SF Roland Garros 1980

Bjorn Borg #1 def. Harold Solomon #6

6-2 6-2 6-0

Bjorn Borg defeated Harold Solomon 6-2 6-2 6-0 in the 1980 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgHarold Solomon
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 17, 1952
Age2427
Height180 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)16
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,5272,163
Current career W-L617–141566–328
Current career earnings$3,655,751$1,802,769
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg #1 14 0 Harold Solomon #6

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Corrado Barazzutti #306-0 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 1980QF
Balazs Taroczy #336-2 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 1980R16
Pascal Portes 6-3 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1980R32
Andres Gomez #556-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1980R64
Alvaro Fillol 6-3 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1980R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vitas Gerulaitis #56-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 9, 1980F

Harold Solomon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Vilas #41-6 6-4 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 1980QF
Brian Gottfried #276-0 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 1980R16
Van Winitsky 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1980R32
Chris Lewis #656-3 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1980R64
Geoff Masters #637-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1980R128