QF Roland Garros 1987

Boris Becker #2 def. Jimmy Connors #8

6-3 6-3 7-5

Boris Becker defeated Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-3 7-5 in the 1987 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 5, 1987*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1987
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Boris Becker	Jimmy Connors
Country	GER	USA
Birth date	Nov 22, 1967	Sep 2, 1952
Age	19	34
Height	190 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	8
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,190	2,027
Current career W-L	672–220	1,266–298
Current career earnings	$25,080,956	$8,641,040

Pre-match H2H

Boris Becker #2 2 – 0 Jimmy Connors #8

Path

Boris Becker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Arias #39	5-7 6-3 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1987	R16
Henrik Sundstrom #70	6-1 3-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1987	R32
Mark Buckley #147	6-1 4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1987	R64
Diego Perez #73	6-0 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1987	R128

Boris Becker's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mats Wilander #4	4-6 1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1987	SF

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ricki Osterthun #124	4-6 7-5 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1987	R16
Franco Davin #106	6-3 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1987	R32
Michael Westphal #121	6-4 3-6 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1987	R64
Todd Nelson #120	7-5 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1987	R128