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Bjorn Borg #1 def. Gene Mayer #31

6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 28, 1979*
Tournament Las Vegas
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-1 6-1
Loser Gene Mayer

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgGene Mayer
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Apr 11, 1956
Age2223
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)131
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3321,906
Career W-L608–143311–159
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,382,422
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 2 0 Gene Mayer

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1979QF Tim Gullikson 6-2 6-3WMatch data
Apr 27, 1979R16 John Alexander 5-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1979R32 Hank Pfister 2-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 29, 1979F Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Gene Mayer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1979QF Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 1979R16 Peter Fleming 6-3 3-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1979R32 Ken Rosewall 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data