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Bjorn Borg#1 def. Bill Scanlon#42

2-6 7-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Nov 3, 1979*
Tournament Tokyo Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score2-6 7-6 6-1
Loser Bill Scanlon

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgBill Scanlon
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Nov 13, 1956
Age2322
Height180185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)142
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3441,849
Career W-L608–143307–259
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,427,007
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 – 0 Bill Scanlon

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Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1979R32 Victor Amaya 6-7 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1979QF Bob Lutz 6-3 6-3W—Match data

Bill Scanlon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1979R32 Shigeyuki Nishio 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data