SF Roland Garros 1974

Bjorn Borg #8 def. Harold Solomon #43

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

Bjorn Borg defeated Harold Solomon 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the 1974 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 16, 1974*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1974
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Bjorn Borg	Harold Solomon
Country	SWE	USA
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Sep 17, 1952
Age	18	21
Height	180 cm	168 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	43
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,094	1,901
Current career W-L	617–141	566–328
Current career earnings	$3,655,751	$1,802,769

Pre-match H2H

Bjorn Borg #8 2 – 0 Harold Solomon #43

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raul Ramirez #21	6-2 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 1974	QF
Erik Van Dillen	0-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jun 12, 1974	R16
Jean Loup Rouyer #161	6-4 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1974	R32
Toma Ovici #169	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1974	R64
Jean Francois Caujolle #217	4-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1974	R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Manuel Orantes #12	2-6 6-7(4) 6-0 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1974	F

Harold Solomon's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ilie Nastase #3	6-4 6-4 0-6 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 1974	QF
Marty Riessen #14	6-2 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1974	R16
Zeljko Franulovic #49	5-7 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1974	R32
Paul Gerken #52	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1974	R64
Robert Machan #213	1-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1974	R128