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Bjorn Borg #2 def. Harold Solomon #10

6-2 6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date Sep 7, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-2 6-2 6-0
Loser Harold Solomon

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgHarold Solomon
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 17, 1952
Age2225
Height180168
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)210
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3932,063
Career W-L608–143578–334
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,802,769
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 10 0 Harold Solomon

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Bernie Mitton 4-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 Heinz Gunthardt 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Bob Hewitt 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1978QF Raul Ramirez 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data

Harold Solomon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Gianni Ocleppo 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 Gene Mayer 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 George Hardie 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data