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Bjorn Borg

SWE Age 70 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1971–1993

Bjorn Borg represented Sweden on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 1. In TennisDB's records, Bjorn Borg finished with a career record of 607–142 and 61 singles titles.

Peak ranking
1 (Aug 23, 1977)
Elo peak
2523 (100th percentile)
Career record
607–142 (81.0%)
Career titles
61
Prize money
$3,655,751

Records cover completed main-draw singles matches in TennisDB's ATP event archive; qualifying is shown separately below.

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Bjorn Borg's five most recent ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Alexander Volkov #17 6-4 3-6 6-7(7) L H2H Match data Nov 11, 1993* R32 Moscow ATP 250 Carpet
Joao Cunha Silva 1-6 7-5 5-7 L Match data Mar 11, 1993* R32 Zaragoza ATP 250 Carpet
Jaime Oncins #46 4-6 7-6(7) 4-6 L H2H Match data Feb 4, 1993* R32 San Francisco ATP 250 Hard
Lionel Roux #196 0-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Oct 8, 1992* R32 Toulouse ATP 250 Hard
Nicklas Kulti #77 2-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Oct 1, 1992* R32 Swiss Indoors ATP 250 Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Bjorn Borg's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Jimmy Connors 12 8 20 Sep 14, 1981 H2H
Guillermo Vilas 15 5 20 May 10, 1980 H2H
Ilie Nastase 9 8 17 Feb 19, 1980 H2H
Roscoe Tanner 12 4 16 Sep 12, 1981 H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 15 1 16 Jul 1, 1981 H2H

Career Results

Bjorn Borg career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1971150110.0%
19721611102152.4%
19731748257365.8%2918
197418892311279.5%163
19751977199680.2%33
19762054126681.8%42
1977217688490.5%22
1978226897788.3%32
1979238078792.0%21
1980246677390.4%11
1981253564185.4%14
19822621366.7%490
19832711250.0%262262
1984280110.0%281745
1991350110.0%1,0181,131
1992360880.0%1,131769
1993370330.0%7691,120
Career60714274981.0%

Career Results by Surface

Bjorn Borg career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197115 0110.0% 0110.0%
197216 32560.0%42666.7%0220.0%44850.0% 11102152.4%
197317 54955.6%25154062.5%1231580.0%63966.7% 48257365.8%
197418 921181.8%5175887.9%1682466.7%1361968.4% 892311279.5%
197519 1041471.4%3984783.0%41580.0%2463080.0% 77199680.2%
197620 951464.3%1932286.4%707100.0%1942382.6% 54126681.8%
197721 1521788.2%2612796.3%707100.0%2853384.8% 7688490.5%
197822 1331681.3%18018100.0%707100.0%3063683.3% 6897788.3%
197923 1732085.0%2412596.0%707100.0%3233591.4% 8078792.0%
198024 2032387.0%2012195.2%707100.0%1932286.4% 6677390.4%
198125 61785.7%1711894.4%61785.7%63966.7% 3564185.4%
198226 21366.7% 21366.7%
198327 11250.0% 11250.0%
198428 0110.0% 0110.0%
199135 0110.0% 0110.0%
199236 0440.0%0440.0% 0880.0%
199337 0110.0%0220.0% 0330.0%
Career1073514275.4%2464729384.0%73158883.0%1814522680.1%60714274981.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Bjorn Borg career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197317 31475.0%33650.0%71887.5%22450.0% 1572268.2%
197418 34742.9%404100.0%51683.3%606100.0% 1852378.3%
197519 23540.0%303100.0%1221485.7%31475.0% 2062676.9%
197620 0000202100.0%101100.0% 303100.0%
197721 1241675.0%707100.0%1832185.7%00 3774484.1%
197822 1531883.3%1721989.5%19019100.0%303100.0% 5455991.5%
197923 1721989.5%1011190.9%23023100.0%00 5035394.3%
198024 1752277.3%2022290.9%14014100.0%00 5175887.9%
198125 43757.1%61785.7%81988.9%00 1852378.3%
198226 000110.0%202100.0%00 21366.7%
198327 101100.0%0110.0%0000 11250.0%
198428 000110.0%0000 0110.0%
199135 00000110.0%00 0110.0%
199236 000110.0%0440.0%0330.0% 0880.0%
199337 000110.0%0110.0%00 0220.0%
Career 74259974.7%70148483.3%1101412488.7%1562171.4% 2695932882.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 328/749 (43.8%) of Bjorn Borg's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 11/749 (1.5%) of Bjorn Borg's ATP main draw matches.

