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This is a list of the main career statistics and records of professional tennis player Björn Borg .
Björn Borg in 1979
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 16 finals (11 titles, 5 runners-up)
Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
Winner
1974
French Open
Clay
Manuel Orantes
2–6, 6–7(1–7) , 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
Winner
1975
French Open (2)
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Winner
1976
Wimbledon
Grass
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2, 9–7
Runner-up
1976
US Open
Clay
Jimmy Connors
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(9–11) , 4–6
Winner
1977
Wimbledon (2)
Grass
Jimmy Connors
3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Winner
1978
French Open (3)
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–1, 6–3
Winner
1978
Wimbledon (3)
Grass
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up
1978
US Open
Hard
Jimmy Connors
4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Winner
1979
French Open (4)
Clay
Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8) , 6–4
Winner
1979
Wimbledon (4)
Grass
Roscoe Tanner
6–7(4–7) , 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner
1980
French Open (5)
Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Winner
1980
Wimbledon (5)
Grass
John McEnroe
1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18) , 8–6
Runner-up
1980
US Open
Hard
John McEnroe
6–7(4–7) , 1–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–5, 4–6
Winner
1981
French Open (6)
Clay
Ivan Lendl
6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up
1981
Wimbledon
Grass
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–7(1–7) , 6–7(4–7) , 4–6
Runner-up
1981
US Open
Hard
John McEnroe
6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6
Masters Grand Prix year-end championships finals
Singles: 4 finals (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
WCT year-end championship finals
Singles: 4 finals (1 title, 3 runners-up)
Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
Runner-up
1974
Dallas
Carpet
John Newcombe
6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up
1975
Dallas
Carpet (i)
Arthur Ashe
6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6
Winner
1976
Dallas
Carpet (i)
Guillermo Vilas
1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up
1979
Dallas
Carpet (i)
John McEnroe
5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–7
Grand Prix Super Series finals
Singles: 19 finals (15 titles, 4 runners-up)
Outcome
Year
Event
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1973
Monte-Carlo
Clay
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up
1973
Stockholm
Hard
Tom Gorman
3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Winner
1974
Rome
Clay
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Winner
1974
Boston
Clay
Tom Okker
7–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner
1975
Boston
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Winner
1976
Boston
Clay
Harold Solomon
6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up
1976
Philadelphia
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
6–7, 4–6, 0–6
Winner
1977
Monte Carlo
Clay
Corrado Barazzutti
6–3, 7–5, 6–0
Winner
1977
London
Carpet
John Lloyd
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Winner
1978
Tokyo
Carpet
Brian Teacher
6–3, 6–4
Winner
1978
Rome
Clay
Adriano Panatta
1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Winner
1979
Tokyo
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–2
Winner
1979
Monte Carlo
Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–2, 6–1, 6–3
Winner
1979
Toronto
Hard
John McEnroe
6–3, 6–3
Winner
1979
Las Vegas
Hard
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–2
Winner
1980
Monte Carlo
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up
1980
Toronto
Hard
Ivan Lendl
4–6, 5–4, ret.
