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Bjorn Borg def. Karl Meiler

6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jul 1, 1973*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3
Loser Karl Meiler

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgKarl Meiler
Country SWE GER
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Apr 30, 1949
Age1724
Height180178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7721,857
Career W-L608–143252–189
Career earnings$3,655,751$2,148
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 0 Karl Meiler

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1973R64 Patrick Hombergen 6-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1973R128 Premjit Lall 6-3 6-4 9-8WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1973R16 Szabolcz Baranyi 6-3 6-2 6-8 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch data

Karl Meiler's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1973R64 Billy Martin 6-1 6-4 9-8WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1973R128 Greg Peebles 9-7 6-4 6-2WMatch data