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Jimmy Connors #1 def. Bjorn Borg #3

6-4 1-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 12, 1978*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-4 1-6 6-4
Loser Bjorn Borg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsBjorn Borg
Country USA SWE
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jun 6, 1956
Age2521
Height177180
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)13
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2502,356
Career W-L1,262–294608–143
Career earnings$8,641,040$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 6 3 Bjorn Borg

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 11, 1978SF Brian Gottfried 6-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1978RR Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1978RR Eddie Dibbs 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 11, 1978SF Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1978RR Raul Ramirez 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1978RR Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-7 6-3WH2HMatch data