Winner
1980
Stockholm
Hard
John McEnroe
6–3, 6–4
Winner
1980
Las Vegas
Hard
Harold Soloman
6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Note: before the ATP took over running the men's professional tour in 1990 the Grand Prix Tour had a series of events that were precursors to the Masters Series known as the Grand Prix Tennis Championship Series .[1]
Singles performance timeline
Tournament
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open
A
3R
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 1
1–1
50%
French Open
4R
W
W
QF
A
W
W
W
W
6 / 8
49–2
96%
Wimbledon
QF
3R
QF
W
W
W
W
W
F
5 / 9
51–4
93%
US Open
4R
2R
SF
F
4R
F
QF
F
F
0 / 9
40–9
82%
Win–Loss
10–3
11–3
16–2
17–2
10–1
20–1
18–1
20–1
19–2
11 / 27
141–16
89.81
Yr Win%
77%
79%
89%
89%
91%
95%
95%
95%
90%
Year-End Championship
The Masters [a]
A
RR
F
A
F
A
W
W
A
2 / 5
15–7
68.18
WCT Finals
A
F
F
W
A
SF
F
A
A
1 / 5
10–3
76.92
Grand Prix Super Series
Philadelphia
A
3R
3R
F
2R
QF
A
A
A
0 / 5
7–5
58%
Las Vegas
A
A
A
A
A
A
W
W
A
2 / 2
10–0
100%
Monte Carlo
F
A
QF
QF
W
A
W
W
2R
3 / 11
24–8
75%
Hamburg
Not Grand Prix Sup. Series
A
3R
A
A
0 / 1
2–1
67%
Rome
A
W
QF
A
A
W
A
A
A
2 / 3
15–1
94%
Boston
A
W
W
W
A
Not Grand Prix Sup Series
3 / 3
18–0
100%
Canada
Not Grand Prix Sup Series
A
W
F
A
1 / 2
11–1
92%
Los Angeles
1R
Not Grand Prix Sup Series
0 / 1
0–1
0%
Stockholm
F
SF
SF
QF
A
SF
A
W
NGPS
1 / 8
26–7
79%
Wembley
Not GPSS
A
W
A
A
A
A
1 / 1
5–0
100%
Tokyo
Not Grand Prix Sp. Series
W
W
QF
2R
2 / 4
13–2
87%
Year End Rankings
18
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
4
ATP Career finals:(89)
Singles titles: (64)
Tournament Category
No. of titles
Grand Slam
11
Year-End Championships : Masters Grand Prix (1970–1989)
2
Year-End Championships : WCT Finals (1971–1989)
1
High category Grand Prix Super Series (1970–1989)
15
Mid category : Grand Prix Super Series (1970–1989), WCT (1970–1989)
17
Low category : Grand Prix World Series (1970–1989), WCT Regular Series (1970–1989)
18
Titles by Surface
Clay - Outdoor (30)
Grass - Outdoor (7)
Hard - Outdoor (5)
Hard - Indoor (2)
Carpet - Indoor (21)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
1.
1974
Auckland - Auckland Tennis Championships
Grass
Onny Parun
6–4, 6–3, 6–1
2.
1974
London WCT , England
Hard (i)
Mark Cox
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
3.
1974
São Paulo WCT , Brazil (1)
Hard (i)
Arthur Ashe
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
4.
1974
Rome , Italy (1)
Clay
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
5.
1974
French Open , Paris (1)
Clay
Manuel Orantes
2–6, 6–7(1–7) , 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
6.
1974
Båstad , Sweden (1)
Clay
Adriano Panatta
6–3, 6–0, 6–7(2–7) , 6–3
7.
1974
Boston , U.S. (1)
Clay
Tom Okker
7–6(7–3) , 6–1, 6–1
8.
1974
Adelaide , Australia
Grass
Onny Parun
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
9.
1975
Richmond WCT , U.S. (1)
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
10.
1975
Bologna WCT , Italy
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
7–6(7–4) , 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
11.
1975
French Open , Paris (2)
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–2, 6–3, 6–4
12.
1975
Boston , U.S. (2)
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
13.
1975
Barcelona , Spain (1)
Clay
Adriano Panatta
1–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2
14.
1976
Toronto Indoor WCT , Canada
Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis
2–6, 6–3, 6–1
15.
1976
São Paulo WCT , Brazil (2)
Carpet
Guillermo Vilas
7–6(7–4) , 6–2
16.
1976
WCT Finals , U.S. –
Carpet
Guillermo Vilas
1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1
17.
1976
Düsseldorf , West Germany
Clay
Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–2, 6–0
18.
1976
Wimbledon , London (1)
Grass
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2, 9–7
19.
1976
Boston , U.S. (3)
Clay
Harold Solomon
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
20.
1977
Memphis , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
21.
1977
Nice , France (1)
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–0
22.
1977
Monte Carlo WCT , Monaco (1)
Clay
Corrado Barazzutti
6–3, 7–5, 6–0
23.
1977
Denver , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
7–5, 6–2
24.
1977
Wimbledon , London (2)
Grass
Jimmy Connors
3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
25.
1977
Boca Raton – Pepsi Grand Slam (1)
Clay
Jimmy Connors
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
26.
1977
Madrid , Spain
Clay
Jaime Fillol
6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 7–6
27.
1977
Barcelona , Spain (2)
Clay
Manuel Orantes
6–2, 7–5, 6–2
28.
1977
Basel , Switzerland
Carpet
John Lloyd
6–4, 6–2, 6–3
29.
1977
Cologne , West Germany
Carpet
Wojtek Fibak
2–6, 7–5, 6–3
30.
