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

Bjorn Borg vs Tim Gullikson H2H: 2-1

Bjorn Borg holds a 2–1 lead over Tim Gullikson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Bjorn Borg leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tim Gullikson won the 1981 Tokyo Indoor round of 16 6-3 6-1.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Tim Gullikson
USA Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tim Gullikson 6-3 6-1 Bjorn Borg #2 Match data Oct 30, 1981* R16 Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-2 Tim Gullikson Match data Dec 9, 1979* SF Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 6-2 6-3 Tim Gullikson Match data Apr 28, 1979* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard

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
Tim Gullikson — — — 2,012 — — — 0 0 0 0 4 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 Tim Gullikson
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 — — — — — — —
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 Tim Gullikson
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% 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 1976 6 6 12 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1977 12 5 17 70.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1978 15 6 21 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 13 6 19 68.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 16 10 26 61.5%
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 10 10 20 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 13 7 20 65.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 14 6 20 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 8 14 42.9%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 11 9 20 55.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 11 14 21.4%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 9 7 16 56.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 2 8 10 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 7 12 41.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 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% — 95 70 165 57.6% 29 32 61 47.5% 54 33 87 62.1% 64 62 126 50.8%

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 Tim Gullikson
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 1975 1526 110.0 — — — — +36 — — 37.5% -1.38 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — -0.56
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04 1976 1587 121.0 — — — — -10 -24 -68 42.9% -0.56 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 93.4 +0.27
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91 1977 1869 146.4 — — — — -101 -197 0 62.5% +0.89 15–7 (68%) 6–5 (55%) 112.6 +0.69
26 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08 1978 1956 150.8 — — — — +44 -254 -114 58.9% +0.42 9–5 (64%) 15–10 (60%) 108.5 -1.31
27 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 1979 1983 152.5 — — — — +53 -246 -92 58.0% +0.51 14–2 (88%) 12–6 (67%) 111.6 -2.02
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 1980 1880 148.3 — — — — +25 — +22 56.7% +0.43 8–9 (47%) 10–11 (48%) 94.1 -3.86
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1868 150.9 — — — — +30 -139 -33 55.2% +0.51 9–6 (60%) 9–12 (43%) 98.3 -4.50
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1729 145.3 — — — — +53 — +39 41.8% -0.47 7–8 (47%) 7–14 (33%) 92.5 -3.75
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1759 134.2 — — — — +16 -67 +54 54.9% +0.15 6–8 (43%) 12–6 (67%) 99.5 +0.12
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1613 132.9 — — — — +12 +73 +194 41.2% -0.58 5–8 (38%) 9–6 (60%) 97.8 -1.08
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1585 121.6 — — — — +9 — +164 43.5% -0.26 2–4 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 94.1 +0.41
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1583 108.2 — — — — -10 — — 22.2% -1.89 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.44
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 — 2013 149.8 — — — — +23 -151 +14 53.2% +0.20 79–65 (55%) 83–78 (52%) 102.3 -3.67

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.