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Bjorn Borg #1 def. Vitas Gerulaitis #4

6-2 6-2

Match Information

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

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgVitas 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
Bjorn Borg 10 – 1 Vitas Gerulaitis

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Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 1980SF John McEnroe 6-7 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR Jimmy Connors 3-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR Jose Higueras 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR Roscoe Tanner 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

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