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Bjorn Borg vs Ken Rosewall H2H: 1-0

Bjorn Borg holds a 1–0 lead over Ken Rosewall in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Bjorn Borg leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1973 Canadian Open round of 16 2-6 6-1 7-5.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg 2-6 6-1 7-5 Ken Rosewall Match data Aug 25, 1973* R16 Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay

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 2,558 617 140 81.5% 11 0 2 3 50 66
Ken Rosewall #255 #2 0 2,232 535 193 73.5% 4 0 0 1 34 39

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 Ken Rosewall
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 48–24 66.7% #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 2,387 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 — — — — — — —
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66 — — — — — — —
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66 — — — — — — —
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66 — — — — — — —
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66 — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4
34 — — — — — — — 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,084 2 13
36 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66 1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,157 3 21
37 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66 1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,117 4 28
38 — — — — — — — 1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,106 4 33
39 — — — — — — — 1974 26–7 78.8% #9 2,114 4 33
40 — — — — — — — 1975 37–11 77.1% #6 1,998 4 36
41 — — — — — — — 1976 35–18 66.0% #13 1,978 4 38
42 — — — — — — — 1977 39–20 66.1% #11 1,981 4 39
43 — — — — — — — 1978 19–19 50.0% #34 1,809 4 39
44 — — — — — — — 1979 4–5 44.4% #207 1,747 4 39
45 — — — — — — — 1980 3–3 50.0% #255 1,747 4 39

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 Ken Rosewall
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 14 39 64.1% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 17 3 20 85.0% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 19 8 27 70.4% 12 4 16 75.0%
35 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1970 15 8 23 65.2% 11 1 12 91.7% 25 2 27 92.6% 21 10 31 67.7%
36 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1971 22 6 28 78.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 24 10 34 70.6%
37 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 23 5 28 82.1% 13 1 14 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 19 8 27 70.4%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 25 8 33 75.8%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 9 5 14 64.3% 19 3 22 86.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 1 5 80.0%
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 12 5 17 70.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 13 5 18 72.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 11 8 19 57.9%
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 6 3 9 66.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 45 301 85.0% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1% — 156 56 212 73.6% 115 33 148 77.7% 133 38 171 77.8% 131 66 197 66.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Ken Rosewall
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%) 99.2 +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1868 144.6 — — — — -87 -18 -72 61.4% +0.78 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) 107.4 +2.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 2063 160.3 — — — — -37 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) 105.6 -2.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 2192 164.7 — — — — -58 +81 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) 105.4 -4.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +27 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) 95.8 -4.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) 104.7 -1.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -59 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) 105.9 -2.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1979 2478 179.5 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) 102.3 -3.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +59 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +3 +190 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -123 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.09
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55
35 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00 1970 2085 161.2 — — — — -35 -42 +194 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) 104.1 -3.60
36 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11 1971 2158 161.6 — — — — +91 -81 +113 73.0% +1.68 13–5 (72%) 11–9 (55%) 103.2 -5.10
37 1993 1936 105.3 +1.45 -1.97 0.859 47.3% +100 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.13 1972 2117 162.6 — — — — +63 +75 +120 74.4% +1.64 14–8 (64%) 14–8 (64%) 101.2 -2.92
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2106 159.5 — — — — +10 +120 +58 74.3% +1.84 13–12 (52%) 11–9 (55%) 92.9 -2.08
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2114 153.5 — — — — -17 — +148 68.8% +1.19 5–2 (71%) 6–5 (55%) 100.3 -1.13
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1998 149.8 — — — — +18 +204 +172 72.2% +1.56 9–3 (75%) 2–7 (22%) 96.0 +0.64
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1978 156.5 — — — — +69 +133 +115 63.2% +0.93 6–5 (55%) 9–0 (100%) 103.4 -0.11
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1982 157.9 — — — — +99 +49 +68 62.2% +0.78 11–10 (52%) 11–6 (65%) 99.0 -1.33
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1809 142.5 — — — — +145 +61 +178 51.1% +0.18 4–5 (44%) 4–4 (50%) 94.8 -0.68
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1748 115.3 — — — — +135 — +221 52.4% -0.05 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.41
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1748 117.3 — — — — +116 — — 53.3% -0.33 1–2 (33%) — — -0.23
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 — 2233 159.2 — — — — +44 +54 +83 69.0% +1.35 103–75 (58%) 74–52 (59%) 97.4 -2.57

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.