Björn Borg career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics and records of professional tennis player Björn Borg.

Björn Borg in 1979

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 16 finals (11 titles, 5 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner1974French OpenClaySpain Manuel Orantes2–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
Winner1975French Open (2)ClayArgentina Guillermo Vilas6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Winner1976WimbledonGrassRomania Ilie Năstase6–4, 6–2, 9–7
Runner-up1976US OpenClayUnited States Jimmy Connors4–6, 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 4–6
Winner1977Wimbledon (2)GrassUnited States Jimmy Connors3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Winner1978French Open (3)ClayArgentina Guillermo Vilas6–1, 6–1, 6–3
Winner1978Wimbledon (3)GrassUnited States Jimmy Connors6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up1978US OpenHardUnited States Jimmy Connors4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Winner1979French Open (4)ClayParaguay Víctor Pecci6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Winner1979Wimbledon (4)GrassUnited States Roscoe Tanner6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner1980French Open (5)ClayUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Winner1980Wimbledon (5)GrassUnited States John McEnroe1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6
Runner-up1980US OpenHardUnited States John McEnroe6–7(4–7), 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 4–6
Winner1981French Open (6)ClayCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up1981WimbledonGrassUnited States John McEnroe6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Runner-up1981US OpenHardUnited States John McEnroe6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6

Masters Grand Prix year-end championships finals

Singles: 4 finals (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up1975StockholmCarpetRomania Ilie Năstase2–6, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up1977New YorkCarpetUnited States Jimmy Connors4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner1979New YorkCarpetUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis6–2, 6–2
Winner1980New YorkCarpetCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl6–4, 6–2, 6–2

WCT year-end championship finals

Singles: 4 finals (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up1974DallasCarpetAustralia John Newcombe6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up1975DallasCarpet (i)United States Arthur Ashe6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6
Winner1976DallasCarpet (i)Argentina Guillermo Vilas1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up1979DallasCarpet (i)United States John McEnroe5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–7

Grand Prix Super Series finals

Singles: 19 finals (15 titles, 4 runners-up)

Outcome Year Event Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up1973Monte-CarloClayRomania Ilie Năstase4–6, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up1973StockholmHardUnited States Tom Gorman3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Winner1974RomeClayRomania Ilie Năstase6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Winner1974BostonClayNetherlands Tom Okker7–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner1975BostonClayArgentina Guillermo Vilas6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Winner1976BostonClayUnited States Harold Solomon6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up1976PhiladelphiaCarpetUnited States Jimmy Connors6–7, 4–6, 0–6
Winner1977Monte CarloClayItaly Corrado Barazzutti6–3, 7–5, 6–0
Winner1977LondonCarpetUnited Kingdom John Lloyd6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Winner1978TokyoCarpetUnited States Brian Teacher6–3, 6–4
Winner1978RomeClayItaly Adriano Panatta1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Winner1979TokyoCarpetUnited States Jimmy Connors6–3, 6–2
Winner1979Monte CarloClayUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis6–2, 6–1, 6–3
Winner1979TorontoHardUnited States John McEnroe6–3, 6–3
Winner1979Las VegasHardUnited States Jimmy Connors6–3, 6–2
Winner1980Monte CarloClayArgentina Guillermo Vilas6–1, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up1980TorontoHardCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl4–6, 5–4, ret.
Winner1980StockholmHardUnited States John McEnroe6–3, 6–4
Winner1980Las VegasHardUnited States Harold Soloman6–3, 6–1, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