1977
Wembley , England
Hard (i)
John Lloyd
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
31.
1978
Birmingham WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Dick Stockton
7–6(7–4) , 7–5
32.
1978
Boca Raton – Pepsi Grand Slam (2)
Clay
Jimmy Connors
7–6(7–1) , 3–6, 6–1
33.
1978
Las Vegas , U.S. – WCT Tournament of Champions
Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–5(5), 5–6(5), 6–4, 6–5(4)
34.
1978
Milan WCT , Italy
Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–3, 6–3
35.
1978
Rome , Italy (2)
Clay
Adriano Panatta
1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
36.
1978
French Open , Paris (3)
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–1, 6–3
37.
1978
Wimbledon , London (3)
Grass
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
38.
1978
Båstad , Sweden (2)
Clay
Corrado Barazzutti
6–1, 6–2
39.
1978
Tokyo Indoor , Japan (1)
Carpet
Brian Teacher
6–3, 6–4
40.
1979
Richmond WCT , U.S. (2)
Carpet
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 6–1
41.
1979
Boca Raton – Pepsi Grand Slam (3)
Clay
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–3
42.
1979
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Carpet
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–2
43.
1979
Monte Carlo , Monaco (2)
Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–2, 6–1, 6–3
44.
1979
Las Vegas , U.S. (1)
Hard
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–2
45.
1979
French Open , Paris (4)
Clay
Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8) , 6–4
46.
1979
Wimbledon , London (4)
Grass
Roscoe Tanner
6–7(4–7) , 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
47.
1979
Båstad , Sweden (3)
Clay
Balázs Taróczy
6–1, 7–5
48.
1979
Toronto , Canada
Hard
John McEnroe
6–3, 6–3
49.
1979
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Corrado Barazzutti
6–4, 6–0, 6–4
50.
1979
Tokyo Indoor , Japan (2)
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–2
51.
1979
Montreal , Canada – WCT Challenge Cup
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
52.
1979
Masters , New York (1)
Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–2, 6–2
53.
1980
Salisbury, Maryland , U.S. – WCT Invitational
Carpet
Vijay Amritraj
7–5, 6–1, 6–3
54.
1980
Boca Raton , U.S. – Pepsi Grand Slam (4)
Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–1, 5–7, 6–1
55.
1980
Nice , France (2)
Clay
Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–0, 6–1
56.
1980
Monte Carlo , Monaco (3)
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–0, 6–2
57.
1980
Las Vegas , U.S. (2)
Hard
Harold Solomon
6–3, 6–1
58.
1980
French Open , Paris (5)
Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–4, 6–1, 6–2
59.
1980
Wimbledon , London (5)
Grass
John McEnroe
1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18) , 8–6
60.
1980
Stockholm , Sweden
Carpet
John McEnroe
6–3, 6–4
61.
1980
Masters , New York (2)
Carpet
Ivan Lendl
6–4, 6–2, 6–2
62.
1981
French Open , Paris (6)
Clay
Ivan Lendl
6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
63.
1981
Stuttgart Outdoor , West Germany
Clay
Ivan Lendl
1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
64.
1981
Geneva , Switzerland
Clay
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–3
Runners-up: (25)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
1.
1973
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 1–6, 2–6
2.
1973
San Francisco , U.S.
Hard
Roy Emerson
7–5, 1–6, 4–6
3.
1973
Stockholm , SWE
Hard (i)
Tom Gorman
3–6, 6–4, 6–7
4.
1973
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 6–6, RET.
5.
1974
Barcelona WCT , Spain
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
6.
1974
Houston , U.S.
Clay
Rod Laver
6–7, 2–6
7.
1974
WCT Finals , U.S. –
Carpet
John Newcombe
6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 2–6
8.
1974
Indianapolis , U.S.
Clay
Jimmy Connors
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
9.
1974
Madrid, Spain
Clay
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
10.
1975
Barcelona WCT , Spain
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
6–7, 3–6
11.
1975
Munich WCT , West Germany
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
4–6, 6–7
12.
1975
WCT Finals , U.S. –
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6
13.
1975
Masters , Sweden
Hard (i)
Ilie Năstase
2–6, 2–6, 1–6
14.
1976
Philadelphia WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
6–7, 4–6, 0–6
15.
1976
US Open , New York
Clay
Jimmy Connors
4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
16.
