H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Ove Bengtson H2H: 1-0

Bjorn Borg holds a 1–0 lead over Ove Bengtson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Bjorn Borg leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1978 San Francisco round of 32 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
Ove Bengtson
SWE Age 81 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg 6-1 7-5 Ove Bengtson Match data Sep 28, 1978* R32 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet

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
Ove Bengtson #261 #43 0 1,732 132 168 44.0% 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 Ove Bengtson
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 1968 5–6 45.5% — 1,557 0 0
24 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63 1969 24–14 63.2% — 1,699 0 1
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66 1970 1–4 20.0% — 1,648 0 1
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66 1971 6–7 46.2% — 1,636 0 1
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66 1972 17–24 41.5% — 1,678 0 1
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66 1973 22–27 44.9% #56 1,646 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1974 12–20 37.5% #68 1,635 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1975 2–15 11.8% #177 1,539 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1976 13–11 54.2% #43 1,657 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 1977 12–13 48.0% #89 1,665 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 1978 14–15 48.3% #88 1,725 0 1
34 — — — — — — — 1979 4–12 25.0% #261 1,598 0 1
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66 — — — — — — —
36 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66 — — — — — — —
37 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66 — — — — — — —

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 Ove Bengtson
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% 1968 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 1969 8 4 12 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 7 10 17 41.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 9 19 52.6%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 6 4 10 60.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1 5 6 16.7%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
35 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 46 302 84.8% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1% — 48 58 106 45.3% 19 37 56 33.9% 25 22 47 53.2% 40 51 91 44.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Ove Bengtson
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 1968 1558 109.4 — — — — — -67 -17 45.5% -0.18 2–1 (67%) — — -1.21
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04 1969 1699 122.0 — — — — +49 -151 -25 58.8% +0.65 10–5 (67%) — — +3.21
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91 1970 1649 106.8 — — — — — -104 — 37.5% -1.19 0–1 — — -0.47
26 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08 1971 1636 112.8 — — — — +63 — -23 47.4% -0.34 2–2 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 101.8 +0.19
27 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 1972 1679 130.8 — — — — +45 -99 -132 46.0% -0.24 4–10 (29%) 3–3 (50%) 95.5 +1.02
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 1973 1647 123.8 — — — — +16 -57 -86 44.3% -0.42 4–6 (40%) 10–6 (63%) 100.5 +2.04
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1636 126.2 — — — — +34 -130 -46 39.2% -0.96 2–7 (22%) 13–6 (68%) 102.0 -1.62
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1540 122.9 — — — — +28 -64 — 26.2% -1.57 1–7 (13%) 2–5 (29%) 91.0 -1.08
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1657 131.0 — — — — -19 -165 +36 53.6% +0.04 4–4 (50%) 6–2 (75%) 105.1 +1.17
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1666 124.8 — — — — 0 — — 46.3% -0.43 3–1 (75%) 8–3 (73%) 107.2 +1.91
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1726 135.2 — — — — -9 -188 -18 50.0% -0.32 6–7 (46%) 12–6 (67%) 104.1 +0.31
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1598 117.7 — — — — -27 — +138 36.4% -0.71 3–5 (38%) 1–8 (11%) 91.7 +0.48
35 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1732 131.5 — — — — +18 -112 -17 45.9% -0.35 41–56 (42%) 58–40 (59%) 104.0 +2.02

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.