Bjorn Borg def. Ove Bengtson

6-1 7-5

Bjorn Borg defeated Ove Bengtson 6-1 7-5 in the 1978 San Francisco round of 32 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgOve Bengtson
Country SWE SWE
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Apr 5, 1945
Age2233
Height180 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,4551,671
Current career W-L617–141132–168
Current career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Lucchesi 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1978R64

Bjorn Borg's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrew Pattison 6-7 6-2 4-6LMatch dataSep 29, 1978R16

Ove Bengtson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bruce Nichols 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1978R64