H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Ivan Lendl vs Bjorn Borg H2H: 2-5

Bjorn Borg holds a 5–2 lead over Ivan Lendl in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Bjorn Borg leads 3–0 on clay, while Ivan Lendl leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1981 Stuttgart Open final 1-6 7-6 6-2 6-4.

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Ivan Lendl
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg #2 1-6 7-6 6-2 6-4 Ivan Lendl #4 Match data Jul 19, 1981* F Stuttgart Open ATP 250 Clay
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 Ivan Lendl #4 Match data Jun 8, 1981* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 6-2 6-2 Ivan Lendl #6 Match data Jan 22, 1981* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #7 6-3 6-2 5-7 0-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg #1 Match data Oct 19, 1980* F Swiss Indoors ATP 250 Hard
Ivan Lendl #10 4-6 5-4 (ret.) Bjorn Borg #1 Match data Aug 18, 1980* F Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
Bjorn Borg #1 6-2 6-2 Ivan Lendl #18 Match data Apr 4, 1980* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-1 Ivan Lendl #35 Match data Aug 19, 1979* SF Canadian Open ATP 500 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
Ivan Lendl #667 #1 3,420 2,423 1,045 227 82.2% 8 0 6 17 63 94
Bjorn Borg #1,224 #1 10 2,558 617 141 81.4% 11 0 2 3 50 66

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 Ivan Lendl Bjorn Borg
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 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,638 0 0 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8
19 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,885 0 0 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13
20 1980 101–27 78.9% #6 2,135 0 7 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20
21 1981 91–11 89.2% #3 2,317 0 17 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32
22 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,371 0 32 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41
23 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54
24 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,236 1 42 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63
25 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66
26 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,356 4 62 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66
27 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66
28 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,221 6 73 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66
29 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83 — — — — — — —
30 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,132 8 88 — — — — — — —
31 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,032 8 91 — — — — — — —
32 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 1,997 8 92 — — — — — — —
33 1993 33–23 58.9% #19 1,779 8 94 — — — — — — —
34 1994 28–18 60.9% #55 1,756 8 94 — — — — — — —
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 Ivan Lendl Bjorn Borg
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 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
19 1979 11 4 15 73.3% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0%
20 1980 31 5 36 86.1% 40 8 48 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 25 11 36 69.4% 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6%
21 1981 39 2 41 95.1% 42 6 48 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8%
22 1982 22 3 25 88.0% 44 5 49 89.8% — — — — 38 0 38 100.0% 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3%
23 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 30 5 35 85.7% 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4%
24 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 28 4 32 87.5% 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4%
25 1985 29 3 32 90.6% 27 1 28 96.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 17 0 17 100.0% 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
26 1986 30 2 32 93.8% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 22 2 24 91.7% 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
27 1987 34 2 36 94.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1988 17 3 20 85.0% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1989 39 2 41 95.1% 21 2 23 91.3% 11 1 12 91.7% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 21 6 27 77.8% — — — — 10 1 11 90.9% 23 5 28 82.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1991 31 8 39 79.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1992 30 10 40 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1994 23 13 36 63.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 392 81 473 82.9% 307 67 374 82.1% 81 25 106 76.4% 265 54 319 83.1% — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 46 302 84.8% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1%

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 Ivan Lendl Bjorn Borg
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 1978 1638 133.5 — — — — -62 +28 — 52.8% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.27 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.96
19 1979 1885 154.3 — — — — -118 +4 — 63.1% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.51 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) — -4.69
20 1980 2135 170.0 — — — — +71 -36 -486 73.1% +1.68 16–8 (67%) 19–13 (59%) — -7.38 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) — -4.00
21 1981 2318 177.0 — — — — +49 -31 — 80.5% +2.32 17–7 (71%) 15–7 (68%) — -6.33 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96
22 1982 2371 176.5 — — — — +113 -76 — 86.7% +2.34 10–5 (67%) 19–3 (86%) — -3.79 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) — -2.75
23 1983 2236 174.0 — — — — +136 -39 -282 77.4% +1.93 8–6 (57%) 23–11 (68%) — -4.88 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.72
24 1984 2237 173.5 — — — — +88 +36 -239 75.3% +1.76 10–1 (91%) 12–6 (67%) — -5.71 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.04
25 1985 2368 176.3 — — — — +99 -15 -354 85.1% +2.46 9–1 (90%) 17–6 (74%) — -4.64 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) — -1.91
26 1986 2356 173.1 — — — — +95 +19 -277 86.0% +2.38 7–0 (100%) 12–8 (60%) — -2.06 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08
27 1987 2363 171.7 — — — — +80 +21 -226 80.4% +2.12 12–4 (75%) 23–13 (64%) — -1.78 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11
28 1988 2222 168.1 — — — — +65 +179 -105 73.7% +1.63 10–4 (71%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.43 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
29 1989 2261 172.4 — — — — +69 +112 -133 82.4% +2.40 16–4 (80%) 24–10 (71%) — -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 2132 165.0 — — — — +32 — +70 75.7% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1991 2033 166.0 +5.18 +4.23 1.249 53.9% +54 +280 +104 67.7% +1.22 17–7 (71%) 14–12 (54%) — -1.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1992 1997 164.6 +4.81 +3.55 1.235 53.6% +64 +118 +93 66.0% +1.13 11–15 (42%) 11–18 (38%) — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1993 1780 148.0 +2.08 +1.52 1.099 51.4% +85 +205 +256 57.1% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 7–14 (33%) — +1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1994 1757 147.7 +2.90 +2.81 1.201 52.9% +41 +134 — 63.1% +1.05 6–5 (55%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2424 174.3 +3.92 +3.13 1.199 53.0% +72 +21 -180 75.9% +1.82 176–89 (66%) 235–154 (60%) 99.4 -3.47 — 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

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.