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Bjorn Borg#2 def. Tom Gullikson

6-3 7-6 5-7 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 1, 1979*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-3 7-6 5-7 6-4
Loser Tom Gullikson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgTom Gullikson
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 8, 1951
Age2227
Height180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)2,3081,751
Career W-L608–143
Career earnings$3,655,751$889,492
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 1 1 Tom Gullikson

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 30, 1979R128 Tomas Smid 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 1979R32 Raymond Moore 6-3 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data

Tom Gullikson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 30, 1979R128 Herve Gauvain 5-7 7-5 6-4 6-2WMatch data