SF Wimbledon 1978

Bjorn Borg #3 def. Tom Okker

6-4 6-4 6-4

Bjorn Borg defeated Tom Okker 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the 1978 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 9, 1978*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1978
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Bjorn Borg	Tom Okker
Country	SWE	NED
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Feb 22, 1944
Age	22	34
Height	180 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,440	1,900
Current career W-L	617–141	668–278
Current career earnings	$3,655,751	$1,257,200

Pre-match H2H

Bjorn Borg #3 6 – 2 Tom Okker

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandy Mayer #10	7-5 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1978	QF
Geoff Masters #73	6-2 6-4 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1978	R16
Jaime Fillol #24	6-4 6-2 6-8 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1978	R32
Peter Mcnamara	6-2 6-2 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 30, 1978	R64
Victor Amaya #45	8-9 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1978	F

Tom Okker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ilie Nastase #14	7-5 6-1 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1978	QF
Tom Leonard #42	6-1 9-8 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1978	R16
Guillermo Vilas #2	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1978	R32
Yannick Noah #87	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1978	R64
Onny Parun	6-8 6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128