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Bjorn Borg #1 def. Per Hjertquist #244

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 22, 1979*
Tournament Palermo
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-2 6-4
Loser Per Hjertquist

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgPer Hjertquist
Country SWE SWE
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Apr 6, 1960
Age2319
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1244
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)2,3661,582
Career W-L608–14356–72
Career earnings$3,655,751$178,667
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 0 Per Hjertquist

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1979R16 Angel Gimenez 6-0 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1979R32 Antonio Munoz 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1979SF Buster C Mottram (w/o)WH2HMatch data

Per Hjertquist's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1979R16 Terry Moor 6-4 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1979R32 Torquato Rossini 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data