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Bjorn Borg #3 def. Harold Solomon #12

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date May 28, 1978*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-2 6-1
Loser Harold Solomon

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgHarold Solomon
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 17, 1952
Age2125
Height180168
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)312
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2752,034
Career W-L608–143578–334
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,802,769
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 9 0 Harold Solomon

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1978R16 Roscoe Tanner 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Eric Deblicker 5-7 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Ricardo Ycaza 4-6 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1978SF Eddie Dibbs 6-4 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data

Harold Solomon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1978R16 Arthur Ashe 6-4 3-6 6-0WH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Victor Pecci 6-4 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Jan Kodes 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data