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B. Borg#1 def. John McEnroe#3

6-7 6-3 7-6

Match Information

Date Jan 16, 1980*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner B. Borg
Score6-7 6-3 7-6
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgJohn McEnroe
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Feb 16, 1959
Age2320
Height180180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)13
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,4102,295
Career W-L608–143833–189
Career earnings$3,655,751$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 3 3 John McEnroe

Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR R. Tanner 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR J. Connors 3-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR J. Higueras 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

B. Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1980F V. Gerulaitis 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR G. Vilas 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1980RR H. Solomon 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data