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John McEnroe #3 def. Bjorn Borg #1

7-5 4-6 6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date May 7, 1979*
Tournament Dallas Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner John McEnroe
Score7-5 4-6 6-2 7-6
Loser Bjorn Borg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeBjorn Borg
Country USA SWE
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jun 6, 1956
Age2022
Height180180
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)31
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2612,365
Career W-L833–189608–143
Career earnings$12,552,132$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 2 2 Bjorn Borg

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1979SF Jimmy Connors 6-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 6, 1979QF John Alexander 6-4 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1979SF Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 7-6 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 6, 1979QF Geoff Masters 6-3 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data