Bjorn Borg #3 def. Harold Solomon #12

6-2 6-1

Bjorn Borg defeated Harold Solomon 6-2 6-1 in the 1978 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgHarold Solomon
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 17, 1952
Age2125
Height180 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)312
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3822,038
Current career W-L617–141566–328
Current career earnings$3,655,751$1,802,769
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg #3 9 0 Harold Solomon #12

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roscoe Tanner #116-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1978R16
Eric Deblicker #725-7 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 1978R32
Ricardo Ycaza #974-6 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 1978R64

Bjorn Borg's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eddie Dibbs #66-4 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1978SF

Harold Solomon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe #266-4 3-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1978R16
Victor Pecci #586-4 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 1978R32
Jan Kodes #596-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 1978R64