Career 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Too close to call — 9–6 on categories Vilas wins on titles. Noah’s case rests on grand slam titles. ATP Tour career: Noah 655 matches, Vilas 1,197 matches.
Noah has 1 grand slam title (one every 50 matches) to Vilas’ 4 grand slam titles (one every 100 matches). Vilas has 63 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Noah’s 23 titles (one every 25 matches). Vilas has the better first serve in %: 70.3 to Noah’s 55.5. Winners’ edge: Vilas’s team won 76%, Noah’s team won 70% of the matches they played. Longevity: Vilas has 1,197 matches across 23 seasons, Noah 655 in 17 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 23 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 63 total · best 1
0.0 1 total · best 1 Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 4 total · best 1
55.5 First serve in % 70.3
69.7 First-serve points won % 60.0
60.3 Break points saved % 41.2
35.6 Return points won % 40.0
Head to head 2 10 matches since 1978 8
Clay · 10 matches Noah 2 Vilas 8 Grand Slams · 3 matches Noah 1 Vilas 2 Finals · 2 matches Noah 1 Vilas 1 Last meetings 5 May 1986 · Forest Hills · Final · Clay Noah won 7-6 6-0 12 July 1982 · Boston · Semifinal · Clay Vilas won 6-3 6-2 24 May 1982 · Roland Garros · Quarterfinal · Clay Vilas won 7-6 6-3 6-4 3 May 1982 · World Team Cup · Round robin · Clay Vilas won 6-3 4-6 6-2 26 Apr 1982 · Madrid · Semifinal · Clay Vilas won 7-6 6-2 25 May 1981 · Roland Garros · Round of 16 · Clay Noah won 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-4 19 May 1980 · Rome · Final · Clay Vilas won 6-0 6-4 6-4 7 Aug 1978 · Indianapolis · Round of 32 · Clay Vilas won 6-1 6-0 29 May 1978 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · Clay Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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