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Bjorn Borg #2 def. Yannick Noah #14

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

Match Information

Date Sep 10, 1981*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-7 6-4 6-3 6-3
Loser Yannick Noah

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgYannick Noah
Country SWE FRA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956May 18, 1960
Age2521
Height180194
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)214
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3651,979
Career W-L608–143456–194
Career earnings$3,655,751$3,440,660
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 3 0 Yannick Noah

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1981R32 David Carter 6-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1981R64 Larry Stefanki 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1981R128 Markus Gunthardt 6-2 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 12, 1981QF Roscoe Tanner 7-6 6-3 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch data

Yannick Noah's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1981R32 Trey Waltke 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1981R64 Erik Van Dillen 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5WMatch data
Sep 3, 1981R128 Andy Andrews 6-3 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data