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Boris Becker #2 def. Mikael Pernfors #25

5-7 6-3 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 6, 1989*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Boris Becker
Score5-7 6-3 6-2 6-1
Loser Mikael Pernfors

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerMikael Pernfors
Country GER SWE
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Jul 16, 1963
Age2126
Height190173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)225
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1861,807
Career W-L670–219138–111
Career earnings$25,080,956$1,356,751
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker 4 1 Mikael Pernfors

Path

Boris Becker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1989R32 Miloslav Mecir 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1989R64 Derrick Rostagno 1-6 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1989R128 David Pate 6-1 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Boris Becker's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1989QF Yannick Noah 6-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Mikael Pernfors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1989R32 Carl Uwe Steeb 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1989R64 Mark Koevermans 6-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1989R128 Steve Bryan 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data