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Bjorn Borg #1 def. Ivan Lendl #6

6-4 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 22, 1981*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-4 6-2 6-2
Loser Ivan Lendl

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgIvan Lendl
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Mar 7, 1960
Age2420
Height180188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)16
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3662,141
Career W-L608–1431,051–229
Career earnings$3,655,751$21,262,417
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 2 2 Ivan Lendl

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1981SF Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-7 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1981RR John McEnroe 6-4 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1981RR Jose Luis Clerc 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ivan Lendl's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1981SF Gene Mayer 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1981RR Harold Solomon 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1981RR Guillermo Vilas 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data