Bjorn Borg performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199135 1/1 0.0 3.0 62.5% 46.7% 27.8% 40.0% 75.0% 39.6% 45.5%
199236 8/8 2.3 3.5 58.6% 62.5% 34.3% 53.1% 10.9% 50.6% 28.7%
199337 2/3 10.0 5.5 45.4% 77.7% 47.1% 41.7% 46.4% 61.2% 33.3%
Career 11/749 3.5 3.8 56.6% 63.8% 36.0% 49.8% 23.2% 51.5% 31.1%

Advanced Stats

Bjorn Borg advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule
1971 15 1497 104.2 33.3% -1.33 0–1 -0.24
1972 16 1601 124.6 +22 +23 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) +1.11
1973 17 1867 144.3 -86 -17 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) +2.91
1974 18 2061 160.3 -34 +155 -184 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) -2.82
1975 19 2189 164.6 -55 +81 -257 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) -4.63
1976 20 2299 172.2 -85 +22 -186 73.0% +1.64 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) -4.24
1977 21 2371 169.5 -80 +4 -125 86.3% +2.56 9–2 (82%) 6–4 (60%) -1.61
1978 22 2371 177.6 -62 +71 -48 84.0% +2.63 10–1 (91%) 8–4 (67%) -2.43
1979 23 2466 178.3 +21 +16 -17 84.5% +2.50 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) -3.32
1980 24 2419 180.3 +44 +54 +80 84.8% +2.69 10–4 (71%) 7–6 (54%) -2.16
1981 25 2356 169.1 +10 +143 +76 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) -2.02
1982 26 2329 121.3 +157 57.1% -0.14 1–0 -0.08
1983 27 2303 120.1 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 -0.12
1984 28 2272 100.1 0.0% -4.00 -0.02
1991 35 2242 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% 0.0% -3.50 0.00
1992 36 2004 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +103 +298 0.0% -3.50 0–2 -0.08
1993 37 1926 105.3 +1.45 -1.97 0.859 47.3% +105 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–1 -0.08
Career 2523 172.0 -3.05 -3.71 0.641 41.7% -30 +69 -97 74.8% +1.79 112–43 (72%) 92–78 (54%) -2.68

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Bjorn Borg Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO
197317 R16QFR16
197418 R16WR32R64
197519 WQFSF
197620 QFWF
197721 WR16
197822 WWF
197923 WWQF
198024 WWF
198125 WFF

Masters 1000

Bjorn Borg Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge MCITACANCAN
197317 R128QF
197418 WQF
197519 QFR16
197822 W
197923 W
198024 F
199135 R64
199236 R64

ATP 250

Bjorn Borg ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBSWEBARBASBUEDALEASGENHALHAMHOUAUSMADMCMIAMUNNAPPARROTSTOSTUTKYWASALBAPTBECBIRBOLBOLBORBOSBRUCOLDENDENGOTJOHJOHJOHKINLALASLITLONLONLOSMEMMEMMILMILMOSNATNEWNEWNICEASOVIPALPALIWPHIPRAQUEIWRICRICSACSANSANSAOSYDSYDTEHTORTOUVALWCTWEMWORZAR
197115 R64
197216 QFR32R16R16R16R64R16QFR16R32
197317 SFSFFR32R32FR16FR32FR16R64R32R16R16FR16
197418 WWWFFFFFSFSFR32WR32WR32R32R32WR32R32SFF
197519 QFWFSFQFFSFSFWWSFR32WSFSF
197620 QFWSFQFQFWR16SFSFFWWW
197721 WWWWR16WWSFSFSFWWR16R32WW
197822 WSFSFQFQFSFWWWWQFQFR16
197923 WQFFWR16WWWWQFSFWR64W
198024 FWWQFQFWSFWW
198125 WR32WR16R16F
198226 QF
198327 R16
198428 R32
199236 R32R32R64R32R32R32R32
199337 R32R32R32

