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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 finals
Singles (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Result
W–L
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
1975
French Open
Clay
Björn Borg
2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
1977
Australian Open
Grass
Roscoe Tanner
3–6, 3–6, 3–6
Win
1–2
1977
French Open
Clay
Brian Gottfried
6–0, 6–3, 6–0
Win
2–2
1977
US Open
Clay
Jimmy Connors
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) , 6–0
Loss
2–3
1978
French Open (2)
Clay
Björn Borg
1–6, 1–6, 3–6
Win
3–3
1978
Australian Open
Grass
John Marks
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win
4–3
1979
Australian Open (2)
Grass
John Sadri
7–6(7–4) , 6–3, 6–2
Loss
4–4
1982
French Open (3)
Clay
Mats Wilander
6–1, 6–7(6–8) , 0–6, 4–6
Year-End Championship performance timeline
Tournament
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
SR
W–L
Masters
A
A
A
A
W
SF
SF
SF[b]
A
RR[b]
RR[b]
RR[b]
SF[b]
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1 / 8
16–11
Finals: 1 (1 title)
Result
W–L
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
1974
Melbourne
Grass
Ilie Năstase
7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
Records
These records were attained in Open Era of tennis.
^ Denotes consecutive streak.
Event
Years
Record accomplished
Player tied
US Open
1977
72.1% (106–41) games winning percentage in 1 tournament
Stands alone
Grand Slam
1973–88
75 clay court match wins
Stands alone
Grand Prix Tour
1977
16 titles in 1 season
Stands alone
Grand Prix Tour
1977
14 clay court titles in 1 season
Stands alone
Grand Prix Tour
1973–83
49 clay court titles
Stands alone
Grand Prix Tour
1973–88
632 clay court match wins
Stands alone
Grand Prix Tour
1977
145 match wins in 1 season
Stands alone
Grand Prix Tour
1973–83
794 outdoor matches won
Stands alone
ATP Career finals: (104)
Singles titles (62)
Legend
Grand Slam (4)
Year-End Championships (1)
Grand Prix Super Series (7)
Grand Prix / WCT Tour (50)
Titles by Surface
Clay (48)
Indoor Clay (1)
Grass (3)
Hard (3)
Indoor Hard (1)
Indoor Carpet (6)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
1.
25 November 1973
Buenos Aires
Clay
Björn Borg
3–6, 6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 6–6, retired
2.
14 July 1974
Gstaad
Clay
Manuel Orantes
6–1, 6–2
3.
21 July 1974
Hilversum
Clay
Barry Phillips-Moore
6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
4.
4 August 1974
Louisville
Clay
Jaime Fillol
6–4, 7–5
5.
18 August 1974
Toronto
Clay[2]
Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–2, 6–3
6.
27 October 1974
Tehran
Clay
Raúl Ramírez
6–0, 6–3, 6–1
7.
24 November 1974
Buenos Aires (2)
Clay
Manuel Orantes
6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2
8.
15 December 1974
Masters , Melbourne
Grass
Ilie Năstase
7–6(8–6) , 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
9.
11 May 1975
Munich
Clay
Karl Meiler
2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
10.
20 July 1975
Hilversum (2)
Clay
Željko Franulović
6–4, 6–7(3–7) , 6–2, 6–3
11.
27 July 1975
Washington, D.C.
Clay
Harold Solomon
6–1, 6–3
12.
3 August 1975
Louisville (2)
Clay
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–3
13.
16 November 1975
Buenos Aires (3)
Clay
Adriano Panatta
6–1, 6–4, 6–4
14.
22 February 1976
St. Louis WCT
Carpet (i)
Vijay Amritraj
4–6, 6–0, 6–4
15.
29 February 1976
Fort Worth WCT
Hard
Phil Dent
6–7(4–7) , 6–1, 6–1
16.
18 April 1976
Monte Carlo WCT
Clay
Wojciech Fibak
6–1, 6–1, 6–4
17.
22 August 1976
Toronto (2)
Clay [3]
Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 7–6(7–2) , 6–2
18.
21 November 1976
São Paulo
Carpet (i)
José Higueras
6–2, 6–0
19.
28 November 1976
Buenos Aires (4)
Clay
Jaime Fillol
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
20.
13 February 1977
Springfield
Carpet (i)
Stan Smith
3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
21.
14 April 1977
Buenos Aires (5)
Clay
Wojtek Fibak
6–4, 6–3, 6–0
22.
24 April 1977
Virginia Beach
Clay [4]
Ilie Năstase
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
23.
5 June 1977
French Open , Paris
Clay
Brian Gottfried
6–0, 6–3, 6–0
24.
17 July 1977
Kitzbühel
Clay
Jan Kodeš
5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
25.
24 July 1977
Washington, D.C. (2)
Clay
Brian Gottfried
6–4, 7–5
26.
31 July 1977
Louisville (3)
Clay
Eddie Dibbs
1–6, 6–0, 6–1
27.
7 August 1977
South Orange
Clay
Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 6–2
28.
14 August 1977
Columbus
Clay
Brian Gottfried
6–2, 6–1
29.
11 September 1977
US Open , New York
Clay
Jimmy Connors
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) , 6–0
30.
25 September 1977
Paris
Clay
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
31.
9 October 1977
Tehran (2)
Clay
Eddie Dibbs
6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
32.
13 November 1977
Bogotá
Clay (i)
José Higueras
6–1, 6–2, 6–3
33.
20 November 1977
Santiago
Clay
Jaime Fillol
6–0, 2–6, 6–4
34.
