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Bjorn Borg #1 def. Balazs Taroczy #34

6-1 7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Jul 2, 1980*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-1 7-5 6-2
Loser Balazs Taroczy

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgBalazs Taroczy
Country SWE HUN
Birth dateJun 6, 1956May 9, 1954
Age2426
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)134
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,4741,906
Career W-L608–143381–228
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,437,443
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 4 0 Balazs Taroczy

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1980R32 Rod Frawley 6-4 6-7 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1980R64 Shlomo Glickstein 6-3 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1980R128 Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-4 6-4WMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1980QF Gene Mayer 7-5 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

Balazs Taroczy's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1980R32 Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 7-6 6-2WMatch data
Jun 27, 1980R64 Trey Waltke 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1980R128 Chris Delaney 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data