Bjorn Borg #1 def. Roscoe Tanner #5

6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4

Bjorn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1979 Wimbledon final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 9, 1979*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1979
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Bjorn Borg	Roscoe Tanner
Country	SWE	USA
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Oct 15, 1951
Age	23	27
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	5
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,413	2,162
Current career W-L	617–141	592–294
Current career earnings	$3,655,751	$1,696,198

Pre-match H2H

Bjorn Borg #1 8 – 3 Roscoe Tanner #5

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 1979	SF
Tom Okker #32	6-2 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 1979	QF
Brian Teacher #38	6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1979	R16
Hank Pfister #46	6-4 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1979	R32
Vijay Amritraj #30	2-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1979	R64
Tom Gorman #59	3-6 6-4 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1979	R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Roscoe Tanner's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pat Dupre #37	6-3 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 1979	SF
Tim Gullikson	6-1 6-4 6-7 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jul 6, 1979	QF
Jose Luis Clerc #14	6-7 7-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1979	R16
Ross Case #79	6-4 7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1979	R32
Peter Mcnamara	6-1 7-6 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 29, 1979	R64
Van Winitsky	6-1 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1979	R128