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Björn Borg

Full name Björn Rune Borg

Country Sweden

Residence Stockholm, Sweden

Born 6 June 1956 Södertälje, Stockholm County, Sweden

Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Weight 72 kg (160 lb)

Turned pro 1973 (international debut in 1971)

[1] Retired 4 April 1983 (comeback from 1991 to 1993)

Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Prize money $3,655,751

[2] Int. Tennis HOF 1987 ( member page )

Singles

Career record 608–127 (82.7%)

Career titles 64

Highest ranking No. 1 (23 August 1977)

Grand Slam Singles results

Australian Open 3R (1974)

French Open W (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)

Wimbledon W (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)

US Open F (1976, 1978, 1980, 1981)

Other tournaments

Tour Finals W (1979, 1980) Björn Borg 2

WCT Finals W (1976)

Doubles

Career record 86–81 (51.2%)

Career titles 4

Team Competitions

Davis Cup W (1975)

Björn Rune Borg (Swedish pronunciation: [bjœːɳ bɔrj] ( listen); born 6 June 1956) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six singles titles (an Open Era record second only to ).[3][4] He is considered by many to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time.[5][6][7] During his relatively brief pro career, Borg won 41% of the Grand Slam singles tournaments he entered (11 of 27) and 89.81% (141–16) of the Grand Slam singles matches he played. His winning rate across all surfaces (carpet, clay, hard, and grass) was 82.72% (608–127), and his winning percentage at Wimbledon was 92.73% (51–4); all are records for an entire career. He is one of four players in the open era to win both Wimbledon and the French Open in the same year and the only player to do so for three consecutive years. He is the only player to win three majors without dropping a set. He is the first male player to win more than 10 majors during the open era (since surpassed by 's 14, 's 17, and tied with Rafael Nadal's 11 titles). He also won three year-end championship titles, including two Masters Grand Prix titles and one WCT Final title. In addition, he won 15 Championship Series titles (1974–1980) the precursors to the current Masters 1000. Borg was the first "rock star" of professional tennis[8] and first player to earn more than one million dollars in prize money in a single season (1979).

Life and career

Borg was born in Södertälje, Sweden. As a child, Borg became fascinated with a golden tennis racquet that his father won at a table-tennis tournament. His father gave him the racquet, beginning his tennis career.[9] A player of great athleticism and endurance, he had a distinctive style and appearance—bowlegged, yet very fast. His muscularity allowed him to put heavy topspin on both his forehand and two-handed backhand. He was perhaps the first top professional to use the two-handed backhand. By the time he was Bjorn Borg at the 1979 ABN Tennis Tournament 13 he was beating the best of Sweden's under-18 players, and captain cautioned against anyone trying to change Borg's rough-looking, jerky strokes. They were effective.

Borg joined the professional circuit at age 14. In 1972, at the age of 15, Borg became one of the youngest players ever to represent his country in the Davis Cup and won his debut singles rubber in five sets against seasoned professional Onny Parun of New Zealand. Later that year, he won the Wimbledon junior singles title, recovering from a 5–2 deficit in the final set to overcome Britain's Buster Mottram. Björn Borg 3

