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B. Borg def. P. Barthes

3-6 6-1 8-6

Match Information

Date	May 25, 1973*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	R64
Winner	B. Borg
Score	3-6 6-1 8-6
Loser	P. Barthes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	B. Borg	P. Barthes
Country	SWE	FRA
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Sep 13, 1941
Age	16	31
Height	180	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,686	1,732
Career W-L	608–143	185–190
Career earnings	$3,655,751	$8,040

Pre-match H2H

B. Borg 0 – 0 P. Barthes

Path

B. Borg's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 23, 1973	R128	C. Richey	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

B. Borg's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 27, 1973	R32	D. Stockton	6-7 7-5 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

P. Barthes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 23, 1973	R128	J. Alexander	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data