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Bjorn Borg#1 def. Jose Higueras#15

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 13, 1979*
Tournament Monte Carlo
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Jose Higueras

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgJose Higueras
Country SWE ESP
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Mar 1, 1953
Age2226
Height180178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)115
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3011,969
Career W-L608–143427–226
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,406,355
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 6 1 Jose Higueras

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1979R32 Paolo Bertolucci 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1979QF Jose Luis Clerc 4-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Jose Higueras's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1979R32 Pat Dupre 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data