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Bjorn Borg #2 def. Tom Okker #32

6-2 6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date Jul 6, 1979*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-2 6-1 6-3
Loser Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgTom Okker
Country SWE NED
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Feb 22, 1944
Age2335
Height180177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)232
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3481,861
Career W-L608–143672–279
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 7 2 Tom Okker

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1979R16 Brian Teacher 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1979R32 Hank Pfister 6-4 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1979R64 Vijay Amritraj 2-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 Tom Gorman 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 8, 1979SF Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1979R16 Gene Mayer 7-6 5-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1979R32 Tim Wilkison 7-5 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1979R64 John Austin 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-2WMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 Roger Guedes 6-1 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data