Björn Borg career statistics explained
This is a list of the main career statistics and records of retired Swedish professional tennis player Björn Borg. His professional career spanned from 1973 until 1984 with a brief comeback between 1991 and 1993.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 16 finals (11 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | width=220 class="unsortable" | Score |
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Win | 1974 | French Open | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 1975 | French Open (2) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1976 | Wimbledon | Grass | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 |
Loss | 1976 | US Open | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 4–6 |
Win | 1977 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 1978 | French Open (3) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 1978 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 1978 | US Open | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1979 | French Open (4) | Clay | Víctor Pecci | 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 |
Win | 1979 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Roscoe Tanner | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1980 | French Open (5) | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 1980 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | John McEnroe | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6 |
Loss | 1980 | US Open | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–7(4–7), 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 4–6 |
Win | 1981 | French Open (6) | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 1981 | Wimbledon | Grass | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 1981 | US Open | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Grand Prix year-end championships finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
WCT year-end championship finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1974 | WCT Finals | Carpet (i) | John Newcombe | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1975 | WCT Finals | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1976 | WCT Finals | Carpet (i) | Guillermo Vilas | 1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 1979 | WCT Finals | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–7 | |
Grand Prix Super Series finals
Singles: 20 (15 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | width=160 class="unsortable" | Score |
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Loss | 1973 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1973 | Stockholm | Hard (i) | Tom Gorman | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Win | 1974 | Rome | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 1974 | Boston | Clay | Tom Okker | 7–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 1974 | Indianapolis | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1975 | Boston | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 1976 | Boston | Clay | Harold Solomon | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 1976 | Philadelphia | Carpet (i) | Jimmy Connors | 6–7, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1977 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 1977 | London | Carpet (i) | John Lloyd | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 1978 | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Brian Teacher | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1978 | Rome | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 1979 | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 1979 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 1979 | Toronto | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 1979 | Las Vegas | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 1980 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 1980 | Toronto | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 4–5 ret. |
Win | 1980 | Stockholm | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1980 | Las Vegas | Hard | Harold Solomon | 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 during some years as the Grand Prix Super Series.[1]
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | ... | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
French Open | A | A | 4R | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | QF | A | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 6 / 8 | 49–2 | 96% |
Wimbledon | A | A | QF | 3R | QF | bgcolor=lime | W | W | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 5 / 9 | 51–4 | 93% |
US Open | A | PR | 4R | 2R | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=thistle | F | 4R | bgcolor=thistle | F | QF | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 40–9 | 82% |
style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 10–3 | 11–3 | 16–2 | 17–2 | 10–1 | 20–1 | 18–1 | 20–1 | 19–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 11 / 27 | 141–16 | 90% |
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Year-end championship |
The Masters | A | A | A | RR | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | F | A | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 2 / 5 | 16–6 | 73% |
WCT Finals | A | A | A | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=lime | W | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | A | A | A | A | | not held | 1 / 5 | 10–3 | 77% |
Grand Prix Super Series |
Philadelphia | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | bgcolor=thistle | F | 2R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | | not Super 9 | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
Las Vegas | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | A | | not Super 9 | 2 / 2 | 10–0 | 100% |
