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B. Borg#1 def. G. Mayer#7

7-5 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Jul 4, 1980*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner B. Borg
Score7-5 6-3 7-5
Loser G. Mayer

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgG. Mayer
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Apr 11, 1956
Age2424
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)17
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,4762,076
Career W-L608–143311–159
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,382,422
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 5 0 G. Mayer

Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1980R16 B. Taroczy 6-1 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1980R32 R. Frawley 6-4 6-7 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1980R64 S. Glickstein 6-3 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1980R128 Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-4 6-4WMatch data

B. Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 6, 1980SF B. Gottfried 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

G. Mayer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1980R16 C. Dibley 3-6 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1980R32 A. Panatta 6-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1980R64 A. Jarrett 6-4 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1980R128 C. Johnstone 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data