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Bjorn Borg #2 def. John McEnroe #4

4-6 7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 3, 1979*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score4-6 7-6 6-3
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgJohn McEnroe
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Feb 16, 1959
Age2219
Height180180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)24
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3352,151
Career W-L608–143833–189
Career earnings$3,655,751$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 1 John McEnroe

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1979QF Pat Dupre 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1979R16 Russell Simpson 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1979R32 Erik Van Dillen 6-4 6-4WMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1979F Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1979QF Ilie Nastase 6-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1979R16 Deon Joubert 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1979R32 Joel Bailey 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data