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Bjorn 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 Bjorn Borg
Score6-7 6-0 6-2
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn 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
Bjorn Borg 3 2 Stan Smith

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1978QF Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1978R16 Zeljko Franulovic 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1978R32 Tomas Smid 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

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

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1978QF Gianni Ocleppo 7-6 6-3WMatch data
Mar 31, 1978R16 Wojtek Fibak 6-2 2-6 6-3WMatch data
Mar 30, 1978R32 Mark Cox 6-3 6-1WMatch data