Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

B. Borg#3 def. S. Mayer#10

7-5 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Jul 7, 1978*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner B. Borg
Score7-5 6-4 6-3
Loser S. Mayer

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgS. Mayer
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Apr 5, 1952
Age2226
Height180178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)310
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3532,036
Career W-L608–143372–206
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,057,783
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 1 – 1 S. Mayer

View full H2H

Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1978R16 G. Masters 6-2 6-4 8-6WH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1978R32 J. Fillol 6-4 6-2 6-8 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1978R64 Peter Mcnamara 6-2 6-2 6-4W—Match data
Jun 28, 1978R128 V. Amaya 8-9 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

B. Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 9, 1978SF T. Okker 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

S. Mayer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1978R16 W. Fibak 6-4 6-2 6-8 1-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1978R32 M. Riessen 8-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1978R64 M. Edmondson 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 T. Smid 7-5 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data