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B. Borg #3 def. Stan Smith #20

6-7 6-0 6-2

Match Information

Date Apr 1, 1978*
Tournament Milan Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner B. Borg
Score6-7 6-0 6-2
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgStan Smith
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Dec 14, 1946
Age2131
Height180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)320
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3081,948
Career W-L608–143
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 3 2 Stan Smith

Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1978QF A. Panatta 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1978R16 Z. Franulovic 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1978R32 T. Smid 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data

B. Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 2, 1978F V. Gerulaitis 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1978QF G. Ocleppo 7-6 6-3WMatch data
Mar 31, 1978R16 W. Fibak 6-2 2-6 6-3WMatch data
Mar 30, 1978R32 M. Cox 6-3 6-1WMatch data