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Bjorn Borg#3 def. Roscoe Tanner#15

6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Jan 14, 1978*
Tournament Birmingham Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-4 7-6
Loser Roscoe Tanner

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgRoscoe Tanner
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Oct 15, 1951
Age2126
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)315
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3421,904
Career W-L608–143595–298
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 4 2 Roscoe Tanner

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1978R16 Cliff Drysdale 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 12, 1978R32 Harold Solomon 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1978SF Vitas Gerulaitis 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data

Roscoe Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1978R16 Nick Saviano 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 12, 1978R32 Buster C Mottram 6-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data