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Bjorn Borg#2 def. Gene Mayer#49

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 22, 1979*
Tournament New Orleans
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR32
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-4 6-3
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
Age2222
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)249
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3211,774
Career W-L608–143311–159
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,382,422
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 1 0 Gene Mayer

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