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Bjorn Borg #3 def. Jose Higueras #31

6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Oct 15, 1977*
Tournament Madrid
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-2 6-2
Loser Jose Higueras

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgJose Higueras
Country SWE ESP
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Mar 1, 1953
Age2124
Height180178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)331
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3431,858
Career W-L608–143427–226
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,406,355
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 4 1 Jose Higueras

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1977R16 Birger Andersson 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1977R32 Belus Prajoux 3-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 12, 1977R64 Jan Norback 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1977SF Eddie Dibbs 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jose Higueras's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1977R16 Bob Hewitt 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1977R32 Alejandro Pierola 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 12, 1977R64 Barry Phillips Moore 7-5 6-1WMatch data