Monte Carlo | A | A | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | QF | QF | W | A | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | 1R | QF | 2R | A | | 1R | 1R | A | 3 / 11 | 24–8 | 75% |
Hamburg | not Grand Prix Super Series | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Rome | A | A | A | bgcolor=lime | W | QF | A | A | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 2 / 3 | 15–1 | 94% |
Indianapolis | A | A | A | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | A | A | not Grand Prix Super Series | | not Super 9 | 0 / 1 | 5–1 | 83% |
Boston | A | A | A | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=lime | W | A | not Grand Prix Super Series | | not Super 9 | 3 / 3 | 18–0 | 100% |
Canada | A | A | QF | QF | 3R | NGPSS | A | bgcolor=lime | W | bgcolor=thistle | F | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 1 / 5 | 19–4 | 83% |
Los Angeles | A | A | 1R | not Grand Prix Super Series | | not Super 9 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Stockholm | 1R | 3R | bgcolor=thistle | F | bgcolor=yellow | SF | bgcolor=yellow | SF | QF | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | A | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 1 / 8 | 26–7 | 79% |
Wembley | not GPSS | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NGS | | not Super 9 | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% |
Tokyo | not Grand Prix Super Series | bgcolor=lime | W | QF | 2R | A | A | A | | not Super 9 | 2 / 4 | 13–2 | 87% |
National representation |
Davis Cup | A | EZ | EZ | EZ | bgcolor=lime | W | A | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | EZ | EZ | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | 1 / 7 | 37–3 | 93% |
Career statistics |
!1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | ... | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | Career |
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style=text-align:left | Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
style=text-align:left | Finals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
style=text-align:left | Overall W–L | 0–1 | 12–13 | 51–24 | 94–24 | 89–19 | 59–12 | 78–7 | 79–7 | 84–6 | 70–6 | 35–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–8 | 0–3 | 654–140 |
style=text-align:left | Win % | 0% | 48% | 68% | 80% | 82% | 83% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 85% | 67% | 50% | 0% | | 0% | 0% | 0% | 82% |
Year-end ranking | N/A | N/A | 18 | 3 | 3 | bgcolor=thistle | 2 | 3 | bgcolor=thistle | 2 | bgcolor=lime | 1 | bgcolor=lime | 1 | 4 | 262 | 281 | 741 | | 1131 | 769 | 1120 | | |
Career finals
Singles titles (66)
Tournament category | No. of titles |
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Grand Slam tournaments | 11 | Year-end championships – Grand Prix | 2 | Year-end championships – WCT | 1 | Grand Prix Super Series | 15 | Grand Prix Regular Series – WCT Regular Series | 37 | |
| Titles by surface |
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Clay – outdoor (32) | Grass – outdoor (7) | Hard – outdoor (3) | Hard – indoor (2) | Carpet – indoor (22) | |
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | Jan 1974 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Onny Parun | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
2. | Feb 1974 | Mar London WCT, England | Carpet (i) | Mark Cox | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
3. | Mar 1974 | São Paulo WCT, Brazil | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
4. | Jun 1974 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
5. | Jun 1974 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 2–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 |
6. | Jul 1974 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 6–3, 6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
7. | Aug 1974 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Tom Okker | 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–1 |
8. | Dec 1974 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Onny Parun | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
9. | Feb 1975 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
10. | Feb 1975 | Bologna WCT, Italy | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
11. | Jun 1975 | French Open, Paris (2) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
12. | Aug 1975 | Boston, U.S. (2) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
13. | Oct 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 1–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
14. | Feb 1976 | Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
15. | Apr 1976 | São Paulo WCT, Brazil (2) | Carpet (i) | Guillermo Vilas | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
16. | May 1976 | WCT Finals – Dallas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Guillermo Vilas | 1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1 |
17. | May 1976 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 |
18. | Jul 1976 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 |
19. | Aug 1976 | Boston, U.S. (3) | Clay | Harold Solomon | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
20. | Oct 1976 | Hilton Head, U.S. | Clay | Arthur Ashe | 6–1, 6–2 |
21. | Jan 1977 | Boca Raton, U.S. – Pepsi Grand Slam | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
22. | Mar 1977 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Brian Gottfried | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
23. | Apr 1977 | Nice, France | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
24. | Apr 1977 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 |
25. | Apr 1977 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Brian Gottfried | 7–5, 6–2 |
26. | Jul 1977 | Wimbledon, London (2) | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