Tournament197319741975197619771978197919801981SR W–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 3R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open 4R W W QF A W W W W 6 / 8 49–2 96%
Wimbledon QF 3R QF W W W W W F 5 / 9 51–4 93%
US Open 4R 2R SF F 4R F QF F F 0 / 9 40–9 82%
Win–Loss 10–3 11–3 16–2 17–2 10–1 20–1 18–1 20–1 19–2 11 / 27 141–16 89.81
Yr Win% 77% 79% 89% 89% 91% 95% 95% 95% 90%
Year-End Championship
The Masters[lower-alpha 1] A RR F A F A W W A 2 / 5 15–7 68.18
WCT Finals A F F W A SF F A A 1 / 5 10–3 76.92
Grand Prix Super Series
Philadelphia A 3R 3R F 2R QF A A A 0 / 5 7–5 58%
Las Vegas A A A A A A W W A 2 / 2 10–0 100%
Monte Carlo F A QF QF W A W W 2R 3 / 11 24–8 75%
Hamburg Not Grand Prix Sup. Series A 3R A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Rome A W QF A A W A A A 2 / 3 15–1 94%
Boston A W W W A Not Grand Prix Sup Series 3 / 3 18–0 100%
Canada Not Grand Prix Sup Series A W F A 1 / 2 11–1 92%
Los Angeles 1R Not Grand Prix Sup Series 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stockholm F SF SF QF A SF A W NGPS 1 / 8 26–7 79%
Wembley Not GPSS A W A A A A 1 / 1 5–0 100%
Tokyo Not Grand Prix Sp. Series W W QF 2R 2 / 4 13–2 87%
Year End Rankings 18 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 4 $ 3,655,751

Singles titles: (64)

Tournament Category No. of titles
Grand Slam 11
Year-End Championships: Masters Grand Prix (1970–1989) 2
Year-End Championships : WCT Finals (1971–1989) 1
High category Grand Prix Super Series (1970–1989) 15
Mid category: Grand Prix Super Series (1970–1989), WCT (1970–1989) 17
Low category: Grand Prix World Series (1970–1989), WCT Regular Series (1970–1989) 18
Titles by Surface
Clay - Outdoor (30)
Grass - Outdoor (7)
Hard - Outdoor (5)
Hard - Indoor (2)
Carpet - Indoor (21)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1974 Auckland - Auckland Tennis Championships Grass New Zealand Onny Parun 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
2. 1974 London WCT, England Hard (i) United Kingdom Mark Cox 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
3. 1974 São Paulo WCT, Brazil (1) Hard (i) United States Arthur Ashe 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
4. 1974 Rome, Italy (1) Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
5. 1974 French Open, Paris (1) Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 2–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
6. 1974 Båstad, Sweden (1) Clay Italy Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
7. 1974 Boston, U.S. (1) Clay Netherlands Tom Okker 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–1
8. 1974 Adelaide, Australia Grass New Zealand Onny Parun 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
9. 1975 Richmond WCT, U.S. (1) Carpet United States Arthur Ashe 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
10. 1975 Bologna WCT, Italy Carpet United States Arthur Ashe 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
11. 1975 French Open, Paris (2) Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
12. 1975 Boston, U.S. (2) Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
13. 1975 Barcelona, Spain (1) Clay Italy Adriano Panatta 1–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2
14. 1976 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet United States Vitas Gerulaitis 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
15. 1976 São Paulo WCT, Brazil (2) Carpet Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7–6(7–4), 6–2
16. 1976 WCT Finals, U.S. – Carpet Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1
17. 1976 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–2, 6–0
18. 1976 Wimbledon, London (1) Grass Romania Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2, 9–7
19. 1976 Boston, U.S. (3) Clay United States Harold Solomon 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
20. 1977 Memphis, U.S. Carpet United States Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
21. 1977 Nice, France (1) Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–0
22. 1977 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco (1) Clay Italy Corrado Barazzutti 6–3, 7–5, 6–0
23. 1977 Denver, U.S. Carpet United States Brian Gottfried 7–5, 6–2
24. 1977 Wimbledon, London (2) Grass United States Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
25. 1977 Boca RatonPepsi Grand Slam (1) Clay United States Jimmy Connors 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
26. 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay Chile Jaime Fillol 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 7–6
27. 1977 Barcelona, Spain (2) Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
28. 1977 Basel, Switzerland Carpet United Kingdom John Lloyd 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
29. 1977 Cologne, West Germany Carpet Poland Wojtek Fibak 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
30. 1977 Wembley, England Hard (i) United Kingdom John Lloyd 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
31. 1978 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Dick Stockton 7–6(7–4), 7–5
32. 1978 Boca RatonPepsi Grand Slam (2) Clay United States Jimmy Connors 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–1
33. 1978 Las Vegas, U.S. – WCT Tournament of Champions Hard United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–5(5), 5–6(5), 6–4, 6–5(4)
34. 1978 Milan WCT, Italy Carpet United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–3
35. 1978 Rome, Italy (2) Clay Italy Adriano Panatta 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
36. 1978 French Open, Paris (3) Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
37. 1978 Wimbledon, London (3) Grass United States Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
38. 1978 Båstad, Sweden (2) Clay Italy Corrado Barazzutti 6–1, 6–2
39. 1978 Tokyo Indoor, Japan (1) Carpet United States Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–4
40. 1979 Richmond WCT, U.S. (2) Carpet Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–1
41. 1979 Boca RatonPepsi Grand Slam (3) Clay United States Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3
42. 1979 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet United States John McEnroe 6–4, 6–2
43. 1979 Monte Carlo, Monaco (2) Clay United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
44. 1979 Las Vegas, U.S. (1) Hard United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2
45. 1979 French Open, Paris (4) Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
46. 1979 Wimbledon, London (4) Grass United States Roscoe Tanner 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
47. 1979 Båstad, Sweden (3) Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6–1, 7–5
48. 1979 Toronto, Canada Hard United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3
49. 1979 Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Corrado Barazzutti 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
50. 1979 Tokyo Indoor, Japan (2) Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–2
51. 1979 Montreal, Canada – WCT Challenge Cup Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
52. 1979 Masters, New York (1) Carpet United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–2
53. 1980 Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. – WCT Invitational Carpet India Vijay Amritraj 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
54. 1980 Boca Raton, U.S. – Pepsi Grand Slam (4) Clay United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
55. 1980 Nice, France (2) Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–0, 6–1
56. 1980 Monte Carlo, Monaco (3) Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–0, 6–2
57. 1980 Las Vegas, U.S. (2) Hard United States Harold Solomon 6–3, 6–1
58. 1980 French Open, Paris (5) Clay United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
59. 1980 Wimbledon, London (5) Grass United States John McEnroe 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6
60. 1980 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4
61. 1980 Masters, New York (2) Carpet Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
62. 1981 French Open, Paris (6) Clay Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
63. 1981 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
64. 1981 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–3

