H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Paul Gerken H2H: 1-2

Paul Gerken holds a 2–1 lead over Bjorn Borg in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Paul Gerken leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1974 Stockholm Open round of 32 1-6 6-1 7-6.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Paul Gerken
USA Age 76 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg 1-6 6-1 7-6 Paul Gerken Match data Nov 7, 1974* R32 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Paul Gerken #49 6-4 6-3 Bjorn Borg #12 Match data Apr 25, 1974* R32 Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Paul Gerken 6-4 6-2 Bjorn Borg Match data Apr 26, 1973* R32 Madrid ATP 250 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 2,558 617 141 81.4% 11 0 2 3 50 66
Paul Gerken #496 #35 0 1,836 122 127 49.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Paul Gerken
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 1968 4–3 57.1% — 1,540 0 0
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13 1969 4–8 33.3% — 1,514 0 0
20 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20 1970 3–7 30.0% — 1,513 0 0
21 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32 1971 7–9 43.8% — 1,558 0 0
22 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41 1972 14–12 53.8% — 1,651 0 0
23 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54 1973 50–33 60.2% #50 1,761 0 0
24 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63 1974 23–31 42.6% #65 1,649 0 0
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66 1975 14–19 42.4% #80 1,610 0 0
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66 — — — — — — —
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66 1977 3–5 37.5% — 1,601 0 0
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66 — — — — — — —
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 Paul Gerken
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% 1968 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0% 1969 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
20 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8% 1971 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3% 1972 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4% 1973 20 11 31 64.5% 19 14 33 57.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 1974 6 10 16 37.5% 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 8 17 52.9%
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 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% — 37 34 71 52.1% 40 47 87 46.0% 19 22 41 46.3% 26 24 50 52.0%

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 Paul Gerken
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%) — +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1868 144.3 — — — — -86 -21 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) — +3.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.96 1968 1541 101.1 — — — — +35 — -12 42.1% +0.05 1–0 — — -0.33
19 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) — -4.69 1969 1515 107.8 — — — — — -30 -14 43.8% -0.13 1–5 (17%) — — -0.40
20 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) — -4.00 1970 1514 114.4 — — — — — -33 +11 37.5% -0.46 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
21 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96 1971 1559 109.6 — — — — -25 -50 — 47.6% +0.10 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.82
22 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) — -2.75 1972 1652 124.6 — — — — -35 -63 -66 52.8% +0.39 7–6 (54%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.20
23 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.72 1973 1761 139.8 — — — — +36 -27 -117 56.3% +0.65 19–11 (63%) 16–17 (48%) — +1.13
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.04 1974 1649 124.9 — — — — +35 -15 -16 46.9% -0.35 8–13 (38%) 13–9 (59%) — -0.35
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) — -1.91 1975 1611 129.1 — — — — +120 -74 +20 42.7% -0.56 7–7 (50%) 10–6 (63%) — -0.79
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 1977 1601 119.0 — — — — — -51 — 38.9% -0.39 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.38
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1837 131.8 — — — — +41 -36 -39 49.2% +0.08 48–49 (49%) 49–46 (52%) 101.6 +1.03

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.