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Bjorn Borg #1 def. Dick Stockton #35

6-4 1-6 7-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 6, 1979*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-4 1-6 7-6 7-5
Loser Dick Stockton

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgDick Stockton
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Feb 18, 1951
Age2328
Height180188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)135
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,4041,816
Career W-L608–143386–267
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,063,385
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 5 1 Dick Stockton

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1979R32 Jaime Fillol 6-0 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1979R64 David Carter 6-1 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Matt Mitchell 6-1 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1979QF Roscoe Tanner 2-6 6-4 2-6 6-7LH2HMatch data

Dick Stockton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1979R32 Keith Richardson 7-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1979R64 Bruce Foxworth 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Ricardo Ycaza 6-1 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data