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Bjorn Borg#3 def. Vitas Gerulaitis#4

6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Jan 14, 1978*
Tournament Birmingham Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-4 7-6
Loser Vitas Gerulaitis

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgVitas Gerulaitis
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Jul 26, 1954
Age2123
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)34
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3442,137
Career W-L608–143527–231
Career earnings$3,655,751$2,778,748
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 3 0 Vitas Gerulaitis

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1978QF Roscoe Tanner 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1978R16 Cliff Drysdale 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 12, 1978R32 Harold Solomon 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1978F Dick Stockton 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1978QF Raul Ramirez 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1978R16 Frew Mcmillan 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 12, 1978R32 Mark Cox 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data