R16 Hamburg Open 1979

Eliot Teltscher def. Bjorn Borg

1-4 (ret.)

The match ended when Bjorn Borg retired.

Eliot Teltscher defeated Bjorn Borg 1-4 RET after Bjorn Borg retired in the 1979 Hamburg Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldEliot TeltscherBjorn Borg
Country USA SWE
Birth dateMar 15, 1959Jun 6, 1956
Age2022
Height178 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8192,386
Current career W-L392–207617–141
Current career earnings$1,653,997$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H

Path

Eliot Teltscher's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rolf Gehring 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1979R32
Ulrich Marten 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1979R64

Eliot Teltscher's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Luis Clerc 3-6 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 1979QF

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gianni Ocleppo 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1979R32
Mark Cox 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1979R64