H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 3-1

Bjorn Borg holds a 3–1 lead over Nikola Pilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass, while Bjorn Borg leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1977 Wimbledon round of 32 9-7 7-5 6-3.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg #2 9-7 7-5 6-3 Nikola Pilic #63 Match data Jun 26, 1977* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data Feb 11, 1975* QF Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #22 7-5 4-6 6-4 Nikola Pilic #12 Match data Nov 9, 1973* QF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Nikola Pilic #16 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4 Bjorn Borg #29 Match data Sep 7, 1973* R16 US Open Grand Slam Grass

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
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,950 301 249 54.7% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Nikola Pilic
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 48–25 65.8% #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 2,388 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 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,887 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,842 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,891 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,871 0 5
36 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,752 0 5
37 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66 1977 11–14 44.0% #82 1,697 0 5
38 — — — — — — — 1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,620 0 5

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 Nikola Pilic
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 15 40 62.5% 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% — — — — — — — — 1968 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2%
35 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
36 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — —
Career — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 46 302 84.8% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1% — 48 46 94 51.1% 105 86 191 55.0% 64 37 101 63.4% 84 80 164 51.2%

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 Nikola Pilic
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 144.3 — — — — -86 -21 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) 107.4 +3.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) 105.6 -2.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) 105.4 -4.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -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 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) 105.9 -2.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) 102.3 -3.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +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 1968 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1888 148.2 — — — — -193 -47 +36 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) 105.5 -3.73
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -19 -83 +111 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) 102.1 -3.55
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1892 147.9 — — — — -16 -78 +47 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) 98.7 -5.81
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1841 145.7 — — — — -61 +43 +118 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) 98.1 -3.46
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1905 139.1 — — — — -6 — +73 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) 105.7 -1.38
35 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00 1975 1872 141.1 — — — — -40 +45 — 57.6% +0.42 7–6 (54%) 4–3 (57%) 99.8 -0.41
36 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11 1976 1752 126.5 — — — — +23 +27 +201 49.3% -0.20 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 95.7 -0.02
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 1977 1698 136.2 — — — — +16 +18 +284 48.4% +0.05 6–5 (55%) 2–5 (29%) 96.7 -0.64
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1620 117.9 — — — — — +19 — 34.6% -0.54 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.2 +0.12
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 — 1950 142.6 — — — — -68 -21 +43 54.6% +0.39 86–74 (54%) 63–73 (46%) 98.1 -3.78

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.