Björn Borg career statistics

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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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1975 Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i)   Ilie Năstase 2–6, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1977 Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i)   Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win 1979 Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i)   Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–2
Win 1980 Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i)   Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–2, 6–2

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]

Singles performance timeline

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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 $ 3,655,751
  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.
  2. ^ 1971 Stockholm Open was a WCT tournament.

Career finals

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Singles titles (66)

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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

Runner-ups (27)

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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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Youngest to win

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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.

Statistics

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  • 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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Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1–0)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1972 Wimbledon Grass   Buster Mottram 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Notes

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References

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