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Bjorn Borg#2 def. Ove Bengtson#98

6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 28, 1978*
Tournament San Francisco
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR32
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-1 7-5
Loser Ove Bengtson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgOve Bengtson
Country SWE SWE
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Apr 5, 1945
Age2233
Height180196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)298
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3911,671
Career W-L608–143134–169
Career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 1 Ove Bengtson

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1978R64 Andy Lucchesi 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 29, 1978R16 Andrew Pattison 7-6 2-6 6-4LMatch data

Ove Bengtson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1978R64 Bruce Nichols 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data