SF US Open 1981

Bjorn Borg #2 def. Jimmy Connors #3

6-2 7-5 6-4

Bjorn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6-2 7-5 6-4 in the 1981 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgJimmy Connors
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 2, 1952
Age2529
Height180 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,4132,187
Current career W-L617–1411,266–298
Current career earnings$3,655,751$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg #2 14 8 Jimmy Connors #3

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roscoe Tanner 7-6 6-3 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 1981QF
Yannick Noah 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1981R16
David Carter 6-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1981R32
Larry Stefanki 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1981R64
Markus Gunthardt 6-2 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1981R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John McEnroe #16-4 2-6 4-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataSep 15, 1981F

Jimmy Connors's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eliot Teltscher 6-3 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 1981QF
Mike Cahill 6-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1981R16
Andres Gomez #506-7 6-3 6-1 4-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1981R32
Marko Ostoja 7-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1981R64
John Lloyd 6-0 6-0 6-2WMatch dataSep 3, 1981R128