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Guillermo Vilas vs John McEnroe Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Guillermo Vilas seasons:19921989198819871986
John McEnroe seasons:19941992199119901989
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Guillermo Vilas
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ John McEnroe
Age: 73y 214d (1952-08-17)
Hand: L
Backhand: 1H
(1959-02-16) Age: 67y 31d
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
6 - 8
Wins: 42.9% - 57.1%
Hard 1–0Clay 5–4Grass 0–0
Others 4–4Davis Cup 2–2Finals 0–2
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πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 14 times. John McEnroe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 8–6.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas has compiled an overall career record of 951–297 across 1248 matches, translating to a win rate of 76.20%. On hard courts his record stands at 107–46 (69.93%), while on clay he holds a 681–173 (79.74%) mark. On grass the numbers read 66–28 (70.21%) , and on carpet 97–50 (65.99%). Throughout his career he has won 62 titles (4 hard, 49 clay, 3 grass, 6 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 57–89 (39.04%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 883–198 from 1081 matches (81.68% win rate). His hard-court record is 289–65 (81.64%), on clay he stands at 124–48 (72.09%), and on grass he has gone 121–20 (85.82%) , with a carpet record of 349–65 (84.30%). He has accumulated 77 titles in total (22 hard, 4 clay, 8 grass, 43 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 127–95 (57.21%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 1 times, with Guillermo Vilas leading 1–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 5–4 (55.56% for Guillermo Vilas) across 9 matches.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1983-05-01Forest Hills WCTClaySF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)4πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas (3)6-1 6-13------0/0
1983-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: ARG vs USAClayRR4πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-4 6-0 6-15------0/0
1983-01-18MastersCarpetSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (4)4πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas (2)6-3 6-33------0/0
1981-12-11Davis Cup WG F: USA vs ARGCarpetRR1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas6-3 6-2 6-25------0/0
1981-02-13Pepsi Grand SlamClayF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe5πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas6-7 6-4 6-03------0/0
1980-03-31Monte-Carlo WCTClayQF4πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas (5)2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)6-1 6-43------0/0
1980-03-07Davis Cup AME F: ARG vs USAClayRR4πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-2 4-6 6-3 2-6 6-45------0/0
1980-02-08Pepsi Grand SlamClay3rd/4th3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas8-7(5)1------0/0
1980-01-09MastersCarpetRR3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas6-2 6-33------0/0
1979-09-14Davis Cup AME F: USA vs ARGCarpetRR3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas6-2 6-3 6-25------0/0
1979-08-06IndianapolisClaySF6πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas (3)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)6-4 7-53------0/0
1979-02-10Pepsi Grand SlamClay3rd/4th4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe3πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas6-4 6-23------0/0
1978-10-23BaselHardF4πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas (1)6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)6-3 5-7 7-5 6-45------0/0
1977-08-01South OrangeClaySF4πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Guillermo Vilas (1)55πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-2 2-6 6-03------0/0

Wins

Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe
6–8Overall
4–4Others
0–2Tour Finals
2–2Davis Cup
1–0Hard
5–4Clay
0–4Indoor Hard

Sets Format

37.5%3
62.5%5
Bo3
60.0%3
40.0%2
Bo5
33.3%2
66.7%4
2 Sets
40.0%2
60.0%3
3 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
4 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
5 Sets
Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe

Deciding

50.0%2
50.0%2
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%1
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe

Sets

43.2%16
56.8%21
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
75.0%3
25.0%1
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
56.5%13
43.5%10
Clay
0.0%0
100.0%10
Carpet
Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe

Games

46.8%156
53.2%177
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
55.8%24
44.2%19
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
52.2%107
47.8%98
Clay
29.4%25
70.6%60
Carpet
Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe

By Tournament Level

Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe

By Round

Guillermo Vilas
John McEnroe

By Opponent Ranking

Guillermo VilasJohn McEnroe
40%4-6
vs Top 1
37.9%11-18
36.4%28-49
vs Top 5
45.9%67-79
39%57-89
vs Top 10
57.2%127-95
50.9%140-135
vs Top 20
65.8%241-125
73%616-228
vs Top 100
79.1%694-183
89.2%273-33
vs +100
92.5%184-15
35.4%46-84
vs Higher
44.7%59-73
82.6%843-177
vs Lower
86.9%818-123

Opponent Breakdown

Guillermo VilasJohn McEnroe
72.4%497-189
Vs Younger
78%390-110
80.3%432-106
Vs Older
84.8%491-88
76.7%834-253
Vs Right-Handed
82.5%754-160
71.1%108-44
Vs Left-Handed
77.2%129-38
35%14-26
Vs 2H Backhand
60.2%50-33
63.3%57-33
Vs 1H Backhand
65.5%76-40
75.2%233-77
Vs Shorter
81.8%189-42
73.3%385-140
Vs Taller
79.8%514-130

Pressure Situations