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Richard Russell vs Bjorn Borg H2H: 1-0

Richard Russell holds a 1–0 lead over Bjorn Borg in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Richard Russell leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Richard Russell won the 1973 Italian Open round of 128 W/O.

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Richard Russell
JAM Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Richard Russell (w/o) Bjorn Borg Match data Jun 3, 1973* R128 Italian Open ATP 500 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
Richard Russell #373 #140 — 1,581 56 100 35.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Richard Russell 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 — — — — — — — 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 1968 15–19 44.1% — 1,520 0 0 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41
23 1969 12–18 40.0% — 1,565 0 0 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54
24 1970 6–20 23.1% — 1,467 0 0 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63
25 1971 12–24 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66
26 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,503 0 0 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66
27 1973 3–7 30.0% #191 1,473 0 0 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66
28 1974 1–1 50.0% #249 1,487 0 0 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66
29 1975 0–2 0.0% #373 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
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 Richard Russell 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1968 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3%
23 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4%
24 1970 4 8 12 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4%
25 1971 7 12 19 36.8% 1 6 7 14.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
26 1972 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
27 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1974 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 — 25 37 62 40.3% 6 22 28 21.4% 22 31 53 41.5% 3 10 13 23.1% — 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 Richard Russell 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%) 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 1968 1520 108.4 — — — — +28 — -30 44.4% -0.11 0–3 (0%) — — -0.20 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) 105.9 -2.75
23 1969 1566 115.6 — — — — +17 -97 -27 43.8% -0.41 4–6 (40%) — — -0.48 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) 102.3 -3.72
24 1970 1467 112.2 — — — — +78 -49 -41 24.1% -1.53 1–5 (17%) 2–4 (33%) 94.7 -0.30 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04
25 1971 1487 114.0 — — — — +65 -118 -35 35.3% -0.75 6–5 (55%) 2–4 (33%) 101.4 +1.60 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91
26 1972 1503 108.3 — — — — +70 — -59 41.9% -0.49 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 104.9 +1.87 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08
27 1973 1474 96.1 — — — — +81 -80 — 22.2% -1.83 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.89 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11
28 1974 1488 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 — — — +0.18 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
29 1975 1481 101.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1582 112.9 — — — — +56 -89 -34 36.9% -0.74 19–22 (46%) 7–13 (35%) 96.9 +2.33 — 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.