Guillermo Vilas

Sports

Players Archive

Manuel Orantes Corral

The first South American male player to win a grand slam event is Guillermo Vilas.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Guillermo Vilas ex-Argentine professional tennis player who's one time coach was John Thompson.

The fans of Vilas nicknamed as "Young Bull of Pampas,".

In 1991 he was introduced into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

AWARDS

He has won 46 matches and successively achieved 7 titles at Kitzbühel, South Orange, Washington, Columbus, Louisville, U.S. Open and Paris after Wimbledon in 1977.

Player Profile

Name:

Guillermo Vilas

D.O.B:

Aug 17 1952

Place of Birth:

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Country:

Argentina

Height:

5'11"

Weight:

165 lbs(75 kgs)

Career Started:

1969

Rank:

2 (1975)

Prize Money:

$ 4,923,882

Plays:

left-hand

French Open:

1977

AustralianOpen:

1978, 1979

Wimbledon:

US Open:

1977

Grand Slam Titles:

Singles Titles:

Doubles Titles:

SingelsRecord:

713 - 214

DoublesRecord:

254 - 136

Australia Open

Champion

Runner Up

Scores

1978:

Guillermo Vilas

Björn Borg

6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

1979:

Guillermo Vilas

6-2, 6-1, 6-3

4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

Go >>>top

French Open

Champion

Runner Up

Scores

1977:

Guillermo Vilas

Brian Gottfried

6-0, 6-3, 6-0

Go >>>top

US Open

Champion

Runner Up

Scores

1977:

Guillermo Vilas

Jimmy Connors

2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0

Go >>>top

Wimbledon

Champion

Runner Up

Scores

Altiusdirectory.com is a member of the family of brands from Prosmart Limited.