1977
Masters , New York
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
4–6, 6–1, 4–6
17.
1977
Johannesburg
Hard
Guillermo Vilas
Final Abandoned
18.
1978
US Open , New York
Hard
Jimmy Connors
4–6, 4–6, 2–6
19.
1979
Dallas WCT , U.S. – WCT Finals
Carpet
John McEnroe
5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–7
20.
1980
Toronto , Canada
Hard
Ivan Lendl
6–4, 4–5, RET.
21.
1980
US Open , New York
Hard
John McEnroe
6–7, 1–6, 7–6, 7–5, 4–6
22.
1980
Basel , Switzerland
Hard (i)
Ivan Lendl
3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 4–6
23.
1981
Milan , Italy
Carpet
John McEnroe
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
24.
1981
Wimbledon , London
Grass
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 4–6
25.
1981
US Open , New York
Hard
John McEnroe
6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6
Singles titles not listed by the ATP, including invitational tournament titles (37)
Non-ATP, exhibition, invitational, or special events singles titles – draw at least eight players (9)
Year
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
1973
1 February–4
Helsinki - Scandinavian Indoor Open
Carpet
Jacek Niedźwiedzki
6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
1974
28 January – 3 February
Oslo - Scandinavian Indoor Open
Carpet
Raymond Moore
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1978
October 19–21
Hamburg - Rothenbaum Tennis Club
Carpet
Wojciech Fibak
6–1, 6–1
1979
September 28–30
Marbella - European Championships of Tennis
Clay
Adriano Panatta
6–2, 6–2, 7–5
1979
November 26–29
Milan - Masters Brooklyn Chewing Gum
Carpet
John McEnroe
1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1979
29 Nov-Dec 2
Frankfurt - Cup Invitational Tennis Round Robin
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1981
October 12–15
Edmonton - Alberta Tennis Challenge
Carpet
José Luis Clerc
6–2, 6–2, 7–5
1984
May 10–13
Osaka - Gunze World Tennis
Carpet
Bill Scanlon
6–2, 6–2
1985
May 12–15
Kobe & Tokyo - Gunze World Tennis
Carpet
Anders Järryd
6–4, 6–3
Non-ATP, exhibition, invitational, or special events singles titles – draw fewer than eight players (28)
Year
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
1976
Sept 14–16
Guadalajara, Jalisco Tennis Invitational Round Robin
Clay
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–3
1976
Sept 17–19
Mexico Marlboro Tennis Round Robin
Clay
Ilie Năstase
7–6, 0–6, 6–1
1976
11 Oct–15
Hilton Head World Invitational Tennis Classic
Clay
Arthur Ashe
6–1, 6–2
1976
Nov 3–4
Chicago Olsonite Tennis Classic
Carpet
John Newcombe
6–3, 6–2
1976
Nov 6–7
Detroit Michigan Pro Tennis 4-men invitational
Carpet
Rod Laver
6–3, 6–1
1976
24 Nov–28
Copenhagen Pondus Cup Invitational Round Robin
Carpet
Wojciech Fibak
7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 7–5
1977
February, 12–13
Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Invitational Round Robin - 3-men
Carpet
Rod Laver
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
1977
27 Sep–30
Hilton Head World Invitational Tennis Classic
Clay
Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 7–5
1978
7 Mar–9
Gothenburg Scandinavian Cup
Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1978
18 Apr–20
Copenhagen Pondus Cup Invitational
Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1978
21 Apr–23
Tokyo Suntory Cup
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–2
1978
Aug 14–15
Menton French Riviera Invitational
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3
1978
Aug 16–17
Fréjus Arena Trophy
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 7–5
1978
16 Oct–18
Essen Gruga Hall International
Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–3, 7–6
1978
28 Oct–29
Manila Smash-78 Tennis
Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–2, 7–6
1978
Nov 23–24
Antwerp European Tennis Championships
Carpet
Tom Okker
6–4, 6–3
1979
March 6–7
Vienna Velo Cup Tennis – 4-men invitational
Carpet
John McEnroe
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1979
Sept 26–27
Essen Gruga Hall International – 4-men invitational
Clay
Ilie Năstase
6–1, 6–4
1979
2 Oct–7
Netherlands - 5 city (Final at Rotterdam) Roxy Tennis Round Robin – 5-men
Carpet
Eddie Dibbs
6–3, 6–0
1979
Nov 24–25
Brussels Belgian Cup – 4-men invitational
Carpet
Adriano Panatta
6–1, 7–6
1979
Dec 14–16
Cairo Egypt's First International Round Robin
Clay
Ismail El Shafei
6–2, 6–3
1980
8 March–9
Stuttgart Cup-80 – 4-men invitational
Carpet
Adriano Panatta
6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1980
Oct 25–26
Berlin West Berlin Cup – 4-men invitational
Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis
7–6, 6–3
1981
26 Jan–27
Bologna Charity Indoor Championships – 4-men invitational
Carpet
José Luis Clerc
6–7, 7–5, 7–6
1982
March 24–25
Cascais Portugal Classic – 4-men invitational
Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis
7–6, 6–1
1982
April 16–18
Tokyo – Suntory Cup
Carpet
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–2
1982
30 April–1 May
Cairo Four Master Championships 4-men invitational
Clay
Peter McNamara
6–1 6–4
1982
5 Nov–7
Sydney – Akai Gold Challenge Round Robin
Carpet
Ivan Lendl
6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Youngest to win
In 1972 Borg became the youngest winner of a Davis Cup match at age 15.
