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B. Borg#3 def. R. Laver#15

6-2 6-7 7-6

Match Information

Date Mar 27, 1976*
Tournament Palm Springs
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner B. Borg
Score6-2 6-7 7-6
Loser R. Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgR. Laver
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Aug 9, 1938
Age1937
Height180175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)315
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1532,030
Career W-L608–143576–147
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 3 2 R. Laver

Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1976R16 Stan Smith 7-6 7-5WMatch data
Mar 25, 1976R32 I. Tiriac 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 24, 1976R64 G. Hardie 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

B. Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1976SF J. Connors 4-6 1-6LH2HMatch data

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1976R16 M. Estep 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 25, 1976R32 Erik Van Dillen 6-4 6-3WMatch data
Mar 24, 1976R64 G. Reid 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data