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Bjorn Borg vs Paul Mcnamee H2H: 1-0

Bjorn Borg holds a 1–0 lead over Paul Mcnamee in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Bjorn Borg leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1981 Stuttgart Open quarterfinal 6-1 6-2.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Paul Mcnamee
AUS Age 71 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg #2 6-1 6-2 Paul Mcnamee #32 Match data Jul 18, 1981* QF Stuttgart Open 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 2,558 617 140 81.5% 11 0 2 3 50 66
Paul Mcnamee #524 #24 0 1,900 229 217 51.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Mcnamee
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 1,868 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
18 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,466 0 0
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13 1974 0–4 0.0% #318 1,439 0 0
20 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20 — — — — — — —
21 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32 1976 2–8 20.0% #174 1,413 0 0
22 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41 1977 14–18 43.8% #84 1,603 0 0
23 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54 1978 17–24 41.5% #120 1,654 0 0
24 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63 1979 13–13 50.0% #82 1,692 0 0
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66 1980 45–30 60.0% #40 1,882 0 1
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66 1981 14–11 56.0% #48 1,773 0 1
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66 1982 23–16 59.0% #34 1,827 0 2
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66 1983 38–26 59.4% #35 1,817 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 1984 15–16 48.4% #61 1,726 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1985 13–12 52.0% #48 1,717 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 1986 24–19 55.8% #45 1,707 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 1987 7–14 33.3% #194 1,604 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1988 3–2 60.0% #456 1,646 0 2
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 Mcnamee
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% 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
19 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
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% 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 12 13 25 48.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
23 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 1979 2 2 4 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 10 8 18 55.6%
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 4 13 69.2%
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 4 5 20.0% 17 10 27 63.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 45 301 85.0% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1% — 35 38 73 47.9% 103 99 202 51.0% 55 46 101 54.5% 36 34 70 51.4%

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 Paul Mcnamee
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 144.7 — — — — -87 -18 -72 61.4% +0.78 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) 107.4 +2.93 1972 1492 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.19
18 1974 2063 160.3 — — — — -37 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) 105.6 -2.93 1973 1466 94.3 — — — — — — +35 20.0% -1.90 1–0 — — +0.37
19 1975 2192 164.8 — — — — -58 +80 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) 105.4 -4.68 1974 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +19 11.1% -1.45 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.40
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 1976 1414 106.8 — — — — +83 +98 — 21.7% -1.35 0–1 0–5 (0%) — +0.74
22 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) 105.9 -2.75 1977 1603 140.6 — — — — — +58 -142 41.3% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 101.9 -0.15
23 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) 102.3 -3.72 1978 1655 130.9 — — — — -177 +90 -227 42.1% -0.46 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 100.8 +1.07
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +59 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04 1979 1693 128.0 — — — — -194 +48 -201 48.4% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) 103.9 -0.46
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +3 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91 1980 1882 152.0 — — — — -89 -75 -120 60.4% +0.48 6–12 (33%) 21–8 (72%) 105.0 -1.40
26 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08 1981 1773 132.7 — — — — +9 -5 -30 57.6% +0.47 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.4 +1.51
27 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 1982 1827 143.7 — — — — +32 -101 -6 56.3% +0.38 10–10 (50%) 10–12 (45%) 99.6 -0.05
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 1983 1817 142.6 — — — — -5 -26 +9 53.6% +0.27 13–6 (68%) 16–14 (53%) 102.7 -0.72
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1726 140.2 — — — — +31 +84 +45 48.2% -0.05 5–5 (50%) 6–4 (60%) 100.8 -1.45
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1717 130.4 — — — — -26 +29 +129 58.6% +0.24 2–9 (18%) 8–2 (80%) 95.8 -0.11
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1707 136.0 — — — — -61 +70 +161 52.8% +0.20 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) 102.0 +0.28
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1605 124.6 — — — — -22 +116 +204 36.5% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 99.0 -0.58
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1646 110.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.30 — — — +0.21
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 +80 -102 75.0% +1.81 116–42 (73%) 92–78 (54%) 103.6 -2.77 — 1901 144.6 — — — — -37 +35 -14 50.8% +0.03 63–64 (50%) 86–77 (53%) 101.8 -0.30

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.