H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Buster C Mottram H2H: 2-1

Bjorn Borg holds a 2–1 lead over Buster C Mottram in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Bjorn Borg leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1979 Palermo semifinal W/O.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Buster C Mottram
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg #1 (w/o) Buster C Mottram #39 Match data Sep 22, 1979* SF Palermo ATP 250 Clay
Buster C Mottram #61 5-7 6-1 6-2 Bjorn Borg #2 Match data Apr 16, 1975* SF Johannesburg - Wct ATP 250 Hard
Bjorn Borg #3 6-3 7-5 Buster C Mottram #65 Match data Mar 15, 1975* SF Munich Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Buster C Mottram #735 #15 0 1,979 271 174 60.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Buster C Mottram
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,601 0 0 1971 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0
17 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,867 0 0 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,546 0 0
18 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8 1973 14–11 56.0% #33 1,659 0 0
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13 1974 14–13 51.9% #55 1,781 0 0
20 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20 1975 26–15 63.4% #34 1,931 0 2
21 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32 1976 33–16 67.3% #41 1,860 0 3
22 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41 1977 49–23 68.1% #19 1,917 0 3
23 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54 1978 28–16 63.6% #28 1,849 0 3
24 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63 1979 33–19 63.5% #32 1,889 0 3
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66 1980 25–18 58.1% #43 1,828 0 3
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66 1981 13–13 50.0% #72 1,776 0 3
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66 1982 28–16 63.6% #20 1,862 0 3
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66 1983 5–10 33.3% #91 1,716 0 3
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66 — — — — — — —
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 Buster C Mottram
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — — — — — 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% 1971 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
17 1973 5 4 9 55.6% 25 15 40 62.5% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1972 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
18 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0% 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6% 1975 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 15 8 23 65.2%
21 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8% 1976 — — — — 33 13 46 71.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3% 1977 8 3 11 72.7% 28 11 39 71.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
23 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 21 8 29 72.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
24 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 1979 6 3 9 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1980 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1981 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
35 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 45 27 72 62.5% 149 78 227 65.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 60 51 111 54.1%

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 Buster C Mottram
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 1970 1498 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.37
16 1972 1601 124.6 — — — — +22 +22 — 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) — +1.08 1971 1534 104.7 — — — — — — +21 57.1% +0.72 1–0 — — -0.18
17 1973 1868 144.3 — — — — -86 -21 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) — +3.01 1972 1547 100.3 — — — — — — -1 30.0% -1.10 1–0 — — -0.37
18 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.96 1973 1659 133.4 — — — — — +68 -120 56.7% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.27
19 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) — -4.69 1974 1781 141.7 — — — — -124 -49 — 53.8% +0.46 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — -2.84
20 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) — -4.00 1975 1932 149.6 — — — — +20 -209 — 64.0% +1.10 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) — -2.04
21 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96 1976 1861 148.9 — — — — — +18 — 65.1% +1.28 7–3 (70%) 5–8 (38%) — -0.01
22 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) — -2.75 1977 1918 152.4 — — — — +25 +10 -340 64.4% +0.91 9–8 (53%) 11–5 (69%) — +1.38
23 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.72 1978 1850 144.2 — — — — +33 +43 — 61.0% +0.70 8–6 (57%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.69
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.04 1979 1889 152.8 — — — — +44 -4 — 59.5% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.47
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) — -1.91 1980 1828 148.0 — — — — +40 +37 — 57.5% +0.64 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.77
26 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08 1981 1777 143.5 — — — — +28 +90 -145 50.9% +0.40 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — -2.23
27 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 1982 1863 153.4 — — — — +20 -9 -176 60.8% +1.04 6–4 (60%) 3–9 (25%) — -1.73
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 1983 1716 133.5 — — — — +147 +32 — 41.7% -0.33 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.88
35 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1980 154.6 — — — — +21 +11 -138 59.3% +0.76 67–51 (57%) 50–57 (47%) 98.7 -2.63

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.