H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Bjorn Borg vs John Alexander H2H: 4-1
Bjorn Borg holds a 4–1 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Bjorn Borg leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1980 Nations Cup round-robin match 7-6 6-2.
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SWE
Age 70
Right-Handed
180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4
–
1
5 main draw meetings
AUS
Age 75
Right-Handed
190 cm / 6'3"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1980 | Nations Cup | ATP 250 | RR | Clay | Bjorn Borg | 7-6 6-2 | John Alexander | Match data |
| Feb 19, 1980 | Wct Invitational | ATP 250 | RR | Carpet | Bjorn Borg | 6-3 6-1 | John Alexander | Match data |
| Apr 27, 1979* | Las Vegas | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Bjorn Borg | 5-7 6-4 6-2 | John Alexander | Match data |
| Mar 31, 1979* | Milan | ATP 250 | QF | Carpet | John Alexander | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | Bjorn Borg | Match data |
| Aug 23, 1975* | Boston | ATP 250 | SF | Clay | Bjorn Borg | 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-0 | John Alexander | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Borg | #1,224 | #1 | 10 | 2,497 | 608 | 143 | 81.0% | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 61 |
| John Alexander | #860 | #8 | 0 | 2,067 | 579 | 422 | 57.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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 | John Alexander | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1971 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,496 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1972 | 11–10 | 52.4% | — | 1,613 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 27–14 | 65.9% | — | 1,647 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1973 | 48–25 | 65.8% | #18 | 1,861 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 29–21 | 58.0% | — | 1,641 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1974 | 90–24 | 78.9% | #3 | 2,057 | 1 | 8 | 1970 | 24–14 | 63.2% | — | 1,819 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1975 | 77–19 | 80.2% | #3 | 2,178 | 2 | 13 | 1971 | 44–36 | 55.0% | — | 1,815 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1976 | 54–12 | 81.8% | #2 | 2,292 | 3 | 19 | 1972 | 36–32 | 52.9% | — | 1,856 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 1977 | 76–8 | 90.5% | #3 | 2,336 | 4 | 30 | 1973 | 46–30 | 60.5% | #29 | 1,915 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 1978 | 68–9 | 88.3% | #2 | 2,331 | 6 | 38 | 1974 | 38–24 | 61.3% | #26 | 1,839 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 1979 | 80–7 | 92.0% | #1 | 2,427 | 8 | 50 | 1975 | 67–24 | 73.6% | #8 | 1,957 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 1980 | 66–7 | 90.4% | #1 | 2,376 | 10 | 58 | 1976 | 19–21 | 47.5% | #47 | 1,851 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 1981 | 35–6 | 85.4% | #4 | 2,334 | 11 | 61 | 1977 | 48–33 | 59.3% | #18 | 1,875 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | 1982 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #90 | 2,308 | 11 | 61 | 1978 | 50–31 | 61.7% | #22 | 1,810 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | 1983 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #262 | 2,282 | 11 | 61 | 1979 | 43–28 | 60.6% | #20 | 1,815 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | 1984 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #745 | 2,251 | 11 | 61 | 1980 | 11–20 | 35.5% | #100 | 1,702 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 23–21 | 52.3% | #75 | 1,746 | 0 | 6 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 38–21 | 64.4% | #31 | 1,791 | 0 | 8 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 24–25 | 49.0% | #77 | 1,656 | 0 | 9 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 12–21 | 36.4% | #142 | 1,564 | 0 | 9 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 0–6 | 0.0% | #405 | 1,491 | 0 | 9 |
| 35 | 1991 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #1131 | 2,221 | 11 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 1992 | 0–8 | 0.0% | #769 | 1,985 | 11 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 1993 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #1120 | 1,908 | 11 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |