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 |
Winner | 1974 | French Open | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 2–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 1975 | French Open (2) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 1976 | Wimbledon | Grass | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 |
Runner-up | 1976 | US Open | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 4–6 |
Winner | 1977 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 1978 | French Open (3) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 1978 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1978 | US Open | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1979 | French Open (4) | Clay | Víctor Pecci | 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 |
Winner | 1979 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Roscoe Tanner | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 1980 | French Open (5) | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 1980 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | John McEnroe | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6 |
Runner-up | 1980 | US Open | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–7(4–7), 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 4–6 |
Winner | 1981 | French Open (6) | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1981 | Wimbledon | Grass | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1981 | US Open | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Masters Grand Prix year-end championships finals
Singles: 4 finals (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
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-up | 1974 | Dallas | Carpet | John Newcombe | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1975 | Dallas | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 1976 | Dallas | Carpet (i) | Guillermo Vilas | 1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1979 | Dallas | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 5–7, 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-up | 1973 | Monte-Carlo | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1973 | Stockholm | Hard | Tom Gorman | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Winner | 1974 | Rome | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 1974 | Boston | Clay | Tom Okker | 7–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 1975 | Boston | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 1976 | Boston | Clay | Harold Solomon | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1976 | Philadelphia | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 6–7, 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 1977 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 |
Winner | 1977 | London | Carpet | John Lloyd | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 1978 | Tokyo | Carpet | Brian Teacher | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 1978 | Rome | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 1979 | Tokyo | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 1979 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 1979 | Toronto | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 1979 | Las Vegas | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 1980 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1980 | Toronto | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 4–6, 5–4, ret. |
Winner | 1980 | Stockholm | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 1980 | Las Vegas | Hard | Harold Soloman | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
- Note: before the ATP took over running the men's professional tour in 1990 the Grand Prix Tour had a series of events that were precursors to the Masters Series known as the Grand Prix Tennis Championship Series.[1]
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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 |
Onny Parun |
6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
2. |
1974 |
London WCT, England |
Hard (i) |
Mark Cox |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
3. |
1974 |
São Paulo WCT, Brazil (1) |
Hard (i) |
Arthur Ashe |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
4. |
1974 |
Rome, Italy (1) |
Clay |
Ilie Năstase |
6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
5. |
1974 |
French Open, Paris (1) |
Clay |
Manuel Orantes |
2–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 |
6. |
1974 |
Båstad, Sweden (1) |
Clay |
Adriano Panatta |
6–3, 6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
7. |
1974 |
Boston, U.S. (1) |
Clay |
Tom Okker |
7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–1 |
8. |
1974 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Grass |
Onny Parun |
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
9. |
1975 |
Richmond WCT, U.S. (1) |
Carpet |
Arthur Ashe |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
10. |
1975 |
Bologna WCT, Italy |
Carpet |
Arthur Ashe |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
11. |
1975 |
French Open, Paris (2) |
Clay |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
12. |
1975 |
Boston, U.S. (2) |
Clay |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
13. |
1975 |
