Bjorn Borg #2 def. Jimmy Connors #1

3-6 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4

Bjorn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 3-6 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4 in the 1977 Wimbledon final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 4, 1977*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1977
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Bjorn Borg	Jimmy Connors
Country	SWE	USA
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Sep 2, 1952
Age	21	24
Height	180 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	1
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,356	2,358
Current career W-L	617–141	1,266–298
Current career earnings	$3,655,751	$8,641,040

Pre-match H2H

Bjorn Borg #2 1 – 6 Jimmy Connors #1

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vitas Gerulaitis #8	6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1977	SF
Ilie Nastase #6	6-0 8-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1977	QF
Wojtek Fibak #13	7-5 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Nikola Pilic #63	9-7 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Mark Edmondson #48	3-6 7-9 6-2 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Antonio Zugarelli #26	6-4 6-2 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John McEnroe #71	6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1977	SF
Byron Bertram #66	6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1977	QF
Stan Smith	7-9 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Cliff Drysdale #27	6-2 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Marty Riessen #44	6-4 8-9 6-1 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Richard Lewis #98	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128