H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Jose Higueras H2H: 8-1

Bjorn Borg holds a 8–1 lead over Jose Higueras in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Bjorn Borg leads 5–1 on clay and 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1980 Nations Cup round-robin match 6-1 6-2.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main draw meetings
Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 5, 1980 Nations Cup ATP 250 RR Clay Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-2 Jose Higueras #11 Match data
Jan 9, 1980 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet Bjorn Borg #1 6-2 6-0 Jose Higueras #9 Match data
Apr 13, 1979* Monte Carlo ATP 250 R16 Clay Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 6-4 Jose Higueras #15 Match data
Oct 22, 1977* Barcelona ATP 250 QF Clay Bjorn Borg #3 6-0 6-1 Jose Higueras #31 Match data
Oct 15, 1977* Madrid ATP 250 QF Clay Bjorn Borg #3 6-2 6-2 Jose Higueras #31 Match data
Oct 16, 1975* Madrid ATP 250 R16 Clay Bjorn Borg #4 6-0 6-3 Jose Higueras #48 Match data
Feb 22, 1975* Barcelona Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet Bjorn Borg #3 6-4 6-1 Jose Higueras #107 Match data
Jan 31, 1975* Richmond-Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet Bjorn Borg #3 6-4 2-6 6-0 Jose Higueras #107 Match data
Oct 24, 1973* Madrid ATP 250 R32 Clay Jose Higueras 6-1 4-6 7-5 Bjorn Borg #28 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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,088 427 226 65.4% 0 0 0 0 17 17

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 Jose Higueras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,474 0 0
16 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,613 0 0 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,444 0 0
17 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,861 0 0 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,430 0 0
18 1974 90–24 78.9% #3 2,057 1 8 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,443 0 0
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,178 2 13 — — — — — — —
20 1976 54–12 81.8% #2 2,292 3 19 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,564 0 0
21 1977 76–8 90.5% #3 2,336 4 30 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,644 0 0
22 1978 68–9 88.3% #2 2,331 6 38 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,740 0 0
23 1979 80–7 92.0% #1 2,427 8 50 1976 32–19 62.7% #42 1,860 0 1
24 1980 66–7 90.4% #1 2,376 10 58 1977 42–23 64.6% #30 1,847 0 2
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,334 11 61 1978 62–19 76.5% #14 2,008 0 7
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,308 11 61 1979 61–22 73.5% #9 1,959 0 10
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,282 11 61 1980 16–14 53.3% #30 1,848 0 10
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,251 11 61 1981 35–23 60.3% #35 1,758 0 10
29 — — — — — — — 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,929 0 12
30 — — — — — — — 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,931 0 15
31 — — — — — — — 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,875 0 17
32 — — — — — — — 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,687 0 17
33 — — — — — — — 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,722 0 17
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 — — — — — — —