Runners-up: (25)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1973 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 1–6, 2–6
2. 1973 San Francisco, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson 7–5, 1–6, 4–6
3. 1973 Stockholm, SWE Hard (i) United States Tom Gorman 3–6, 6–4, 6–7
4. 1973 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 6–6, RET.
5. 1974 Barcelona WCT, Spain Carpet United States Arthur Ashe 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
6. 1974 Houston, U.S. Clay Australia Rod Laver 6–7, 2–6
7. 1974 WCT Finals, U.S. – Carpet Australia John Newcombe 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 2–6
8. 1974 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay United States Jimmy Connors 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
9. 1974 Madrid, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
10. 1975 Barcelona WCT, Spain Carpet United States Arthur Ashe 6–7, 3–6
11. 1975 Munich WCT, West Germany Carpet United States Arthur Ashe 4–6, 6–7
12. 1975 WCT Finals, U.S. – Carpet United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6
13. 1975 Masters, Sweden Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 2–6, 2–6, 1–6
14. 1976 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 6–7, 4–6, 0–6
15. 1976 US Open, New York Clay United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
16. 1977 Masters, New York Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
17. 1977 Johannesburg Hard Argentina Guillermo Vilas Final Abandoned
18. 1978 US Open, New York Hard United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 4–6, 2–6
19. 1979 Dallas WCT, U.S. – WCT Finals Carpet United States John McEnroe 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–7
20. 1980 Toronto, Canada Hard Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–4, 4–5, RET.
21. 1980 US Open, New York Hard United States John McEnroe 6–7, 1–6, 7–6, 7–5, 4–6
22. 1980 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 4–6
23. 1981 Milan, Italy Carpet United States John McEnroe 6–7(2–7), 4–6
24. 1981 Wimbledon, London Grass United States John McEnroe 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 4–6
25. 1981 US Open, New York Hard United States John McEnroe 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6

Singles titles not listed by the ATP, including invitational tournament titles (37)

Non-ATP, exhibition, invitational, or special events singles titles – draw at least eight players (9)

