Guillermo Vilas

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Guillermo Vilas is an Argentine former professional tennis player renowned for his dominance on clay courts in the 1970s, winning multiple Grand Slam titles and helping popularize tennis in Latin America.


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instanceOf human
tennis player
awardReceived Diamond Konex Award
backhandStyle one-handed backhand
contributedTo growth of professional tennis in Latin America
countryOfCitizenship Argentina
countryRepresentedInSport Argentina
dateOfBirth 1952-08-17
dateOfHighestSinglesRanking 1975-04-30
davisCupTeam Argentina Davis Cup team
era 1970s in tennis
familyName Vilas
fullName Guillermo Apolinario Vilas
genreOfWork autobiography
givenName Guillermo
grandSlamDoublesTitles 1
grandSlamSinglesTitles 4
hallOfFameInduction International Tennis Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1991
hasChild Andanin Vilas
hasResidence Buenos Aires
Monte Carlo
hasSpouse Phiangphathu Khumueang
highestSinglesRanking No. 2
isKnownFor dominance on clay courts in the 1970s
popularizing tennis in Latin America
language Spanish
nationality Argentine
nickName Willy
occupation professional tennis player
tennis coach
placeOfBirth Argentina
Buenos Aires
plays left-handed
retired 1989
sexOrGender male
sport tennis
styleOfPlay baseline player
surfaceSpecialty clay court
tourDoublesTitles 16
tourSinglesTitles 62
turnedPro 1969
wonTournament 1977 French Open – men’s doubles
1977 French Open – men’s singles
1977 US Open – men’s singles
1978 Australian Open – men’s singles
1979 Australian Open – men’s singles
wroteWork Guillermo Vilas: My Own Story

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Guillermo Vilas ("Guillermo Vilas: My Own Story")
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