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Bjorn Borg#18 def. Marcello Lara#102

(w/o)

Match Information

Date Jan 1, 1974*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score(w/o)
Loser Marcello Lara

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgMarcello Lara
Country SWE MEX
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Oct 5, 1947
Age1726
Height180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)18102
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8661,584
Career W-L608–14361–113
Career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 0 Marcello Lara

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1973R64 Thies Roepcke 6-7 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1974R16 Phil Dent 6-4 6-1 6-2LH2HMatch data

Marcello Lara's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1973R64 Jacques Thamin 6-4 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch data