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Boris Becker #4 def. Mikael Pernfors #21

6-3 2-1 (ret.)

Match Information

Date Aug 23, 1987*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Boris Becker
Score6-3 2-1 (ret.)
Loser Mikael Pernfors

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerMikael Pernfors
Country GER SWE
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Jul 16, 1963
Age1924
Height190173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)421
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1081,812
Career W-L670–219138–111
Career earnings$25,080,956$1,356,751
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker 2 1 Mikael Pernfors

Path

Boris Becker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 22, 1987R16 Derrick Rostagno 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 1987R32 Ben Testerman 3-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1987R64 Marcel Freeman 3-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Boris Becker's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1987SF Anders Jarryd 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Mikael Pernfors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 22, 1987R16 Paul Annacone 7-6 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 1987R32 Tim Pawsat 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1987R64 Jorge Lozano 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data