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John Newcombe#2 def. Bjorn Borg#11

4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date May 14, 1974*
Tournament Dallas Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2
Loser Bjorn Borg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBjorn Borg
Country AUS SWE
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jun 6, 1956
Age2917
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)211
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1622,006
Career W-L556–224608–143
Career earnings$1,062,408$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Bjorn Borg

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 13, 1974SF Stan Smith 6-1 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2WMatch data
May 13, 1974QF Tom Okker 6-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 13, 1974SF Jan Kodes 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 13, 1974QF Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch data