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Bjorn Borg

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

Bjorn Borg represented Sweden on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 1. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 617–140 and 66 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
1 (Aug 23, 1977)
Elo peak
2559 (100th percentile)
Singles record
617–140 (81.5%)
Singles titles
66
Prize money
$3,655,751

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

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

Rivals all rivalries →

Bjorn Borg's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Jimmy Connors 15 8 23 Sep 14, 1981 H2H
Guillermo Vilas 17 4 21 Apr 6, 1980 H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 16 1 17 Jul 1, 1981 H2H
Ilie Nastase 9 8 17 Feb 19, 1980 H2H
Roscoe Tanner 12 4 16 Sep 12, 1981 H2H

Singles Titles (66)

Bjorn Borg singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
197418 8 1 — 1 6 — Adelaide International, ASB Classic, Swedish Open, London Wct, Sao Paulo Wct, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, Italian Open, Roland Garros
197519 5 1 — — 4 — Barcelona, Bologna Wct, Richmond-Wct, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, Roland Garros
197620 7 1 — — 6 — Dallas Wct, Dusseldorf, Sao Paulo Wct, Toronto Indoor Wct, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, World Invitational Classic, Wimbledon
197721 12 1 — — 11 — Barcelona Open, Swiss Indoors, Cologne, Denver, Madrid, Memphis, Monte-Carlo Masters, Nice, Pepsi Grand Slam, Wembley, World Invitational Classic, Wimbledon
197822 9 2 — 1 6 — Swedish Open, Birmingham Wct, Milan Wct, Pepsi Grand Slam, Tokyo Indoor, Wct Tournament of Champions, Italian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon
197923 13 2 — 1 9 1 Swedish Open, Las Vegas, Monte-Carlo Masters, Palermo, Pepsi Grand Slam, Richmond Wct, ABN AMRO Open, Tokyo Indoor, Wct Challenge Cup, Canadian Open, ATP Finals, Roland Garros, Wimbledon
198024 9 2 — — 6 1 Las Vegas, Monte-Carlo Masters, Nice, Pepsi Grand Slam, Stockholm Open, Wct Invitational, ATP Finals, Roland Garros, Wimbledon
198125 3 1 — — 2 — Geneva Open, Stuttgart Open, Roland Garros
Total 66 11 — 3 50 2

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Bjorn Borg career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1971150110.0%——
19721611102152.4%——
19731748247266.7%2918
197418892311279.5%163
19751977199680.2%33
19762059127183.1%42
1977217888690.7%22
1978227097988.6%32
1979238278992.1%21
1980246567191.6%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
Career61714075781.5%——

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%25143964.1%1231580.0%63966.7% 48247266.7%
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%2432788.9%707100.0%1942382.6% 59127183.1%
197721 1521788.2%2812996.6%707100.0%2853384.8% 7888690.7%
197822 1331681.3%20020100.0%707100.0%3063683.3% 7097988.6%
197923 1732085.0%2612796.3%707100.0%3233591.4% 8278992.1%
198024 2032387.0%19019100.0%707100.0%1932286.4% 6567191.5%
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%
Career—1073514275.4%2564530185.0%73158883.0%1814522680.1%61714075781.5%

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 00——00——202100.0%101100.0% 303100.0%
197721 1341776.5%808100.0%1832185.7%00—— 3974684.8%
197822 1732085.0%1721989.5%19019100.0%303100.0% 5656191.8%
197923 1922190.5%1011190.9%23023100.0%00—— 5235594.5%
198024 1842281.8%1922190.5%13013100.0%00—— 5065689.3%
198125 43757.1%61785.7%81988.9%00—— 1852378.3%
198226 00——0110.0%202100.0%00—— 21366.7%
198327 101100.0%0110.0%00——00—— 11250.0%
198428 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
199135 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
199236 00——0110.0%0440.0%0330.0% 0880.0%
199337 00——0110.0%0110.0%00—— 0220.0%
Career 802410476.9%70148483.3%1091412388.6%1562171.4% 2745833282.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 332/757 (43.9%) of Bjorn Borg's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

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 11/757 3.5 3.8 56.6% 63.8% 36.0% 49.8% 23.2% 51.5% 31.1%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 11/757 (1.5%) of Bjorn Borg's ATP main draw matches.