ATP Finals

Bjorn Borg ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN
197418 RR
197519 F
197721 F
197923 W
198024 W

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
1
Career-high date
Aug 23, 1977
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 20
Nov 26, 1973
First Top 10
Jun 3, 1974

Ranking History Matrix

Bjorn Borg ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1973172924281718
197418161211898443
197519332553
19762042
197721222222223332
197822323233322222
197923222122111111
198024111111111111
198125111111122244
198226446658181990
198327262
198428281742768748739726745
198529738749754749761766755
199135101810431073109010951109111611151131
199236112511221113109010341032933875836747759769
1993377727487398118458529089941039114011311120
19943811211152117911581175119311771210123212381224

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Bjorn Borg's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Years Match Log
John McEnroe USA 1 2,492 7 76 1,022 833 189 81.5% 1976–1994 Match log
Jimmy Connors USA 1 2,433 8 109 1,556 1,262 294 81.1% 1969–1996 Match log
Ivan Lendl USA 1 2,423 8 94 1,280 1,051 229 82.1% 1978–1994 Match log
Stefan Edberg SWE 1 2,237 6 41 996 748 248 75.1% 1982–1996 Match log
Mats Wilander SWE 1 2,262 7 33 729 526 203 72.2% 1980–1996 Match log
Ilie Nastase ROU 1 2,271 2 65 1,184 854 330 72.1% 1968–1985 Match log
Boris Becker GER 1 2,268 6 49 892 672 220 75.3% 1983–1999 Match log
John Newcombe AUS 1 2,202 5 38 769 546 223 71.0% 1968–1981 Match log
Pete Sampras USA 1 2,265 14 64 948 739 209 78.0% 1988–2002 Match log
Andre Agassi USA 1 2,242 8 60 1,110 842 268 75.9% 1986–2006 Match log
Guillermo Vilas ARG 2 2,351 4 63 1,178 897 281 76.1% 1968–1992 Match log
Jim Courier USA 1 2,216 4 23 712 489 223 68.7% 1987–2000 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Bjorn Borg?
Bjorn Borg is 70 years old, born on June 6, 1956.
Which country is Bjorn Borg from?
Bjorn Borg is from Sweden.
How tall is Bjorn Borg?
Bjorn Borg is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Bjorn Borg left-handed or right-handed?
Bjorn Borg plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Bjorn Borg won?
Bjorn Borg has won 11 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was Roland Garros in 1981.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Bjorn Borg won?
Bjorn Borg has won 3 Masters 1000 titles. The most recent was Montreal / Toronto in 1979.
How many ATP titles has Bjorn Borg won?
Bjorn Borg has won 61 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Stuttgart Outdoor in 1981.
What is Bjorn Borg's highest ATP ranking?
Bjorn Borg's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on August 23, 1977.
What is Bjorn Borg's career win-loss record?
Bjorn Borg has a career ATP singles record of 607 wins and 142 losses (81.0%).
How much career prize money has Bjorn Borg earned?
Bjorn Borg has earned at least $3,655,751 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When was Bjorn Borg active on the ATP Tour?
Bjorn Borg was active on the ATP Tour from 1971 through 1993.
What is Bjorn Borg's best surface?
Bjorn Borg's best surface is clay court with a 84.0% win rate (246W-47L).
Who is Bjorn Borg's biggest rival?
Bjorn Borg's most frequent opponent is Jimmy Connors, with a head-to-head record of 12–8 across 20 meetings.