SF Wimbledon 1979

Bjorn Borg #2 def. Jimmy Connors #1

6-2 6-3 6-2

Bjorn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-3 6-2 in the 1979 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 8, 1979*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1979
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Bjorn Borg	Jimmy Connors
Country	SWE	USA
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Sep 2, 1952
Age	23	26
Height	180 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	1
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,393	2,342
Current career W-L	617–141	1,266–298
Current career earnings	$3,655,751	$8,641,040

Pre-match H2H

Bjorn Borg #2 7 – 8 Jimmy Connors #1

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tom Okker #32	6-2 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 1979	QF
Brian Teacher #38	6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1979	R16
Hank Pfister #46	6-4 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1979	R32
Vijay Amritraj #30	2-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1979	R64
Tom Gorman #59	3-6 6-4 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1979	R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roscoe Tanner #5	6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 9, 1979	F

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bill Scanlon #63	6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 1979	QF
Mark Cox	6-2 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1979	R16
Johan Kriek #31	6-4 6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1979	R32
Marty Riessen #43	6-7 6-3 7-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1979	R64
Jean Francois Caujolle #75	6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1979	R128