Bjorn Borg #2 def. Tom Okker #32

6-2 6-1 6-3

Bjorn Borg defeated Tom Okker 6-2 6-1 6-3 in the 1979 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 6, 1979*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1979
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Bjorn Borg	Tom Okker
Country	SWE	NED
Birth date	Jun 6, 1956	Feb 22, 1944
Age	23	35
Height	180 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	2	32
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,390	1,862
Current career W-L	617–141	668–278
Current career earnings	$3,655,751	$1,257,200

Pre-match H2H

Bjorn Borg #2 7 – 2 Tom Okker #32

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Teacher #38	6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1979	R16
Hank Pfister #46	6-4 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1979	R32
Vijay Amritraj #30	2-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1979	R64
Tom Gorman #59	3-6 6-4 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1979	R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 1979	SF

Tom Okker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gene Mayer #18	7-6 5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1979	R16
Tim Wilkison #48	7-5 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1979	R32
John Austin	7-6 6-4 3-6 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jun 29, 1979	R64
Roger Guedes	6-1 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1979	R128