27. | Sep 1977 | Hilton Head, U.S. (2) | Clay | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 7–5 |
28. | Oct 1977 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Jaime Fillol | 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 7–6 |
29. | Oct 1977 | Barcelona, Spain (2) | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 |
30. | Oct 1977 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | John Lloyd | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
31. | Nov 1977 | Cologne, West Germany | Hard (i) | Wojtek Fibak | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
32. | Nov 1977 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | John Lloyd | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
33. | Jan 1978 | Birmingham WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Dick Stockton | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
34. | Jan 1978 | Boca Raton, U.S. – Pepsi Grand Slam (2) | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–1 |
35. | Mar 1978 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–5(7–5), 5–6(5–7), 6–4, 6–5(7–4) |
36. | Apr 1978 | Milan WCT, Italy | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–3, 6–3 |
37. | May 1978 | Rome, Italy (2) | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
38. | Jun 1978 | French Open, Paris (3) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
39. | Jul 1978 | Wimbledon, London (3) | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
40. | Jul 1978 | Båstad, Sweden (2) | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | 6–1, 6–2 |
41. | Nov 1978 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Brian Teacher | 6–3, 6–4 |
42. | Feb 1979 | Richmond WCT, U.S. (2) | Carpet (i) | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–1 |
43. | Feb 1979 | Boca Raton, U.S. – Pepsi Grand Slam (3) | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–3 |
44. | Apr 1979 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–2 |
45. | Apr 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (2) | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 |
46. | Apr 1979 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–2 |
47. | Jun 1979 | French Open, Paris (4) | Clay | Víctor Pecci | 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 |
48. | Jul 1979 | Wimbledon, London (4) | Grass | Roscoe Tanner | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
49. | Jul 1979 | Båstad, Sweden (3) | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 6–1, 7–5 |
50. | Aug 1979 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–3 |
51. | Sep 1979 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
52. | Nov 1979 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan (2) | Carpet (i) | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–2 |
53. | Dec 1979 | Montreal, Canada | Carpet (i) | Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
54. | Jan 1980 | Masters, New York | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2, 6–2 |
55. | Feb 1980 | Boca Raton, U.S. – Pepsi Grand Slam (4) | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
56. | Feb 1980 | Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Vijay Amritraj | 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
57. | Mar 1980 | Nice, France (2) | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 |
58. | Apr 1980 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (3) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |
59. | Apr 1980 | Las Vegas, U.S. (2) | Hard | Harold Solomon | 6–3, 6–1 |
60. | Jun 1980 | French Open, Paris (5) | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
61. | Jul 1980 | Wimbledon, London (5) | Grass | John McEnroe | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6 |
62. | Nov 1980 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–4 |
63. | Jan 1981 | Masters, New York (2) | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
64. | Jun 1981 | French Open, Paris (6) | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
65. | Jul 1981 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
66. | Sep 1981 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Runner-ups (27)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | 1973 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
2. | 1973 | Beckenham, England | Clay | Alex Metreveli | 3–6, 8–9 |
3. | 1973 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard | Roy Emerson | 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
4. | 1973 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tom Gorman | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
5. | 1973 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 6–6 ret. |
6. | 1974 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
7. | 1974 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | Rod Laver | 6–7, 2–6 |
8. | 1974 | WCT Finals – Dallas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | John Newcombe | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
9. | 1974 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
10. | 1974 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
11. | 1974 | Hilton Head, U.S. | Carpet | Ilie Năstase | 6–7, 3–6 |
12. | 1975 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 6–7, 3–6 |
13. | 1975 | Munich WCT, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 4–6, 6–7 |
14. | 1975 | WCT Finals – Dallas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
15. | 1975 | Masters, Stockholm | Carpet (i) | Ilie Năstase | 2–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
16. | 1976 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jimmy Connors | 6–7, 4–6, 0–6 |
17. | 1976 | US Open, New York | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
18. | 1977 | Masters, New York | Carpet (i) | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