In 1973, Borg reached the Wimbledon main draw quarterfinals in his first attempt. Just before his 18th birthday in 1974, Borg won his first top-level singles title at the , becoming its youngest winner. Two weeks later he became the then-youngest winner of the French Open defeating in the final, 2–6, 6–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1. Barely 18 at the time, Borg was the youngest-ever male French Open champion (the record has since been lowered by in 1982 and in 1989). In early 1975, Borg defeated the great , then 36 years old, in a semifinal of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) finals in Dallas, Texas, 7–6, 3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–2. Borg subsequently lost to in the final. Borg retained his French Open title in 1975, beating in the final in straight sets. Borg then reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals, where he lost to eventual champion Ashe, 6–2, 4–6, 6–8, 1–6. Borg did not lose another match at Wimbledon until 1981. Borg won two singles and one doubles rubber in the 1975 Davis Cup final, as Sweden beat Czechoslovakia 3–2. With these singles wins, Borg had won 19 consecutive Davis Cup singles rubbers since 1973. That was already a record at the time. However, Borg never lost another Davis Cup singles rubber, and, by the end of his career, he had stretched that winning streak to 33—a Davis Cup record that still stands.[10] In early 1976, Borg won the World Championship Tennis year-end WCT Finals in Dallas, Texas with a four-set victory over Guillermo Vilas in the final. At the 1976 French Open, Borg lost to the Italian , who remains the only player to defeat Borg at this tournament. Panatta did it twice: in the fourth round in 1973 (7–6, 2–6, 7–5, 7–6), and in the 1976 quarterfinals (6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6). Borg won Wimbledon in 1976 without losing a set, defeating the favored Ilie Năstase in the final. Borg became the youngest male Wimbledon champion of the modern era at 20 years and 1 month (a record subsequently broken by , who won Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985). It would be the last time Borg played Wimbledon as an underdog. Năstase later exclaimed, "We're playing tennis, he's [Borg] playing something else." Borg also reached the final of the 1976 US Open, which was then being played on clay courts. Borg lost in four sets to world no. 1 . Borg skipped the French Open in 1977 because he was under contract with WTT, but he repeated his Wimbledon triumph, although this time he was pushed much harder. He defeated his good friend in a semifinal, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6.[11] In the final, Borg was pushed to five sets for the third time in the tournament, this time by Connors. The win propelled Borg to the no. 1 ranking on the computer, albeit for just one week in August. Through 1977, he had never lost to a player younger than himself. Borg was at the height of his career from 1978 through 1980, completing the difficult French Open-Wimbledon double all three years. In 1978, Borg won the French Open with a win over Vilas in the final. Borg did not drop a set during the tournament, a feat only he, Năstase (in 1973), and Rafael Nadal (in 2008 and 2010) have accomplished at the French Open during the open era. Borg defeated Connors in straight sets at the 1978 Wimbledon. At the US Open, now held on hard courts in Flushing Meadow, New York, he lost the final in straight sets to Connors. That autumn, Borg faced John McEnroe for the first time in a semifinal of the and was upset, 3–6, 4–6. Borg lost to McEnroe again in four sets in the final of the 1979 WCT Finals but was now overtaking Connors for the top ranking. Borg established himself firmly in the top spot with his fourth French Open singles title and fourth straight Wimbledon singles title, defeating Connors in a straight-set semifinal at the latter tournament. At the French Open, Borg defeated big-serving Victor Pecci in a four-set final, and at Wimbledon, Borg took five sets to overcome an even bigger server, . Borg was upset by Tanner at the US Open, in a four-set quarterfinal played under the lights. Björn Borg 4