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 Pressure+ Schedule
1971 15 1497 104.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.24
1972 16 1601 124.6 — — — — +22 +22 — 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 99.2 +1.08
1973 17 1868 144.7 — — — — -87 -18 -72 61.4% +0.78 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) 107.4 +2.93
1974 18 2063 160.3 — — — — -37 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) 105.6 -2.93
1975 19 2192 164.8 — — — — -58 +80 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) 105.4 -4.68
1976 20 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) 95.8 -4.00
1977 21 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) 104.7 -1.96
1978 22 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) 105.9 -2.75
1979 23 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) 102.3 -3.72
1980 24 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +59 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04
1981 25 2369 168.9 — — — — +3 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91
1982 26 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08
1983 27 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11
1984 28 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
1991 35 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00
1992 36 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11
1993 37 1937 105.3 +1.45 -1.97 0.859 47.3% +99 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.13
Career 2559 172.6 -3.05 -3.71 0.641 41.7% -40 +80 -102 75.0% +1.81 116–42 (73%) 92–78 (54%) 103.6 -2.77

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Bjorn Borg Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197317 —R16QFR16 10–3 (77%)
197418 R16WR32R64 12–3 (80%)
197519 —WQFSF 16–2 (89%)
197620 —QFWF 17–2 (89%)
197721 ——WR16 10–1 (91%)
197822 —WWF 20–1 (95%)
197923 —WWQF 18–1 (95%)
198024 —WWF 20–1 (95%)
198125 —WFF 19–2 (90%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
49–2
(96%)
51–4
(93%)
40–9
(82%)
142–16
(90%)

Masters 1000

Bjorn Borg Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge MC W-L
Win %
199135 R64 0–1 (0%)
199236 R64 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–2
(0%)
0–2
(0%)

ATP 500

Bjorn Borg ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge ITAWASCANCAN W-L
Win %
197317 R128——QF 3–2 (60%)
197418 W——QF 9–1 (90%)
197519 QF——R16 5–2 (71%)
197822 W——— 6–0 (100%)
197923 ——W— 6–0 (100%)
198024 ——F— 5–1 (83%)
199236 —R64—— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 15–2
(88%)
0–1
(0%)
11–1
(92%)
8–3
(73%)
34–7
(83%)

ATP 250

Bjorn Borg ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBSWEBARBASBUEDALEASGENHALHAMHOUAUSMADMCMIAMUNNAPPARROTSTOSTUTKYWASALBAPTBECBIRBOLBOLBORBRUCOLDENDENDUSGOTJOHJOHJOHKINLALASLITLONLONLOSMEMMEMMILMILMOSNEWNEWNICEASOVIPALPALIWPEPPHIPRAQUEIWRICRICSACSANSANSAOSYDTEHTORTOUU.SVALWCTWCTWEMWORZAR W-L
Win %
197115 —————————————————————R64————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197216 ———QF————R32—————R16——————R16———R16—R64—————————R16———QF————————————R16—————————————R32—————————————— 11–10 (52%)
197317 ———SFSF—F——————R32R32F———R16—F————R32F—————————————————R16—R64———————R32———————R16R16————F———————R16————— 34–18 (65%)
197418 W—WWF——F————F—F———F——SF—SF——————R32————R32——————————W—————————R32——R32——R32————————WR32SF——W————F— 63–16 (80%)
197519 ———QFW——F——————SFQF—F——SFSF————————W————————SF——————————————————————R32————W——SF—————W————SF— 49–11 (82%)
197620 —QF—————W——SF————QF—————QF——————————————W———R16————————SF——————————SF—F————————W——W—W————W— 41–9 (82%)
197721 ————WW————————WW————————R16————————WW———SF———SF—SF———W——————W—R16———WR32—————————————————WW— 65–5 (93%)
197822 ———W———SF——SF—————QF———QFSF—W————W——————————————————————W—————————WQF———QF——R16—————————W——— 44–8 (85%)
197923 ———W—QF—F——WR16———W————W——W———————————————————W——————QF——SF————W——W———R64W———————————————— 53–6 (90%)
198024 —————F—————————W—————W—QF—————QF—————————————W———————————W—————W————————————————W———— 36–3 (92%)
198125 —————————W—————R32——————WR16————————R16—————————————————F———————————————————————————————— 16–4 (80%)
198226 ———————————————QF——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
198327 ———————————————R16——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
198428 ——————————————————————R32———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
199236 —————R32———————————R32—————————————R32———————————————R32———————R32———————————————————R32——————— 0–6 (0%)
199337 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32————————————————R32————————————R32 0–3 (0%)
W-L 5–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
22–3
(88%)
21–3
(88%)
11–3
(79%)
4–1
(80%)
10–4
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
10–3
(77%)
2–1
(67%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
17–4
(81%)
24–6
(80%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
5–1
(83%)
1–1
(50%)
10–2
(83%)
26–7
(79%)
5–1
(83%)
16–3
(84%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
5–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
5–1
(83%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
4–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
10–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
0–2
(0%)
6–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
6–2
(75%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
10–2
(83%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
8–0
(100%)
8–5
(62%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
7–1
(88%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
6–3
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
9–0
(100%)
0–2
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
4–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
18–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
6–0
(100%)
4–0
(100%)
5–0
(100%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
415–103
(80%)