Year Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1973 1 February–4 Helsinki - Scandinavian Indoor Open Carpet Poland Jacek Niedźwiedzki 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
1974 28 January – 3 February Oslo - Scandinavian Indoor Open Carpet South Africa Raymond Moore 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1978 October 19–21 Hamburg - Rothenbaum Tennis Club Carpet Poland Wojciech Fibak 6–1, 6–1
1979 September 28–30 Marbella - European Championships of Tennis Clay Italy Adriano Panatta 6–2, 6–2, 7–5
1979 November 26–29 Milan - Masters Brooklyn Chewing Gum Carpet United States John McEnroe 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1979 29 Nov-Dec 2 Frankfurt - Cup Invitational Tennis Round Robin Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1981 October 12–15 Edmonton - Alberta Tennis Challenge Carpet Argentina José Luis Clerc 6–2, 6–2, 7–5
1984 May 10–13 Osaka - Gunze World Tennis Carpet United States Bill Scanlon 6–2, 6–2
1985 May 12–15 Kobe & Tokyo - Gunze World Tennis Carpet Sweden Anders Järryd 6–4, 6–3

Non-ATP, exhibition, invitational, or special events singles titles – draw fewer than eight players (28)

Year Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1976 Sept 14–16 Guadalajara, Jalisco Tennis Invitational Round Robin Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–3
1976 Sept 17–19 Mexico Marlboro Tennis Round Robin Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 7–6, 0–6, 6–1
1976 11 Oct–15 Hilton Head World Invitational Tennis Classic Clay United States Arthur Ashe 6–1, 6–2
1976 Nov 3–4 Chicago Olsonite Tennis Classic Carpet Australia John Newcombe 6–3, 6–2
1976 Nov 6–7 Detroit Michigan Pro Tennis 4-men invitational Carpet Australia Rod Laver 6–3, 6–1
1976 24 Nov–28 Copenhagen Pondus Cup Invitational Round Robin Carpet Poland Wojciech Fibak 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 7–5
1977 February, 12–13 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Invitational Round Robin - 3-men Carpet Australia Rod Laver 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
1977 27 Sep–30 Hilton Head World Invitational Tennis Classic Clay United States Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 7–5
1978 7 Mar–9 Gothenburg Scandinavian Cup Carpet United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1978 18 Apr–20 Copenhagen Pondus Cup Invitational Carpet United States Vitas Gerulaitis 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1978 21 Apr–23 Tokyo Suntory Cup Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–2
1978 Aug 14–15 Menton French Riviera Invitational Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–3
1978 Aug 16–17 Fréjus Arena Trophy Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 7–5
1978 16 Oct–18 Essen Gruga Hall International Clay United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 7–6
1978 28 Oct–29 Manila Smash-78 Tennis Clay United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 7–6
1978 Nov 23–24 Antwerp European Tennis Championships Carpet Netherlands Tom Okker 6–4, 6–3
1979 March 6–7 Vienna Velo Cup Tennis – 4-men invitational Carpet United States John McEnroe 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1979 Sept 26–27 Essen Gruga Hall International – 4-men invitational Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–1, 6–4
1979 2 Oct–7 Netherlands - 5 city (Final at Rotterdam) Roxy Tennis Round Robin – 5-men Carpet United States Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–0
1979 Nov 24–25 Brussels Belgian Cup – 4-men invitational Carpet Italy Adriano Panatta 6–1, 7–6
1979 Dec 14–16 Cairo Egypt's First International Round Robin Clay Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6–2, 6–3
1980 8 March–9 Stuttgart Cup-80 – 4-men invitational Carpet Italy Adriano Panatta 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1980 Oct 25–26 Berlin West Berlin Cup – 4-men invitational Carpet United States Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 6–3
1981 26 Jan–27 Bologna Charity Indoor Championships – 4-men invitational Carpet Argentina José Luis Clerc 6–7, 7–5, 7–6
1982 March 24–25 Cascais Portugal Classic – 4-men invitational Carpet United States Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 6–1
1982 April 16–18 Tokyo – Suntory Cup Carpet Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–2
1982 30 April–1 May Cairo Four Master Championships 4-men invitational Clay Australia Peter McNamara 6–1 6–4
1982 5 Nov–7 Sydney – Akai Gold Challenge Round Robin Carpet Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–4, 6–2

Youngest to win

Miscellaneous

Head-to-head based on ATP web site

Borg's record against players ranked in the ATP's top 10. World No 1's are in bold.

Notes

  1. The Masters tournaments for 1977, 1979 and 1980 were actually held in January of the following year. In this table, however, the year of the tournament is listed for the preceding year.

References

  1. "Grand Prix Championship Series". The Dispatch. June 11, 1986. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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