H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs Bjorn Borg H2H: 8-15

Bjorn Borg holds a 15–8 lead over Jimmy Connors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 23 main-draw meetings, Bjorn Borg leads 5–2 on carpet, while they are tied 3–3 on clay. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1981 US Open semifinal 6-2 7-5 6-4.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
8 – 15
23 main-draw meetings
Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 7-5 6-4 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Sep 14, 1981* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Bjorn Borg #1 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Jul 5, 1981* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 6-7 6-3 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Jan 21, 1981* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-1 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Feb 19, 1980 RR Wct Invitational ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 3-6 6-3 7-6 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Jan 9, 1980 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 6-2 2-6 6-4 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Dec 10, 1979* F Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 6-2 6-2 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Nov 5, 1979* F Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-3 6-2 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Jul 8, 1979* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-2 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Apr 29, 1979* F Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-3 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Feb 16, 1979* F Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-2 6-2 Bjorn Borg #2 Match data Sep 12, 1978* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Bjorn Borg #3 6-2 6-2 6-3 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Jul 10, 1978* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bjorn Borg #3 7-6 3-6 6-1 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Jan 26, 1978* F Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 1-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg #3 Match data Jan 12, 1978* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 5-7 6-3 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Jul 17, 1977* F Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Bjorn Borg #2 3-6 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Jul 4, 1977* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg Match data Sep 15, 1976* F US Open Grand Slam Clay
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-1 Bjorn Borg Match data Mar 27, 1976* SF Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 7-6(5) 6-4 6-0 Bjorn Borg Match data Feb 1, 1976* F Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 6-2 7-6 Bjorn Borg Match data Nov 11, 1975* SF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 7-5 7-5 7-5 Bjorn Borg Match data Sep 9, 1975* SF US Open Grand Slam Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 5-7 6-3 6-4 Bjorn Borg #9 Match data Aug 11, 1974* F Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Bjorn Borg #22 6-4 3-6 7-6 Jimmy Connors #4 Match data Nov 9, 1973* SF Stockholm Open 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
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,441 1,266 298 80.9% 8 0 1 0 100 109
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 Jimmy Connors Bjorn Borg
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,601 0 0
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,867 0 0
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 — — — — — — —
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 — — — — — — —
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 — — — — — — —
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 — — — — — — —
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 — — — — — — —
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105 — — — — — — —
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109 — — — — — — —
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,784 8 109 — — — — — — —
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,724 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,687 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,678 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,669 8 109 — — — — — — —

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 Jimmy Connors 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 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1972 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
17 1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1973 5 4 9 55.6% 25 15 40 62.5% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
18 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0%
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6%
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
36 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
37 1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
38 1991 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2% — 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 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 Jimmy Connors 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 1969 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19 1972 1601 124.6 — — — — +22 +22 — 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 99.2 +1.08
17 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.24 1973 1868 144.3 — — — — -86 -21 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) 107.4 +3.01
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) 105.6 -2.96
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) 105.4 -4.69
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) 95.8 -4.00
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) 104.7 -1.96
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) 105.9 -2.75
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) 102.3 -3.72
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) 101.5 -1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) 93.7 -0.10 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -0.14 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11
37 1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13 1993 1937 105.3 +1.45 -1.97 0.859 47.3% +99 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.13
38 1991 1889 146.4 -1.80 +3.12 1.005 50.1% +29 +62 +178 57.1% +0.30 7–5 (58%) 7–4 (64%) 100.9 -2.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 1785 141.4 -1.86 +2.27 0.962 49.5% +35 +121 — 51.8% +0.05 8–6 (57%) 6–4 (60%) 97.8 -2.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1993 1724 107.2 -2.74 +0.29 0.890 47.1% +57 — — 37.5% -0.69 2–0 0–2 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 1687 107.8 -2.12 +0.37 0.980 49.9% — — — 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 1678 102.2 -1.10 +0.01 0.912 49.1% — — +305 50.0% +0.25 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 1669 100.0 +0.85 +1.29 0.725 44.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2442 169.4 -1.84 +2.23 0.967 49.5% +78 -89 +40 75.9% +1.82 236–106 (69%) 218–151 (59%) 99.9 -2.45 — 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.