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

Bjorn Borg vs Kjell Johansson H2H: 3-1

Bjorn Borg holds a 3–1 lead over Kjell Johansson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Bjorn Borg leads 2–1 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1979 Bastad semifinal 6-3 6-0.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Kjell Johansson
SWE Age 75 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 21, 1979* Bastad ATP 250 SF Clay Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-0 Kjell Johansson #73 Match data
Nov 3, 1977* Cologne ATP 250 R32 Carpet Bjorn Borg #3 6-2 6-2 Kjell Johansson #92 Match data
Feb 27, 1975* Rotterdam Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Bjorn Borg #3 6-2 6-3 Kjell Johansson #147 Match data
Oct 11, 1973* Quebec ATP 250 R16 Carpet Kjell Johansson #203 6-2 6-2 Bjorn Borg #31 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
Kjell Johansson #644 #32 0 1,810 109 136 44.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kjell Johansson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,613 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,861 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1974 90–24 78.9% #3 2,057 1 8 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,178 2 13 1970 0–2 0.0% — 1,485 0 0
20 1976 54–12 81.8% #2 2,292 3 19 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,488 0 0
21 1977 76–8 90.5% #3 2,336 4 30 1972 1–3 25.0% — 1,472 0 0
22 1978 68–9 88.3% #2 2,331 6 38 1973 20–18 52.6% #61 1,669 0 0
23 1979 80–7 92.0% #1 2,427 8 50 1974 7–16 30.4% #138 1,565 0 0
24 1980 66–7 90.4% #1 2,376 10 58 1975 11–20 35.5% #97 1,569 0 0
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,334 11 61 1976 11–18 37.9% #96 1,593 0 0
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,308 11 61 1977 13–10 56.5% #66 1,685 0 0
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,282 11 61 1978 18–9 66.7% #51 1,760 0 1
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,251 11 61 1979 4–8 33.3% #107 1,689 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1980 11–12 47.8% #88 1,665 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1981 9–11 45.0% #100 1,650 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1982 3–5 37.5% #131 1,623 0 1
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 — — — — — — —