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B. Borg#1 def. J. Connors#2

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Apr 29, 1979*
Tournament Las Vegas
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner B. Borg
Score6-3 6-2
Loser J. Connors

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgJ. Connors
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 2, 1952
Age2226
Height180177
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)12
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3342,381
Career W-L608–1431,262–294
Career earnings$3,655,751$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 6 – 8 J. Connors

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Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1979SF G. Mayer 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1979QF Tim Gullikson 6-2 6-3W—Match data
Apr 27, 1979R16 J. Alexander 5-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1979R32 H. Pfister 2-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

B. Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1979SF John McEnroe 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1979QF R. Tanner 6-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 1979R16 D. Stockton 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1979R32 P. Dupre 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data