Guillermo Vilas career statistics


These are the main career statistics of former Argentine professional tennis player Guillermo Vilas whose playing career lasted from 1969 through 1992.

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Grand Slam tournaments finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Grand Prix year-end championships performance timeline

Grand Prix year-end championships finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultW–LYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–01974Grand Prix MastersGrass Ilie Năstase7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4

Career finals

Singles titles (62)


ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Nov 1973Buenos AiresClay Björn Borg3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–6, ret.
Win2.Jul 1974GstaadClay Manuel Orantes6–1, 6–2
Win3.Jul 1974HilversumClay Barry Phillips-Moore6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Win4.Aug 1974LouisvilleClay Jaime Fillol6–4, 7–5
Win5.Aug 1974TorontoClay Manuel Orantes6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Win6.Oct 1974TehranClay Raúl Ramírez6–0, 6–3, 6–1
Win7.Nov 1974Buenos Aires Clay Manuel Orantes6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win8.Dec 1974Masters, MelbourneGrass Ilie Năstase7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
Win9.May 1975MunichClay Karl Meiler2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
Win10.Jul 1975Hilversum Clay Željko Franulović6–4, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win11.Jul 1975Washington, D.C.Clay Harold Solomon6–1, 6–3
Win12.Aug 1975Louisville Clay Ilie Năstase6–4, 6–3
Win13.Nov 1975Buenos Aires Clay Adriano Panatta6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Win14.Feb 1976St. Louis WCTCarpet Vijay Amritraj4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win15.Feb 1976Fort Worth WCTHard Phil Dent6–7, 6–1, 6–1
Win16.Apr 1976Monte Carlo WCTClay Wojciech Fibak6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Win17.Aug 1976Toronto Clay Wojciech Fibak6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Win18.Nov 1976São Paulo WCTCarpet José Higueras6–2, 6–0
Win19.Nov 1976Buenos Aires Clay Jaime Fillol6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Win20.Feb 1977SpringfieldCarpet Stan Smith3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
Win21.Apr 1977Buenos Aires Clay Wojtek Fibak6–4, 6–3, 6–0
Win22.Apr 1977Virginia BeachClay Ilie Năstase6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win23.Jun 1977French Open, ParisClay Brian Gottfried6–0, 6–3, 6–0
Win24.Jul 1977KitzbühelClay Jan Kodeš5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win25.Jul 1977Washington, D.C. Clay Brian Gottfried6–4, 7–5
Win26.Jul 1977Louisville Clay Eddie Dibbs1–6, 6–0, 6–1
Win27.Aug 1977South OrangeClay Roscoe Tanner6–4, 6–2
Win28.Aug 1977ColumbusClay Brian Gottfried6–2, 6–1
Win29.Sep 1977US Open, New YorkClay Jimmy Connors2–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–0
Win30.Sep 1977ParisClay Christophe Roger-Vasselin6–2, 6–1, 7–6
Win31.Oct 1977Tehran Clay Eddie Dibbs6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
Win32.Nov 1977BogotáClay José Higueras6–1, 6–2, 6–3
Win33.Nov 1977SantiagoClay Jaime Fillol6–0, 2–6, 6–4
Win34.Nov 1977Buenos Aires Clay Jaime Fillol6–2, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win35.Dec 1977Johannesburg WCTHard Buster Mottram7–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win36.May 1978HamburgClay Wojtek Fibak6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Win37.May 1978Munich Clay Buster Mottram6–1, 6–3, 6–3
Win38.Jul 1978Gstaad Clay José Luis Clerc6–3, 7–6, 6–4
Win39.Aug 1978South Orange Clay José Luis Clerc6–1, 6–3
Win40.Oct 1978Aix-en-ProvenceClay José Luis Clerc6–3, 6–0, 6–3
Win41.Oct 1978BaselHard John McEnroe6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win42.Dec 1978Australian Open, MelbourneGrass John Marks6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win43.Jan 1979HobartGrass Mark Edmondson6–4, 6–4
Win44.Jul 1979Washington, D.C. Clay Víctor Pecci7–6, 6–6, retired
Win45.Nov 1979Buenos Aires Clay José Luis Clerc6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Win46.Dec 1979Australian Open, Melbourne Grass John Sadri7–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win47.May 1980RomeClay Yannick Noah6–0, 6–4, 6–4
Win48.Jul 1980Kitzbühel Clay Ivan Lendl6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Win49.Sep 1980PalermoClay Paul McNamee6–4, 6–0, 6–0
Win50.Feb 1981Mar del PlataClay Víctor Pecci2–6, 6–3, 2–1, retired
Win51.Mar 1981CairoClay Peter Elter6–2, 6–3
Win52.Apr 1981HoustonClay Sammy Giammalva Jr.6–2, 6–3
Win53.Feb 1982Buenos Aires Clay Alejandro Ganzábal6–2, 6–4
Win54.Mar 1982RotterdamCarpet Jimmy Connors0–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win55.Mar 1982MilanCarpet Jimmy Connors6–3, 6–3
Win56.Apr 1982Monte Carlo Clay Ivan Lendl6–1, 7–6, 6–3
Win57.May 1982MadridClay Ivan Lendl6–7, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–3
Win58.Jul 1982BostonClay Mel Purcell6–4, 6–0
Win59.Jul 1982Kitzbühel Clay Marcos Hocevar7–6, 6–1
Win60.Feb 1983Richmond WCTCarpet Steve Denton6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Win61.Feb 1983Delray Beach WCTClay Pavel Složil6–1, 6–4, 6–0
Win62.Jul 1983Kitzbühel Clay Henri Leconte7–6, 4–6, 6–4

