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Bjorn Borg#2 def. Gilles Moretton#178

7-5 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Jun 6, 1979*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score7-5 6-4 6-2
Loser Gilles Moretton

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgGilles Moretton
Country SWE FRA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Feb 10, 1958
Age2321
Height180190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2178
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)2,3121,563
Career W-L608–14359–89
Career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 0 Gilles Moretton

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 1979R32 Raymond Moore 6-3 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1979R64 Tom Gullikson 6-3 7-6 5-7 6-4WMatch data
May 30, 1979R128 Tomas Smid 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 8, 1979QF Hans Gildemeister 6-4 6-1 7-5WMatch data

Gilles Moretton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 1979R32 Jiri Granat 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1979R64 Jose Luis Clerc 6-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 30, 1979R128 Peter Elter 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data