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Bjorn Borg #2 def. Tom Gorman #59

7-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Mar 26, 1977*
Tournament La Costa
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score7-6 7-5
Loser Tom Gorman

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgTom Gorman
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Jan 19, 1946
Age2031
Height180180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)259
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2491,869
Career W-L608–143418–293
Career earnings$3,655,751$10,000
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 1 1 Tom Gorman

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 25, 1977R16 Bernie Mitton 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 24, 1977R32 Andrew Pattison 6-4 7-5WMatch data
Mar 23, 1977R64 Timothy Noonan 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1977SF Brian Gottfried 1-6 1-6LH2HMatch data

Tom Gorman's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 25, 1977R16 Jeff Borowiak 6-7 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 24, 1977R32 Billy Martin 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 23, 1977R64 Bill Scanlon 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data