27 November 1977
Buenos Aires (6)
Clay
Jaime Fillol
6–2, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
35.
4 December 1977
Johannesburg WCT
Hard
Buster Mottram
7–6(7–4) , 6–3, 6–4
36.
21 May 1978
Hamburg
Clay
Wojtek Fibak
6–2, 6–4, 6–2
37.
28 May 1978
Munich (2)
Clay
Buster Mottram
6–1, 6–3, 6–3
38.
16 July 1978
Gstaad (2)
Clay
José Luis Clerc
6–3, 7–6(10–8) , 6–4
39.
6 August 1978
South Orange (2)
Clay
José Luis Clerc
6–1, 6–3
40.
1 October 1978
Aix-en-Provence
Clay
José Luis Clerc
6–3, 6–0, 6–3
41.
29 October 1978
Basel
Hard (i)
John McEnroe
6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
42.
31 December 1978
Australian Open , Melbourne
Grass
John Marks
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
43.
14 January 1979
Hobart
Hard
Mark Edmondson
6–4, 6–4
44.
22 July 1979
Washington, D.C. (3)
Clay
Víctor Pecci
7–6(7–4) , 6–6, retired
45.
25 November 1979
Buenos Aires (7)
Clay
José Luis Clerc
6–1, 6–2, 6–2
46.
30 December 1979
Australian Open, Melbourne (2)
Grass
John Sadri
7–6(7–4) , 6–3, 6–2
47.
25 May 1980
Rome
Clay
Yannick Noah
6–0, 6–4, 6–4
48.
27 July 1980
Kitzbühel (2)
Clay
Ivan Lendl
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
49.
14 September 1980
Palermo
Clay
Paul McNamee
6–4, 6–0, 6–0
50.
8 February 1981
Mar del Plata
Clay
Víctor Pecci
2–6, 6–3, 2–1, retired
51.
15 March 1981
Cairo
Clay
Peter Elter
6–2, 6–3
52.
12 April 1981
Houston
Clay
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
6–2, 6–3
53.
7 February 1982
Buenos Aires (8)
Clay
Alejandro Ganzábal
6–2, 6–4
54.
21 March 1982
Rotterdam
Carpet (i)
Jimmy Connors
0–6, 6–2, 6–4
55.
28 March 1982
Milan
Carpet (i)
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–3
56.
11 April 1982
Monte Carlo (2)
Clay
Ivan Lendl
6–1, 7–6(12–10) , 6–3
57.
2 May 1982
Madrid
Clay
Ivan Lendl
6–7(5–7) , 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–3
58.
18 July 1982
Boston
Clay
Mel Purcell
6–4, 6–0
59.
25 July 1982
Kitzbühel (3)
Clay
Marcos Hocevar
7–6(7–0) , 6–1
60.
13 February 1983
Richmond WCT
Carpet (i)
Steve Denton
6–3, 7–5, 6–4
61.
27 February 1983
Delray Beach WCT
Clay
Pavel Složil
6–1, 6–4, 6–0
62.
24 July 1983
Kitzbühel (4)
Clay
Henri Leconte
7–6(8–6) , 4–6, 6–4
Runners-up: (42)
1972 (2) – Buenos Aires, Cincinnati
1974 (1) – Washington D.C.
1975 (3) – San Francisco, Boston, French Open
1976 (3) – Rome, Dallas WCT, São Paulo WCT
1977 (6) – Johannesburg*, Aix en Provence, Nice, Palm Springs, Baltimore, Australian Open (Jan.)
1978 (1) – French Open
1979 (5) – Sydney Indoor, Indianapolis, Rome, Stuttgart Indoor, Richmond WCT
1980 (4) – Barcelona , Madrid, Hamburg, Monte Carlo
1981 (7) – Buenos Aires, Barcelona, North Conway, Washington D.C., Kitzbühel, Boca Raton, Monte Carlo*
1982 (5) – Johannesburg, Baltimore WCT, Barcelona, Gstaad, French Open
1983 (4) – Barcelona, Hilton Head WCT, Rotterdam, Detroit WCT
1986 (1) – Forest Hills
*Unfinished due to weather Finalist Awarded
Other singles titles not listed by the ATP website (6)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
1.
12 March 1972
Buenos Aires, River Plate Championships, Argentina
Clay
Héctor Romani
6–2, 6–4, 6–2
2.
10 March 1974
Buenos Aires, River Plate Championships, Argentina
Clay
Julián Ganzábal
7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
3.
20 April 1975
Buenos Aires, River Plate Championships, Argentina
Clay
Clark Graebner
6–2, 6–1, 6–4
4.
28 August 1977
Rye , Westchester Country Club, US
Clay
Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–0
5.
28–30 October 1977
Caracas , The Super Tennis 77 Tournament, Venezuela
Clay
Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–2
6.
25–26 July 1979
Aix-en-Provence , Invitational Tournament, France
Hard
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–4
Doubles
Titles (16)
1973 (1) – Buenos Aires
1974 (4) – Buenos Aires, Tehran, Toronto, Hilversum
1975 (3) – Barcelona, Louisville, Hilversum
1977 (4) – Buenos Aires, Tehran, Nice, Baltimore
1978 (2) – Aix-En-Provence, Munich
1979 (2) – North Conway, San Jose (Costa Rica)
Notes
^ The Australian Open was played twice in 1977, in January and December. Vilas played only in the January event.
^ a b c d e The year-ending Masters tournament was actually played in January of the following year.
References
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