Barcelona, Spain (1) |
Clay |
Adriano Panatta |
1–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
14. |
1976 |
Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada |
Carpet |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
15. |
1976 |
São Paulo WCT, Brazil (2) |
Carpet |
Guillermo Vilas |
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
16. |
1976 |
WCT Finals, U.S. – |
Carpet |
Guillermo Vilas |
1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1 |
17. |
1976 |
Düsseldorf, West Germany |
Clay |
Manuel Orantes |
6–2, 6–2, 6–0 |
18. |
1976 |
Wimbledon, London (1) |
Grass |
Ilie Năstase |
6–4, 6–2, 9–7 |
19. |
1976 |
Boston, U.S. (3) |
Clay |
Harold Solomon |
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
20. |
1977 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Carpet |
Brian Gottfried |
6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
21. |
1977 |
Nice, France (1) |
Clay |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
22. |
1977 |
Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco (1) |
Clay |
Corrado Barazzutti |
6–3, 7–5, 6–0 |
23. |
1977 |
Denver, U.S. |
Carpet |
Brian Gottfried |
7–5, 6–2 |
24. |
1977 |
Wimbledon, London (2) |
Grass |
Jimmy Connors |
3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
25. |
1977 |
Boca Raton – Pepsi Grand Slam (1) |
Clay |
Jimmy Connors |
6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
26. |
1977 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Jaime Fillol |
6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 7–6 |
27. |
1977 |
Barcelona, Spain (2) |
Clay |
Manuel Orantes |
6–2, 7–5, 6–2 |
28. |
1977 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Carpet |
John Lloyd |
6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
29. |
1977 |
Cologne, West Germany |
Carpet |
Wojtek Fibak |
2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
30. |
1977 |
Wembley, England |
Hard (i) |
John Lloyd |
6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
31. |
1978 |
Birmingham WCT, U.S. |
Carpet |
Dick Stockton |
7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
32. |
1978 |
Boca Raton – Pepsi Grand Slam (2) |
Clay |
Jimmy Connors |
7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–1 |
33. |
1978 |
Las Vegas, U.S. – WCT Tournament of Champions |
Hard |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–5(5), 5–6(5), 6–4, 6–5(4) |
34. |
1978 |
Milan WCT, Italy |
Carpet |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–3, 6–3 |
35. |
1978 |
Rome, Italy (2) |
Clay |
Adriano Panatta |
1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
36. |
1978 |
French Open, Paris (3) |
Clay |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
37. |
1978 |
Wimbledon, London (3) |
Grass |
Jimmy Connors |
6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
38. |
1978 |
Båstad, Sweden (2) |
Clay |
Corrado Barazzutti |
6–1, 6–2 |
39. |
1978 |
Tokyo Indoor, Japan (1) |
Carpet |
Brian Teacher |
6–3, 6–4 |
40. |
1979 |
Richmond WCT, U.S. (2) |
Carpet |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–3, 6–1 |
41. |
1979 |
Boca Raton – Pepsi Grand Slam (3) |
Clay |
Jimmy Connors |
6–2, 6–3 |
42. |
1979 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Carpet |
John McEnroe |
6–4, 6–2 |
43. |
1979 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco (2) |
Clay |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–2, 6–1, 6–3 |
44. |
1979 |
Las Vegas, U.S. (1) |
Hard |
Jimmy Connors |
6–3, 6–2 |
45. |
1979 |
French Open, Paris (4) |
Clay |
Víctor Pecci |
6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 |
46. |
1979 |
Wimbledon, London (4) |
Grass |
Roscoe Tanner |
6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
47. |
1979 |
Båstad, Sweden (3) |
Clay |
Balázs Taróczy |
6–1, 7–5 |
48. |
1979 |
Toronto, Canada |
Hard |
John McEnroe |
6–3, 6–3 |
49. |
1979 |
Palermo, Italy |
Clay |
Corrado Barazzutti |
6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
50. |
1979 |
Tokyo Indoor, Japan (2) |
Carpet |
Jimmy Connors |
6–2, 6–2 |
51. |
1979 |
Montreal, Canada – WCT Challenge Cup |
Carpet |
Jimmy Connors |
6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
52. |
1979 |
Masters, New York (1) |
Carpet |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–2, 6–2 |
53. |
1980 |
Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. – WCT Invitational |
Carpet |
Vijay Amritraj |
7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
54. |
1980 |
Boca Raton, U.S. – Pepsi Grand Slam (4) |
Clay |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
55. |
1980 |
Nice, France (2) |
Clay |
Manuel Orantes |
6–2, 6–0, 6–1 |
56. |
1980 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco (3) |
Clay |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |
57. |
1980 |
Las Vegas, U.S. (2) |
Hard |
Harold Solomon |
6–3, 6–1 |
58. |
1980 |
French Open, Paris (5) |
Clay |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
59. |
1980 |
Wimbledon, London (5) |
Grass |
John McEnroe |
1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6 |
60. |
1980 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Carpet |
John McEnroe |
6–3, 6–4 |
61. |
1980 |
Masters, New York (2) |
Carpet |
Ivan Lendl |
6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
62. |
1981 |
French Open, Paris (6) |
