H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 8-8

Bjorn Borg and Arthur Ashe are tied 8–8 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 16 main-draw meetings, they are tied 4–4 on carpet, while they are tied 2–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1976 World Invitational Classic final 6-1 6-2.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
8 – 8
16 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg 6-1 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Oct 18, 1976* F World Invitational Classic ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-4 7-6 6-3 Bjorn Borg Match data Feb 15, 1976 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Hard
Bjorn Borg 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Dec 7, 1975* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Arthur Ashe #7 2-6 6-4 8-6 6-1 Bjorn Borg #5 Match data Jul 4, 1975* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe #8 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-0 Bjorn Borg #5 Match data May 13, 1975* F Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe #7 6-4 7-6(6) Bjorn Borg #3 Match data Mar 16, 1975* F Munich Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-6(5) 6-3 Bjorn Borg Match data Feb 23, 1975* F Barcelona Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4) Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 12, 1975* F Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #3 4-6 6-4 6-4 Arthur Ashe #7 Match data Feb 2, 1975* F Richmond-Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-0 Bjorn Borg Match data Jan 18, 1975* SF San Juan ATP 250 Clay
Bjorn Borg #11 7-5 6-4 7-6(6) Arthur Ashe #5 Match data May 13, 1974* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg 6-2 3-6 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 23, 1974* F Sao Paulo Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe #6 6-4 3-6 6-3 Bjorn Borg #16 Match data Mar 9, 1974* F Barcelona Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg 6-4 7-6(3) Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 23, 1974* QF London Wct ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-3 Bjorn Borg Match data Nov 2, 1973* R16 Paris Masters ATP 250 Hard
Bjorn Borg #29 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 Arthur Ashe #4 Match data Sep 4, 1973* R32 US Open Grand Slam Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Bjorn Borg #1,224 #1 10 2,558 617 141 81.4% 11 0 2 3 50 66
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Bjorn Borg Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,601 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,867 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8 — — — — — — —
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13 — — — — — — —
20 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20 — — — — — — —
21 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32 — — — — — — —
22 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41 — — — — — — —
23 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54 — — — — — — —
24 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 — — — — — — — 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 — — — — — — — 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 — — — — — — — 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 — — — — — — — 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 — — — — — — — 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 — — — — — — — 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44
36 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66 — — — — — — —
37 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Bjorn Borg Arthur Ashe
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 5 4 9 55.6% 25 15 40 62.5% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
36 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 46 302 84.8% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Bjorn Borg Arthur Ashe
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 1971 1497 104.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 1601 124.6 — — — — +22 +22 — 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) — +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1868 144.3 — — — — -86 -21 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) — +3.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) — -4.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) — -4.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) — -2.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.04 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) — -1.91 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
36 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1993 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 +79 -102 75.0% +1.80 116–42 (73%) 92–78 (54%) 103.6 -2.76 — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.