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B. Borg #1 def. C. Motta #255

6-1 7-5 6-0

Match Information

Date May 29, 1981*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner B. Borg
Score6-1 7-5 6-0
Loser C. Motta

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgC. Motta
Country SWE BRA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Feb 22, 1960
Age2421
Height180180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1255
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3021,484
Career W-L608–143105–164
Career earnings$3,655,751$986,158
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 0 0 C. Motta

Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1981R128 Jose Lopez Maeso 6-2 6-2 6-2WMatch data

B. Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1981R32 P. Torre 6-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

C. Motta's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1981R128 W. Popp 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data