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Bjorn Borg #2 def. Guillermo Vilas #3

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Feb 4, 1979*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-3 6-1
Loser Guillermo Vilas

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgGuillermo Vilas
Country SWE ARG
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Aug 17, 1952
Age2226
Height180180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3432,198
Career W-L608–143898–282
Career earnings$3,655,751$4,923,882
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 13 – 4 Guillermo Vilas

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Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1979SF John McEnroe 4-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1979QF Pat Dupre 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1979R16 Russell Simpson 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1979R32 Erik Van Dillen 6-4 6-4W—Match data

Bjorn Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Guillermo Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1979SF Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1979QF Tim Wilkison 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1979R16 Buster C Mottram 5-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1979R32 Angel Gimenez 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data