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Bjorn Borg #6 def. Rod Laver #11

6-4 2-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 5, 1975*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-4 2-6 6-2
Loser Rod Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgRod Laver
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Aug 9, 1938
Age1937
Height180175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)611
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1772,101
Career W-L608–143576–147
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 2 2 Rod Laver

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1975R32 Ross Case 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1975R64 Mike Estep 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1975R128 Sandy Mayer 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1975QF Eddie Dibbs 7-6 4-6 7-6WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1975R32 John Andrews 6-2 6-3WMatch data
Aug 31, 1975R64 Alvaro Fillol 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1975R128 Juan Gisbert 7-5 6-4WMatch data