John McEnroe #6 Match data Oct 30, 1978* F Swiss Indoors ATP 250 Hard
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-2 2-6 6-0 John McEnroe #55 Match data Aug 5, 1977* SF South Orange 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
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,493 835 191 81.4% 7 0 3 3 64 77
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 John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas
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 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1970 2–4 33.3% — 1,533 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,538 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1972 18–15 54.5% — 1,691 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1973 24–14 63.2% #31 1,854 0 1
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1974 87–21 80.6% #5 2,175 0 8
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1975 87–18 82.9% #2 2,134 0 13
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1976 82–20 80.4% #6 2,104 0 19
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1977 128–15 89.5% #3 2,340 2 35
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,234 3 42
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1979 70–22 76.1% #6 2,092 4 46
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1980 62–18 77.5% #4 2,038 4 49
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1981 62–16 79.5% #6 2,035 4 52
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,016 4 59
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,949 4 62
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,792 4 62
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,768 4 62
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 62
34 — — — — — — — 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,718 4 62
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 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 John McEnroe 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 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1970 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1972 1 2 3 33.3% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 23 12 35 65.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1974 7 3 10 70.0% 63 10 73 86.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 71 11 82 86.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1976 9 3 12 75.0% 47 9 56 83.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 19 6 25 76.0%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 90 5 95 94.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 4 18 77.8%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1978 11 2 13 84.6% 39 4 43 90.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1979 14 5 19 73.7% 30 7 37 81.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 8 18 55.6%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1980 13 5 18 72.2% 38 6 44 86.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1981 4 2 6 66.7% 55 9 64 85.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1982 10 3 13 76.9% 42 5 47 89.4% — — — — 18 8 26 69.2%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 35 10 45 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — —
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — —
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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 — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7% — 105 47 152 69.1% 630 164 794 79.3% 70 27 97 72.2% 85 45 130 65.4%

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 John McEnroe 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 1548 110.0 — — — — — +33 — 52.4% 0.00 2–2 (50%) — — +0.06
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1970 1533 100.6 — — — — — +32 — 35.3% -1.24 1–1 — — +0.31
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1971 1538 109.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 0–1 0–1 — +0.32
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1972 1692 117.2 — — — — -135 +67 -207 50.6% -0.02 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) — +2.75
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1973 1855 142.4 — — — — — +66 — 60.5% +0.49 3–5 (38%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.97
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1974 2176 163.1 — — — — -398 +81 -339 74.5% +1.75 14–7 (67%) 6–7 (46%) — -3.67
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1975 2135 164.8 — — — — -238 +124 -236 77.3% +1.83 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.26
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1976 2105 166.1 — — — — -55 +141 -116 74.3% +1.65 16–8 (67%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.39
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1977 2341 167.8 — — — — -130 +71 -360 81.4% +2.13 26–4 (87%) 24–9 (73%) — -0.99
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1978 2235 162.9 — — — — -67 +127 -120 78.4% +1.95 12–4 (75%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.26
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1979 2092 163.4 — — — — -76 +212 +65 70.9% +1.36 12–5 (71%) 18–12 (60%) — -2.83
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1980 2039 168.7 — — — — -56 +181 +106 72.7% +1.73 9–9 (50%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.22
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1981 2035 170.3 — — — — -90 +159 +3 73.8% +1.88 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) — -1.85
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1982 2016 167.5 — — — — -29 +191 — 75.6% +1.84 9–4 (69%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.32
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1983 1949 163.8 — — — — +35 +145 — 72.0% +1.60 7–4 (64%) 11–7 (61%) — -1.46
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1984 1792 143.4 — — — — +81 +158 — 51.9% +0.31 7–3 (70%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.09
32 1991 1832 148.2 +2.68 +1.47 1.148 52.3% +40 — +312 61.0% +0.89 7–6 (54%) 10–11 (48%) — +1.04 1985 1768 139.4 — — — — +33 +113 — 54.1% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.45
33 1992 1883 154.7 +2.89 +2.22 1.132 52.2% +2 +89 +277 59.6% +0.83 10–4 (71%) 8–11 (42%) — -1.41 1986 1761 144.2 — — — — — +100 — 56.1% +0.62 7–4 (64%) 3–7 (30%) — -1.52
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1718 134.7 — — — — — +82 — 55.1% +0.29 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.10
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 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 — 2494 173.5 +2.82 +1.83 1.132 52.2% +74 -172 -3 75.4% +1.78 153–69 (69%) 186–115 (62%) 104.4 -3.49 — 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.