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Bjorn Borg#2 def. Brian Teacher#38

6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date Jul 4, 1979*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5
Loser Brian Teacher

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgBrian Teacher
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Dec 23, 1954
Age2324
Height180190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)238
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3461,835
Career W-L608–143338–237
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,426,514
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 1 0 Brian Teacher

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1979R32 Hank Pfister 6-4 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1979R64 Vijay Amritraj 2-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 Tom Gorman 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 6, 1979QF Tom Okker 6-2 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Brian Teacher's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1979R32 Brian Gottfried 6-3 7-5 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1979R64 David Schneider 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 Colin Dibley 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data