19. | 1977 | Johannesburg | Hard | Guillermo Vilas | Final abandoned |
20. | 1978 | US Open, New York | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
21. | 1979 | WCT Finals – Dallas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–7 |
22. | 1980 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 4–5 ret. |
23. | 1980 | US Open, New York | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–7, 1–6, 7–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
24. | 1980 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Ivan Lendl | 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 4–6 |
25. | 1981 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
26. | 1981 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 4–6 |
27. | 1981 | US Open, New York | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Singles titles – invitational tournaments exhibitions, or special events (35)
Non-ATP, exhibition, invitational, or special events – draw ≥ 8 (9)
Year | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1973 | 1 February | Helsinki – Scandinavian Indoor Open | Carpet (i) | Jacek Niedźwiedzki | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
1974 | 28 January | Oslo – Scandinavian Indoor Open | Carpet (i) | Raymond Moore | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 |
1978 | 19 October | Hamburg – Rothenbaum Tennis Club | Carpet (i) | Wojciech Fibak | 6–1, 6–1 |
1979 | 28 September | Marbella – European Championships of Tennis | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 |
1979 | 26 November | Milan – Masters Brooklyn Chewing Gum | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
1979 | 29 November | Frankfurt – Cup Invitational Tennis Round Robin | Carpet (i) | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1981 | 12 October | Edmonton – Alberta Tennis Challenge | Carpet (i) | José Luis Clerc | 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 |
1984 | 10 May | Osaka – Gunze World Tennis | Carpet (i) | Bill Scanlon | 6–2, 6–2 |
1985 | 12 May | Kobe & Tokyo – Gunze World Tennis | Carpet (i) | Anders Järryd | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Non-ATP, exhibition, invitational, or special events – draw < 8 (26)
Year | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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 | Nov 3–4 | Chicago Olsonite Tennis Classic | Carpet (i) | John Newcombe | 6–3, 6–2 |
1976 | Nov 6–7 | Detroit Michigan Pro Tennis 4-men invitational | Carpet (i) | Rod Laver | 6–3, 6–1 |
1976 | Nov 24–28 | Copenhagen Pondus Cup Invitational Round Robin | Carpet (i) | Wojciech Fibak | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
1977 | Feb 12–13 | Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Invitational Round Robin – 3-men | Carpet (i) | Rod Laver | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
1978 | Mar 7–9 | Gothenburg Scandinavian Cup | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
1978 | Apr 18–20 | Copenhagen Pondus Cup Invitational | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1978 | Apr 21–23 | Tokyo Suntory Cup | Carpet (i) | 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 | Oct 16–18 | Essen Gruga Hall International | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–3, 7–6 |
1978 | Oct 28–29 | Manila Smash-78 Tennis | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2, 7–6 |
1978 | Nov 23–24 | Antwerp European Tennis Championships | Carpet (i) | Tom Okker | 6–4, 6–3 |
1979 | March 6–7 | Vienna Velo Cup Tennis – 4-men invitational | Carpet (i) | 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 | Oct 2–7 | Netherlands – 5 city Roxy Tennis Round Robin – 5-men | Carpet (i) | Eddie Dibbs | 6–3, 6–0 |
1979 | Nov 24–25 | Brussels Belgian Cup – 4-men invitational | Carpet (i) | 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 | March 8–9 | Stuttgart Cup-80 – 4-men invitational | Carpet (i) | Adriano Panatta | 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
1980 | Oct 25–26 | West Berlin Cup – 4-men invitational | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 7–6, 6–3 |
1981 | Jan 26–27 | Bologna Charity Indoor Championships – 4-men invitational | Carpet (i) | José Luis Clerc | 6–7, 7–5, 7–6 |
1982 | March 24–25 | Cascais Portugal Classic – 4-men invitational | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 7–6, 6–1 |
1982 | April 16–18 | Tokyo – Suntory Cup | Carpet (i) | 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 | Nov 5–7 | Sydney – Akai Gold Challenge Round Robin | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
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Records and statistics
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 one day, the youngest male to reach that number of titles. By comparison, Roger Federer won his 11th aged 25 years and 324 days; Rafael Nadal was aged 26 years and 8 days; Pete Sampras won his 11th at almost age 27, Novak Djokovic at age 28, Roy Emerson at age 30, and Rod Laver at age 31.
Statistics
- Borg's 66 official ATP career titles as listed on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) website places him eighth on the Open Era list behind Jimmy Connors (109), Roger Federer (103), Ivan Lendl (94), Rafael Nadal (86), Novak Djokovic (81), John McEnroe (77), Rod Laver (72).
- In 1979, Borg became the first 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 93 bagels from 1999 through 2019 Basel.
- 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.
Top 10 head-to-head record
Borg's record against players ranked in the ATP's top 10. World No. 1's are in bold.
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Junior career finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
Notes and References
- News: Grand Prix Championship Series. 20 August 2011. The Dispatch. June 11, 1986.