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Bjorn Borg#1 def. Jose Luis Clerc#14

4-6 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 14, 1979*
Tournament Monte Carlo
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score4-6 6-2 6-1
Loser Jose Luis Clerc

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgJose Luis Clerc
Country SWE ARG
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Aug 16, 1958
Age2220
Height180185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)114
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3051,857
Career W-L608–143361–141
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,987,036
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 0 Jose Luis Clerc

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1979R16 Jose Higueras 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1979R32 Paolo Bertolucci 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1979SF Victor Pecci 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Jose Luis Clerc's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1979R16 Ulrich Pinner 3-6 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1979R32 Bernard Balleret 6-2 6-0WMatch data