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Phil Dent #49 def. Bjorn Borg #18

6-4 6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 4, 1974*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Phil Dent
Score6-4 6-1 6-2
Loser Bjorn Borg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldPhil DentBjorn Borg
Country AUS SWE
Birth dateFeb 14, 1950Jun 6, 1956
Age2317
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)4918
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8011,845
Career W-L418–351608–143
Career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Phil Dent 0 0 Bjorn Borg

Path

Phil Dent's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1974R32 William Brown 6-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1973R64 Ulrich Pinner 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Phil Dent's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1974QF Colin Dibley 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1974R32 Marcello Lara (w/o)WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1973R64 Thies Roepcke 6-7 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data