Motta v Vilas

Guillermo Vilas takes it, 9–4 on categories

Vilas wins on first serve in %. Motta’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Motta 267 matches, Vilas 1,197 matches.

• Motta averages 3 aces a match to Vilas’ 0.
• Vilas has the better sets won %: 70.5 to Motta’s 42.1.
• Vilas averages 1.8 sets won a match to Motta’s 1.1 (62% more).
• Winners’ edge: Vilas’s team won 76%, Motta’s team won 39% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Vilas has 1,197 matches across 23 seasons, Motta 267 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.