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Bjorn Borg #3 def. Dick Stockton #10

7-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 15, 1978*
Tournament Birmingham Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score7-6 7-5
Loser Dick Stockton

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgDick Stockton
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Feb 18, 1951
Age2126
Height180188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)310
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,3522,055
Career W-L608–143386–267
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,063,385
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 2 – 1 Dick Stockton

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Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1978SF Vitas Gerulaitis 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1978QF Roscoe Tanner 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1978R16 Cliff Drysdale 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 12, 1978R32 Harold Solomon 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Dick Stockton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1978SF Eddie Dibbs 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1978QF Brian Gottfried 6-3 3-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1978R16 Peter Fleming 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 12, 1978R32 Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data