Clay |
Ivan Lendl |
6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
63. |
1981 |
Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany |
Clay |
Ivan Lendl |
1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
64. |
1981 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Clay |
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 |
Ilie Năstase |
4–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
2. |
1973 |
San Francisco, U.S. |
Hard |
Roy Emerson |
7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
3. |
1973 |
Stockholm, SWE |
Hard (i) |
Tom Gorman |
3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
4. |
1973 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Clay |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 6–6, RET. |
5. |
1974 |
Barcelona WCT, Spain |
Carpet |
Arthur Ashe |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
6. |
1974 |
Houston, U.S. |
Clay |
Rod Laver |
6–7, 2–6 |
7. |
1974 |
WCT Finals, U.S. – |
Carpet |
John Newcombe |
6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
8. |
1974 |
Indianapolis, U.S. |
Clay |
Jimmy Connors |
7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
9. |
1974 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Ilie Năstase |
4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
10. |
1975 |
Barcelona WCT, Spain |
Carpet |
Arthur Ashe |
6–7, 3–6 |
11. |
1975 |
Munich WCT, West Germany |
Carpet |
Arthur Ashe |
4–6, 6–7 |
12. |
1975 |
WCT Finals, U.S. – |
Carpet |
Arthur Ashe |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
13. |
1975 |
Masters, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Ilie Năstase |
2–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
14. |
1976 |
Philadelphia WCT, U.S. |
Carpet |
Jimmy Connors |
6–7, 4–6, 0–6 |
15. |
1976 |
US Open, New York |
Clay |
Jimmy Connors |
4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
16. |
1977 |
Masters, New York |
Carpet |
Jimmy Connors |
4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
17. |
1977 |
Johannesburg |
Hard |
Guillermo Vilas |
Final Abandoned |
18. |
1978 |
US Open, New York |
Hard |
Jimmy Connors |
4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
19. |
1979 |
Dallas WCT, U.S. – WCT Finals |
Carpet |
John McEnroe |
5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–7 |
20. |
1980 |
Toronto, Canada |
Hard |
Ivan Lendl |
6–4, 4–5, RET. |
21. |
1980 |
US Open, New York |
Hard |
John McEnroe |
6–7, 1–6, 7–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
22. |
1980 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Hard (i) |
Ivan Lendl |
3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 4–6 |
23. |
1981 |
Milan, Italy |
Carpet |
John McEnroe |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
24. |
1981 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
John McEnroe |
6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 4–6 |
25. |
1981 |
US Open, New York |
Hard |
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 |
Jacek Niedźwiedzki |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
1974 |
28 January – 3 February |
Oslo - Scandinavian Indoor Open |
Carpet |
Raymond Moore |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 |
1978 |
October 19–21 |
Hamburg - Rothenbaum Tennis Club |
Carpet |
Wojciech Fibak |
6–1, 6–1 |
1979 |
September 28–30 |
Marbella - European Championships of Tennis |
Clay |
Adriano Panatta |
6–2, 6–2, 7–5 |
1979 |
November 26–29 |
Milan - Masters Brooklyn Chewing Gum |
Carpet |
John McEnroe |
1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
1979 |
29 Nov-Dec 2 |
Frankfurt - Cup Invitational Tennis Round Robin |
Carpet |
Jimmy Connors |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1981 |
October 12–15 |
Edmonton - Alberta Tennis Challenge |
Carpet |
José Luis Clerc |
6–2, 6–2, 7–5 |
1984 |
May 10–13 |
Osaka - Gunze World Tennis |
Carpet |
Bill Scanlon |
6–2, 6–2 |
1985 |
May 12–15 |
Kobe & Tokyo - Gunze World Tennis |
Carpet |
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 |
Ilie Năstase |
6–3, 6–3 |
1976 |
Sept 17–19 |
Mexico Marlboro Tennis Round Robin |
Clay |
Ilie Năstase |
7–6, 0–6, 6–1 |
1976 |
11 Oct–15 |
Hilton Head World Invitational Tennis Classic |
Clay |
Arthur Ashe |
6–1, 6–2 |
1976 |
Nov 3–4 |
Chicago Olsonite Tennis Classic |
Carpet |
John Newcombe |
6–3, 6–2 |
1976 |
Nov 6–7 |
Detroit Michigan Pro Tennis 4-men invitational |
Carpet |
Rod Laver |
6–3, 6–1 |
1976 |
24 Nov–28 |
Copenhagen Pondus Cup Invitational Round Robin |
Carpet |
Wojciech Fibak |
7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
1977 |
February, 12–13 |
Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Invitational Round Robin - 3-men |
Carpet |
Rod Laver |
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
1977 |
27 Sep–30 |
Hilton Head World Invitational Tennis Classic |
Clay |
Roscoe Tanner |
6–4, 7–5 |
1978 |
7 Mar–9 |
Gothenburg Scandinavian Cup |
Carpet |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
1978 |
18 Apr–20 |
Copenhagen Pondus Cup Invitational |
Carpet |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1978 |
21 Apr–23 |
Tokyo Suntory Cup |
Carpet |
Jimmy Connors |
6–1, 6–2 |
1978 |
Aug 14–15 |
Menton French Riviera Invitational |
Clay |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–4, 6–3 |
1978 |
