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B. Borg#8 def. H. Solomon#43

6-4 2-6 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jun 16, 1974*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	B. Borg
Score	6-4 2-6 6-2 6-1
Loser	H. Solomon

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	B. Borg	H. Solomon
Country	SWE	USA
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Sep 17, 1952
Age	18	21
Height	180	168
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	8	43
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	2,087	1,915
Career W-L	608–143	578–334
Career earnings	$3,655,751	$1,802,769

Pre-match H2H

B. Borg 2 – 0 H. Solomon

Path

B. Borg's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1974	QF	R. Ramirez	6-2 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1974	R16	Erik Van Dillen	0-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jun 9, 1974	R32	J. Rouyer	6-4 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 7, 1974	R64	T. Ovici	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 1974	R128	J. Caujolle	4-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

B. Borg's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 17, 1974	F	M. Orantes	2-6 6-7(4) 6-0 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

H. Solomon's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1974	QF	I. Nastase	6-4 6-4 0-6 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1974	R16	M. Riessen	6-2 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 9, 1974	R32	Z. Franulovic	5-7 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 7, 1974	R64	P. Gerken	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 1974	R128	R. Machan	1-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data