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Bjorn Borg #1 def. Yannick Noah #40

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 18, 1979*
Tournament Montreal / Toronto
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-2 6-4
Loser Yannick Noah

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgYannick Noah
Country SWE FRA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956May 18, 1960
Age2319
Height180194
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)140
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3881,807
Career W-L608–143456–194
Career earnings$3,655,751$3,440,660
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 0 Yannick Noah

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1979R32 Ivan Molina 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 1979R64 Bruce Manson 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1979QF Gene Mayer 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Yannick Noah's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1979R32 Bill Scanlon 4-6 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 1979R64 Tim Wilkison 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data