Borg won his 11th Grand Slam singles title in 1981 aged 25 years and 1 day, the youngest male to reach that number of titles. By comparison, Roger Federer won his 11th aged 25 years and 324 days; Pete Sampras won his 11th at almost age 27, Roy Emerson at age 30, and Rod Laver at age 31.
Miscellaneous
Borg's 64 official ATP career titles as listed on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) website places him fifth on that website's open era list behind Jimmy Connors (110), Ivan Lendl (94), Roger Federer (87), John McEnroe (77), Rafael Nadal (68) and tied with Pete Sampras.
In 1979, Borg became the first professional tennis player to earn more than one million dollars in prize money in a single season.
On the list of open era winning streaks, Borg is first and second (49 consecutive tour matches in 1978, 48 in 1979-1980). The only other men with winning streaks of at least 40 matches are Guillermo Vilas (46), Ivan Lendl (44), Novak Djokovic (43), John McEnroe (42), and Roger Federer (41).
Borg holds third place for most consecutive wins on clay, with 46 victories in 1977–79. Only Rafael Nadal with 81 and Vilas with 53 have won more consecutive clay court matches.
Borg won 19 consecutive points on serve in the fifth set on two occasions: his 1980 Wimbledon final against McEnroe and his 1980 US Open quarterfinal against Roscoe Tanner .
Borg retired in 1983 with $3.6 million in career prize money, a record at the time.
According to the match scores listed on the ATP website, Borg bageled his opponents (sets won 6–0) 131 times in his career, compared to Federer's 79 bagels from 1999 through 2013 Halle.
Borg was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987 at 30 years of age.
In 1999, Borg was elected the best Swedish sportsman ever by a jury in his home country. His tennis rivals included a pair of top ranked players: Mats Wilander (who won seven Grand Slam titles) and Stefan Edberg (who won six).
In their only career match-up, Borg defeated Wilander in September 1981 in the first round of a tournament in Geneva, Switzerland . The score was 6–1, 6–1. Geneva was the last tournament that Borg won during his career.
Borg won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1974 and 1978, the latter being shared with alpine skier Ingemar Stenmark . They are the only men to have won this honor twice.
Borg was well known for his sleek signature line of Fila 'BJ' sportswear, particularly the pinstriped tennis shirts that became a trademark. Although Borg wore Fila throughout the world (except Sweden where he was contracted to Jockey) he used different rackets and shoes for different parts of the world. Until 1980, in North America Borg wore Tretorn sneakers and used a Bancroft Borg Personal racquet, while everywhere else he played with a Donnay Allwood or Borg Pro, with Diadora Borg Elite shoes. In 1980, he began to play with Donnay racquets everywhere. There was also superstition in what he wore. Borg always reverted to his traditional green pinstripe shirt for Wimbledon, no matter what other design he may have worn at the time.
Borg revealed on Soccer AM that he is a Charlton Athletic fan.
Head-to-head based on ATP web site
Borg's record against players ranked in the ATP's top 10. World No 1's are in bold .
Notes
^ The Masters tournaments for 1977, 1979 and 1980 were actually held in January of the following year. In this table, however, the year of the tournament is listed for the preceding year.
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