Aug 16–17 |
Fréjus Arena Trophy |
Clay |
Guillermo Vilas |
7–6, 7–5 |
1978 |
16 Oct–18 |
Essen Gruga Hall International |
Clay |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–3, 7–6 |
1978 |
28 Oct–29 |
Manila Smash-78 Tennis |
Clay |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–2, 7–6 |
1978 |
Nov 23–24 |
Antwerp European Tennis Championships |
Carpet |
Tom Okker |
6–4, 6–3 |
1979 |
March 6–7 |
Vienna Velo Cup Tennis – 4-men invitational |
Carpet |
John McEnroe |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
1979 |
Sept 26–27 |
Essen Gruga Hall International – 4-men invitational |
Clay |
Ilie Năstase |
6–1, 6–4 |
1979 |
2 Oct–7 |
Netherlands - 5 city (Final at Rotterdam) Roxy Tennis Round Robin – 5-men |
Carpet |
Eddie Dibbs |
6–3, 6–0 |
1979 |
Nov 24–25 |
Brussels Belgian Cup – 4-men invitational |
Carpet |
Adriano Panatta |
6–1, 7–6 |
1979 |
Dec 14–16 |
Cairo Egypt's First International Round Robin |
Clay |
Ismail El Shafei |
6–2, 6–3 |
1980 |
8 March–9 |
Stuttgart Cup-80 – 4-men invitational |
Carpet |
Adriano Panatta |
6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
1980 |
Oct 25–26 |
Berlin West Berlin Cup – 4-men invitational |
Carpet |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
7–6, 6–3 |
1981 |
26 Jan–27 |
Bologna Charity Indoor Championships – 4-men invitational |
Carpet |
José Luis Clerc |
6–7, 7–5, 7–6 |
1982 |
March 24–25 |
Cascais Portugal Classic – 4-men invitational |
Carpet |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
7–6, 6–1 |
1982 |
April 16–18 |
Tokyo – Suntory Cup |
Carpet |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–1, 6–2 |
1982 |
30 April–1 May |
Cairo Four Master Championships 4-men invitational |
Clay |
Peter McNamara |
6–1 6–4 |
1982 |
5 Nov–7 |
Sydney – Akai Gold Challenge Round Robin |
Carpet |
Ivan Lendl |
6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
Youngest to win
- In 1972 Borg became the youngest winner of a Davis Cup match at age 15.
- Borg won his 11th Grand Slam singles title in 1981 aged 25 years and 1 day, the youngest male to reach that number of titles. By comparison, Roger Federer won his 11th aged 25 years and 324 days; Pete Sampras won his 11th at almost age 27, Roy Emerson at age 30, and Rod Laver at age 31.
Miscellaneous
- Borg's 64 official ATP career titles as listed on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) website places him fifth on that website's open era list behind Jimmy Connors (110), Ivan Lendl (94), Roger Federer (87), John McEnroe (77), Rafael Nadal (68) and tied with Pete Sampras.
- In 1979, Borg became the first professional tennis player to earn more than one million dollars in prize money in a single season.
- On the list of open era winning streaks, Borg is first and second (49 consecutive tour matches in 1978, 48 in 1979-1980). The only other men with winning streaks of at least 40 matches are Guillermo Vilas (46), Ivan Lendl (44), Novak Djokovic (43), John McEnroe (42), and Roger Federer (41).
- Borg holds third place for most consecutive wins on clay, with 46 victories in 1977–79. Only Rafael Nadal with 81 and Vilas with 53 have won more consecutive clay court matches.
- Borg won 19 consecutive points on serve in the fifth set on two occasions: his 1980 Wimbledon final against McEnroe and his 1980 US Open quarterfinal against Roscoe Tanner.
- Borg retired in 1983 with $3.6 million in career prize money, a record at the time.
- According to the match scores listed on the ATP website, Borg bageled his opponents (sets won 6–0) 131 times in his career, compared to Federer's 79 bagels from 1999 through 2013 Halle.
- Borg was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987 at 30 years of age.
- In 1999, Borg was elected the best Swedish sportsman ever by a jury in his home country. His tennis rivals included a pair of top ranked players: Mats Wilander (who won seven Grand Slam titles) and Stefan Edberg (who won six).
- In their only career match-up, Borg defeated Wilander in September 1981 in the first round of a tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. The score was 6–1, 6–1. Geneva was the last tournament that Borg won during his career.
- Borg won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1974 and 1978, the latter being shared with alpine skier Ingemar Stenmark. They are the only men to have won this honor twice.
- Borg was well known for his sleek signature line of Fila 'BJ' sportswear, particularly the pinstriped tennis shirts that became a trademark. Although Borg wore Fila throughout the world (except Sweden where he was contracted to Jockey) he used different rackets and shoes for different parts of the world. Until 1980, in North America Borg wore Tretorn sneakers and used a Bancroft Borg Personal racquet, while everywhere else he played with a Donnay Allwood or Borg Pro, with Diadora Borg Elite shoes. In 1980, he began to play with Donnay racquets everywhere. There was also superstition in what he wore. Borg always reverted to his traditional green pinstripe shirt for Wimbledon, no matter what other design he may have worn at the time.
- Borg revealed on Soccer AM that he is a Charlton Athletic fan.
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
- ↑ 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