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B. Borg#1 def. V. Gerulaitis#4

6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 1980*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner B. Borg
Score6-2 6-2
Loser V. Gerulaitis

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgV. Gerulaitis
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Jul 26, 1954
Age2325
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)14
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,4212,174
Career W-L608–143527–231
Career earnings$3,655,751$2,778,748
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 10 – 1 V. Gerulaitis

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Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 1980SF John McEnroe 6-7 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR J. Connors 3-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR J. Higueras 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR R. Tanner 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

B. Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

V. Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 1980SF J. Connors 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR John McEnroe 3-6 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR H. Solomon 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data