SF Wimbledon 1977

Bjorn Borg #2 def. Vitas Gerulaitis #8

6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 8-6

Bjorn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 8-6 in the 1977 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 3, 1977*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1977
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Bjorn Borg	Vitas Gerulaitis
Country	SWE	USA
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Jul 26, 1954
Age	21	22
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	8
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,342	2,188
Current career W-L	617–141	528–234
Current career earnings	$3,655,751	$2,778,748

Pre-match H2H

Bjorn Borg #2 2 – 0 Vitas Gerulaitis #8

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ilie Nastase #6	6-0 8-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1977	QF
Wojtek Fibak #13	7-5 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Nikola Pilic #63	9-7 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Mark Edmondson #48	3-6 7-9 6-2 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Antonio Zugarelli #26	6-4 6-2 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	3-6 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1977	F

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Billy Martin #75	6-2 8-9 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1977	QF
Dick Stockton #11	6-1 6-4 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Jonathan Smith	6-3 8-6 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Gene Mayer #78	6-3 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Tom Gorman #50	6-1 9-8 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128