ATP Finals

Bjorn Borg ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
197418 RR 1–2 (33%)
197519 F 3–2 (60%)
197721 F 3–2 (60%)
197923 W 5–0 (100%)
198024 W 4–1 (80%)
W-L 16–7
(70%)
16–7
(70%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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
197317———————2924281718
197418——1612118984—43
1975193—3255—————3
197620—————4—————2
197721222222223332
197822323233322222
197923222122111111
198024111111111111
198125111111122244
198226446658181990———
198327262———————————
198428281—————742768748739726745
198529738749754749761766755—————
199135———101810431073109010951109111611151131
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 ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
John McEnroe USA #1 2,493 1,026 835 191 81.4% $12,552,132 77 7 0 1976–1994 Rivalries Match log
Jimmy Connors USA #1 2,441 1,564 1,266 298 80.9% $8,641,040 109 8 0 1969–1996 Rivalries Match log
Ivan Lendl USA #1 2,423 1,272 1,045 227 82.2% $21,262,417 94 8 0 1978–1994 Rivalries Match log
Stefan Edberg SWE #1 2,237 996 748 248 75.1% $20,630,941 41 6 4 1982–1996 Rivalries Match log
Ilie Nastase ROU #1 2,294 1,190 860 330 72.3% $2,076,761 67 2 0 1968–1985 Rivalries Match log
Mats Wilander SWE #1 2,263 729 526 203 72.2% $7,956,101 33 7 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log
John Newcombe AUS #1 2,203 764 544 220 71.2% $1,062,408 38 5 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Boris Becker GER #1 2,268 892 672 220 75.3% $25,080,956 49 6 5 1983–1999 Rivalries Match log
Pete Sampras USA #1 2,265 948 739 209 78.0% $43,280,489 64 14 11 1988–2002 Rivalries Match log
Andre Agassi USA #1 2,242 1,110 842 268 75.9% $31,152,975 60 8 17 1986–2006 Rivalries Match log
Guillermo Vilas ARG #2 2,355 1,173 890 283 75.9% $4,923,882 62 4 0 1968–1992 Rivalries Match log
Jim Courier USA #1 2,216 712 489 223 68.7% $14,034,132 23 4 5 1987–2000 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Bjorn Borg?
Bjorn Borg is 70 years old, born on June 6, 1956.
Which country does Bjorn Borg represent?
Bjorn Borg represents Sweden in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Bjorn Borg?
Bjorn Borg is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does Bjorn Borg use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Bjorn Borg uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Bjorn Borg left-handed or right-handed?
Bjorn Borg plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Bjorn Borg won?
Bjorn Borg has won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Roland Garros in 1981.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Bjorn Borg won?
TennisDB does not group any of Bjorn Borg's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Bjorn Borg won?
Bjorn Borg has won 66 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Roland Garros 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 617 wins and 140 losses (81.5%).
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.
Which seasons of Bjorn Borg's career appear in TennisDB?
Bjorn Borg appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1971 through 1993.
On which surface does Bjorn Borg have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Bjorn Borg's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 85.0% (256–45).
Who has Bjorn Borg faced most often?
Bjorn Borg's most frequent opponent is Jimmy Connors, with a head-to-head record of 15–8 across 23 meetings.