R16 Birmingham Wct 1978

Bjorn Borg #3 def. Cliff Drysdale #27

7-5 6-4

Bjorn Borg defeated Cliff Drysdale 7-5 6-4 in the 1978 Birmingham Wct round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgCliff Drysdale
Country SWE RSA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956May 26, 1941
Age2136
Height180 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)327
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3911,887
Current career W-L617–141397–251
Current career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg #3 1 0 Cliff Drysdale #27

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Harold Solomon #146-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 1978R32

Bjorn Borg's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roscoe Tanner #156-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1978QF

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dick Crealy #687-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 1978R32