Land Of Tennis.com
()
6. ATP Auckland Open
Björn Borg defeated Onny Parun
, ,
7. London Indoor
Björn Borg defeated Mark Cox
, ,
8. Barcelona WCT
Björn Borg lost to Arthur Ashe
, ,
9. Sao Paulo WCT
Björn Borg defeated Arthur Ashe
, ,
10. River Oaks International
Björn Borg lost to Rod Laver
,
11. WCT Finals
Björn Borg lost to John Newcombe
, , ,
12. Italian Open
GS
13. French Open
14. Swedish Open
Björn Borg defeated Adriano Panatta
, , ,
15. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
16. US Pro Tennis Championships
Björn Borg defeated Tom Okker
, ,
17. Madrid
18. World Invitational Tennis Classic
19. South Australian Championships
Björn Borg defeated Onny Parun
, , ,
Björn Borg
Swedish tennis player (born )
For other uses, see Björn Borg (disambiguation).
Borg in | |
| Full&#;name | Björn Rune Borg |
|---|---|
| Country&#;(sports) | &#;Sweden |
| Residence | Norrmalm, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Born | () 6 June (age&#;68) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | &#;m (5&#;ft 11&#;in) |
| Turned&#;pro | (comeback in ) |
| Retired | , |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Lennart Bergelin (–) Ron Thatcher (–) |
| Prize money | US$3,, |
| Int. Tennis HoF | (member page) |
| Career&#;record | – |
| Career&#;titles | 66 (8th in the Open Era) |
| Highest&#;ranking | No. 1 (23 August ) |
| Australian&#;Open | 3R () |
| French&#;Open | W (, , , , , ) |
| Wimbledon | W (, , , , ) |
| US Open | F (, , , ) |
| Tour&#;Finals | W (, ) |
| WCT&#;Finals | W () |
| Professional majors | |
| US&#;Pro | W (, , ) |
| Wembley&#;Pro | W () |
| Career&#;record | 86–81 (%) |
| Career&#;titles | 4 |
| Australian&#;Open | 3R () |
| French&#;Open | SF (, ) |
| Wimbledon | 3R () |
| US Open | 3R () |
| Davis Cup | W () |
Björn Rune Borg (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈbjœːɳˈbɔrj]ⓘ; born 6 June ) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles
Land Of Tennis.com
(12 titles)
21. Pepsi Grand Slam
22. U.S. National Indoor
Björn Borg defeated Brian Gottfried
, , ,
23. Nice Open
24. Monte-Carlo Masters
Björn Borg defeated Corrado Barazzutti
, ,
25. Denver Open
Björn Borg defeated Brian Gottfried
,
GS
26. Wimbledon
27. World Invitational Tennis Classic
Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner
,
28. Madrid
29. Barcelona Open
30. Swiss Indoors (Basel)
Björn Borg defeated John Lloyd
, ,
31. Cologne Grand Prix
Björn Borg defeated Wojtek Fibak
, ,
32. Wembley Championships
Björn Borg defeated John Lloyd
, ,
Björn Borg career statistics
This is a list of the main career statistics and records of retired Swedish professional tennis player Björn Borg. His professional career spanned from until with a brief comeback between and
Grand Slam tournament finals
[edit]Singles: 16 finals (11 titles, 5 runner-ups)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | French Open | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Win | French Open (2) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Wimbledon | Grass | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 | |
| Loss | US Open | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 4–6 | |
| Win | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| Win | French Open (3) | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | US Open | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | French Open (4) | Clay | Víctor Pecci | 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 | |
| Win | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Roscoe Tanner | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | French Open (5) | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | John
. |