At the season-ending Masters tournament in January 1980, Borg survived a close semifinal against McEnroe, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6(1). He then beat Gerulaitis in straight sets, winning his first Masters and first title in New York. In June, he overcame Gerulaitis, again in straight sets, for his fifth French Open title. Again, he did not drop a set. Borg won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, the 1980 Wimbledon Men's Singles final, by defeating McEnroe in a five-set match, often cited as the best Wimbledon final ever played - the only comparable match being the Federer - Nadal final in 2008. Having lost the opening set 6–1 to an all-out McEnroe assault, Borg took the next two 7–5, 6–3 and had two championship points at 5–4 in the fourth. However, McEnroe averted disaster and went on to level the match in Wimbledon's most memorable 34-point tiebreaker, which he won 18–16. In the fourth-set tiebreak, McEnroe saved five match points, and Borg six set points, before McEnroe won the set. Bjorn served first to begin the 5th set and fell behind 15–40. Borg then won 19 straight points on serve in the deciding set and prevailed after 3 hours, 53 minutes. Borg himself commented years later that this was the first time that he was afraid that he would lose, as well as feeling that it was the beginning of the end of his dominance.[12] Borg married Romanian tennis pro Mariana Simionescu in Bucharest on 24 July 1980. He defeated McEnroe in the final of the 1980 Stockholm Open, 6–3, 6–4, and faced him one more time that year, in the round-robin portion of the year-end Masters, played in January 1981. With 19,103 fans in attendance, Borg won a deciding third-set tie-break for the second year in a row, 6–4, 6–7, 7–6(2). Borg then defeated for his second Masters title, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2. Borg won his last Grand Slam title at the French Open in 1981, defeating Lendl in a five-set final. Borg has a six French Open Grand Slam titles record bettered only by Rafael Nadal in 2012. In reaching the Wimbledon final in 1981, Borg stretched his winning streak at the All England Club to a record 41 matches. In a semifinal, Borg was down to Connors by two sets to love, before coming back to win the match, 0–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4. However, Borg's streak was brought to an end by McEnroe, who defeated him in four sets, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 4–6. Borg went on to lose to McEnroe at the 1981 US Open, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6. After that defeat, Borg walked off the court and out of the stadium before the ceremonies and press conference had begun. There are reports that Borg received threats after his semifinal win over Connors. In later years, Borg apologized to McEnroe. The 1981 US Open would be the Swede's last Grand Slam final. Major tournaments and tour organizers were enforcing a new rule by 1982, that players had to play at least 10 official tournaments per year. However, Borg wanted to curtail his schedule after many years of winning so often. Although he felt in good condition physically, he recognized that the relentless drive to win and defy tour organizers had begun to fade.[12] Borg failed to win the US Open in 10 tries, losing four finals, 1976 and 1978 to Jimmy Connors, and 1980 and 1981 to McEnroe. He played on hard courts at the US Open from 1978 to 1981 and reached the final there on three occasions, in 1978, 1980, and 1981. He led 3–2 in the fifth set of the 1980 final, before losing. That match followed Borg's classic encounter with McEnroe at the 1980 Wimbledon. In 1978, 1979 and 1980, Borg was halfway to a Grand Slam after victories at the French and Wimbledon (the being the last Grand Slam tournament of each year at the time) only to falter at Flushing Meadow, lefty Tanner his conqueror in 1979. He appeared only once at the Australian Open, at the age of 17, at which he lost in an early round. In 1982, Borg played only one tournament, losing to in the quarterfinals of Monte Carlo in April. Nevertheless, Borg's announcement in January 1983 that he was retiring from the game at the age of 26 was a shock to the tennis world. McEnroe tried unsuccessfully to persuade Borg to continue. (He did, however, play Monte Carlo again in March 1983, reaching the second round, and Stuttgart in July 1984.) Björn Borg 5

Retirement When he retired, Borg had a choice of homes, a penthouse in Monte Carlo, not far from his successful pro shop, and a small island off the Swedish coast. His marriage to the tennis player Mariana Simionescu ended in divorce, he fathered a child by the Swedish model Jannike Björling, and he was briefly married to the Italian singer Loredana Bertè.[12] There were rumours of a drug overdose and an attempted suicide, yet Borg laughs them off as silly rumours. He states that he only took sleeping pills, yet the Italian press reported it as a suicide attempt,[12] and he narrowly avoided personal bankruptcy due to bad business partners.[13][14] Borg later bounced back as the owner of the Björn Borg fashion label, whose most noted advertising campaigns asked Swedes (from the pages of a leading national newspaper) to "Fuck for the Future." His label has since become extremely successful second only to Calvin Klein in his home country.[12][15]

Failed comeback In the early-1990s, Borg attempted a comeback on the men's professional tennis tour. In doing so, he grew his hair out as it had been when he retired and returned to using a wooden racket; he had kept his hair cut and used modern graphite rackets in exhibitions he played during the later 1980s. This time around, however, he was completely unsuccessful. In fact, Borg failed to win a single match. He faced Jordi Arrese in his first match back, again at Monte Carlo but without practicing or playing any exhibition matches, and fell 2–6, 3–6. In his first nine matches, played in 1991 and 92, Borg failed to win a single set. He fared slightly better in 1993, taking a set off his opponent in each of the three matches he played. He came closest to getting a win in what turned out to be his final tour match, falling 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 to Alexander Volkov. In 1992, Borg, 35, using a Donnay Graphite Midsize racket strung at 85 lbs. tension defeated John Lloyd, 37, at the Inglewood Forum Tennis Challenge 6–4, 6–3. Borg later joined the champions tour, returning to shorter hair and using modern racquets.

