Bjorn Borg #3 def. Dick Stockton #10

7-6 7-5

Bjorn Borg defeated Dick Stockton 7-6 7-5 in the 1978 Birmingham Wct final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgDick Stockton
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Feb 18, 1951
Age2126
Height180 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)310
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,4002,047
Current career W-L617–141386–267
Current career earnings$3,655,751$1,063,385
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg #3 2 1 Dick Stockton #10

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vitas Gerulaitis #46-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1978SF
Roscoe Tanner #156-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1978QF
Cliff Drysdale #277-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1978R16
Harold Solomon #146-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 1978R32

Bjorn Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Dick Stockton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eddie Dibbs #66-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1978SF
Brian Gottfried #56-3 3-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 1978QF
Peter Fleming #477-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1978R16
Adriano Panatta #236-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 1978R32