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Bjorn Borg #1 def. David Carter #139

6-1 6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 1, 1979*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-1 6-1 6-1
Loser David Carter

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgDavid Carter
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Apr 21, 1956
Age2323
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1139
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)2,4031,574
Career W-L608–14376–119
Career earnings$3,655,751$238,612
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 0 David Carter

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Matt Mitchell 6-1 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1979R32 Jaime Fillol 6-0 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

David Carter's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Mark Cox 0-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data