Memorabilia preserved In March 2006, Bonhams Auction House in London announced that it would auction Borg's Wimbledon trophies and two of his winning rackets on 21 June 2006.[16] Several players then called Borg in an attempt to make him reconsider. Jimmy Connors and volunteered to buy them to keep them together, and according to Dagens Nyheter – who had talked to Borg – McEnroe called from New York and asked, "What's up? Have you gone mad?"[17] The conversation, paired with Connors and Agassi's plea, eventually persuaded Borg to buy out the trophies from Bonhams at an undisclosed amount.

Distinctions and honors • Borg was ranked by the ATP rankings world no. 1 in six different stretches between 1977 and 1981, totaling 109 weeks. • During his career, he won a total of 77 (61 listed on the Association of Tennis Professionals website) top-level singles and four doubles titles. • Borg won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 1979. • Borg was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987. • On 10 December 2006, the British Broadcasting Corporation gave Borg a Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented by Boris Becker.[18] • Borg was named one of the 10 Most Superstitious Athletes by Men's Fitness[19] Björn Borg 6

Place among the all-time greats With 11 Grand Slam titles, Borg along with Nadal, ranks fourth in the list of male tennis players who have won the most Grand Slam singles titles behind Roger Federer (17), Pete Sampras (14), and (12). The French Open—Wimbledon double he achieved three times consecutively was called by Wimbledon officials "the most difficult double in tennis"[20] and "a feat considered impossible among today's players."[21] Only Serena Williams (2002), Rafael Nadal (in 2008 and 2010) and Roger Federer (in 2009) have managed to achieve this double since, and Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and are the only male players since Borg to have won the French Open and Wimbledon men's singles titles over their career. Ilie Năstase once said about Borg, "We're playing tennis, and he's playing something else". In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, had already included Borg in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time. And in 2003, Bud Collins chose Borg as one of his top-five male players of all time.[22] In 2008, ESPN.com asked tennis analysts, writers, and former players to build the perfect open era player. Borg was the only player mentioned in four categories—defense, footwork, intangibles, and mental toughness—with his mental game and footwork singled-out as the best in open era history.[23] Borg never won the US Open or the Australian Open, losing in the final at the US Open four times. The only players to defeat Borg in a Grand Slam final were fellow World No. 1 tennis players John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. Even though it was then played on grass, a surface where he enjoyed much success, Borg chose to play the Australian Open only once, in 1974, where he lost in the third round. , a contemporary of Borg, has pointed out that skipping Grand Slam tournaments—especially the Australian Open—was not unusual then, before counting Grand Slam titles became the norm.[24] Additionally, another contemporary Arthur Ashe told Sports Illustrated, "I think Bjorn could have won the U.S. Open. I think he could have won the Grand Slam. But by the time he left, the historical challenge didn't mean anything. He was bigger than the game. He was like Elvis or Liz Taylor or somebody."[25]

