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.
Björn Borg in 1979
Grand Slam tournament finals
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Singles: 16 finals (11 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
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
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Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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WCT year-end championship finals
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Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
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Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
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
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Singles: 20 (15 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
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]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
...
1991
1992
1993
SR
W–L
Win %
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
W
W
QF
A
W
W
W
W
A
A
A
A
A
A
6 / 8
49–2
96%
Wimbledon
A
A
QF
3R
QF
W
W
W
W
W
F
A
A
A
A
A
A
5 / 9
51–4
93%
US Open
A
PR
4R
2R
SF
F
4R
F
QF
F
F
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 9
40–9
82%
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%
Year-end championship
The Masters [ a]
A
A
A
RR
F
A
F
A
W
W
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
2 / 5
16–6
73%
WCT Finals
A
A
A
F
F
W
A
SF
F
A
A
A
A
A
not held
1 / 5
10–3
77%
Grand Prix Super Series
Philadelphia
A
A
A
3R
3R
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
W
W
A
A
A
A
not Super 9
2 / 2
10–0
100%
Monte Carlo
A
A
F
A
QF
QF
W
A
W
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
W
QF
A
A
W
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
2 / 3
15–1
94%
Indianapolis
A
A
A
F
A
A
A
not Grand Prix Super Series
not Super 9
0 / 1
5–1
83%
Boston
A
A
A
W
W
W
A
not Grand Prix Super Series
not Super 9
3 / 3
18–0
100%
Canada
A
A
QF
QF
3R
NGPSS
A
W
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[ b]
3R
F
SF
SF
QF
A
SF
A
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
NGS
not Super 9
1 / 1
5–0
100%
Tokyo
not Grand Prix Super Series
W
QF
2R
A
A
A
not Super 9
2 / 4
13–2
87%
National representation
Davis Cup
A
EZ
EZ
EZ
W
A
A
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
Titles
0
0
0
8
5
7
12
9
13
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
Finals
0
0
5
14
9
9
14
10
14
12
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
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
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
2
3
2
1
1
4
262
281
741
1131
769
1120
^ 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.
^ 1971 Stockholm Open was a WCT tournament.
Tournament category
No. of titles
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
Clay – outdoor (32)
Grass – outdoor (7)
Hard – outdoor (3)
Hard – indoor (2)
Carpet – indoor (22)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
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
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
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)
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Non-ATP, exhibition, invitational, or special events – draw ≥ 8 (9)
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Year
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
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)
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Year
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
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
Records and statistics
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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.
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
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Borg's record against players ranked in the ATP's top 10. World No. 1's are in bold .
Junior career finals
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