Runners-ups (42)

  • 1972 – Buenos Aires, Cincinnati
  • 1974 – Washington D.C.
  • 1975 – San Francisco, Boston, French Open
  • 1976 – Rome, Dallas WCT, São Paulo WCT
  • 1977 –
  • 1978 – French Open
  • 1979 – Sydney Indoor, Indianapolis, Rome, Stuttgart Indoor, Richmond WCT
  • 1980 – Barcelona, Madrid, Hamburg, Monte Carlo
  • 1981 – Buenos Aires, Barcelona, North Conway, Washington D.C., Kitzbühel, Boca Raton,
  • 1982 –
  • 1983 –
  • 1986 – Forest Hills
  • * Unfinished due to weather Finalist Awarded

    Other singles titles not listed by the ATP website (6)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.12 March 1972Buenos Aires, River Plate Championships, ArgentinaClay Héctor Romani6–2, 6–4, 6–2
2.10 March 1974Buenos Aires, River Plate Championships, ArgentinaClay Julián Ganzábal7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
3.20 April 1975Buenos Aires, River Plate Championships, ArgentinaClay Clark Graebner6–2, 6–1, 6–4
4.28 August 1977Rye, Westchester Country Club, USClay Ilie Năstase6–2, 6–0
5.28–30 October 1977Caracas, The Super Tennis 77 Tournament, VenezuelaClay Ilie Năstase6–2, 6–2
6.25–26 July 1979Aix-en-Provence, Invitational Tournament, FranceHard Ilie Năstase6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Titles (16)

  • 1973 – Buenos Aires
  • 1974 – Buenos Aires, Tehran, Toronto, Hilversum
  • 1975 – Barcelona, Louisville, Hilversum
  • 1977 – Buenos Aires, Tehran, Nice, Baltimore
  • 1978 – Aix-En-Provence, Munich
  • 1979 – North Conway, San Jose

    Records

  • These records were attained in Open Era of tennis.
  • ^ Denotes consecutive streak.
EventYearsRecord accomplishedPlayer tied
US Open197772.1% games winning percentage in 1 tournamentStands alone
Grand Prix Tour197716 titles in 1 seasonStands alone
Grand Prix Tour197714 clay court titles in 1 seasonStands alone
Grand Prix Tour1973–8349 clay court titlesStands alone
Grand Prix Tour1973–88632 clay court match winsStands alone
Grand Prix Tour1977145 match wins in 1 seasonStands alone
Grand Prix Tour1973–83794 outdoor matches wonStands alone

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