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Bjorn Borg#1 def. Jimmy Connors#2

6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Nov 5, 1979*
Tournament Tokyo Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-2 6-2
Loser Jimmy Connors

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgJimmy Connors
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 2, 1952
Age2327
Height180177
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)12
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3492,304
Career W-L608–1431,262–294
Career earnings$3,655,751$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 8 – 8 Jimmy Connors

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Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1979SF John Sadri 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1979QF Bob Lutz 6-3 6-3W—Match data
Nov 3, 1979R16 Bill Scanlon 2-6 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1979R32 Victor Amaya 6-7 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1979SF Vitas Gerulaitis 6-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1979QF Tim Gullikson 6-2 6-2W—Match data
Nov 3, 1979R16 Peter Feigl 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1979R32 Rod Frawley 6-1 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data