Playing style Borg had one of the most distinctive playing styles in the open era. Borg played from the baseline, with powerful ground-strokes and a double-handed backhand (very rare at the time and unorthodox). He hit the ball hard and high from the back of the court and brought it down with considerable topspin, which made his ground strokes very consistent.[26] There had been other players, particularly Rod Laver and Arthur Ashe, who played with topspin on both the forehand and backhand. Yet Laver and Ashe used topspin only as a way to mix up their shots and pass their opponents at the net easily. Borg was one of the first top players to use heavy topspin on his shots consistently. Complementing his consistent ground-strokes was his fitness. Both of these factors allowed Borg to be dominant at the French Open. One of the factors that made Borg unique was his dominance on the grass courts of Wimbledon, where baseliners since World War II did not usually succeed. Some experts attributed his dominance on this surface to his consistency, an underrated serve, and his adaptation to grass courts. Against the best players, he almost always served-and-volleyed on his first serves (but he naturally played from the baseline after his second serves). Another trait usually associated with Borg is his grace under pressure. His calm court demeanor earned him the nickname of the "Ice Man" or "Ice-Borg."[8] Borg's physical conditioning was legendary and unrivalled. He could outlast most of his opponents under the most grueling conditions. Contrary to popular belief, however, this wasn't due to his exceptionally low resting heart rate, often reported to be near 35 beats per minute. In his introduction to Borg's autobiography My Life and Game, Eugene Scott relates that this rumor arose from a medical exam the 18-year-old Borg once took for military service, where his pulse was recorded as 38. Scott goes on to reveal Borg's true pulse rate as "about 50 when he wakes up and Björn Borg 7

around 60 in the afternoon."[27] Borg is credited with helping to develop the style of play that has come to dominate the game today.

Career statistics

Grand Slam tournament and Masters performance timeline

Tournament 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 SR W–L Win %

Grand Slam Tournaments

Australian Open A 3R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50.00

French Open 4R W W QF A W W W W 6 / 8 49–2 96.08

Wimbledon QF 3R QF W W W W W F 5 / 9 51–4 92.73

US Open 4R 2R SF F 4R F QF F F 0 / 9 40–9 81.63

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

Year-End Championship

[28] The Masters A RR F A F A W W A 2 / 5 15–7 68.18

Year End Rankings 18 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 2

Records • These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis. • Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements. • ^ Denotes consecutive streak.

Time span Selected Grand Slam tournament records Players matched

[29] 1974–1981 8 consecutive years winning 1+ title Pete Sampras Roger Federer Rafael Nadal

1974 French Open — 5+ titles at 2 different Majors Pete Sampras 1981 French Open Roger Federer

1976 Wimbledon — 41% (11/27) title winning percentage Stands alone 1981 French Open

[30] 1976 Wimbledon — 89.8% (141–16) career match winning percentage Stands alone 1981 French Open

1976 Wimbledon — 3 titles won without losing a set Stands alone 1980 French Open

1977–1981 5 years with match winning percentage of 90%+ Ivan Lendl

1977–1981 5 consecutive years with match winning percentage of 90%+ Stands alone

1976 Wimbledon — 60.8% (3066–1973) career games winning percentage Stands alone 1980 French Open

1978 French Open 66.5% (380–191) games winning percentage in 1 season Stands alone — 1978 US Open

1976 Wimbledon — [31] 6 existing Grand Slam champions defeated in finals Stands alone 1980 Wimbledon Björn Borg 8

Grand Slam tournaments Time Span Records at each Grand Slam tournament Players matched

[32] French Open 1978–1981 4 consecutive titles Rafael Nadal

French Open 1978–1981 4 consecutive finals Ivan Lendl Rafael Nadal Roger Federer

[32] French Open 1978, 1980 2 titles won without losing a set Rafael Nadal

[32] French Open 1979–1981 41 consecutive sets won Stands alone

French Open 1978 79.9% (127–32) games winning percentage in 1 tournament Stands alone

[33] French Open—Wimbledon 1978–1980 Accomplished a "Channel Slam": Winning both tournaments in the same year Rod Laver Rafael Nadal Roger Federer

[20] French Open—Wimbledon 1978–1980 3 "Channel Slams"^: Winning both tournaments in the same year Stands alone

French Open—Wimbledon 1974–1981 French Open (6) & Wimbledon (5) titles combination Stands alone

[20][34][35] Wimbledon 1976–1980 5 consecutive titles Roger Federer

Wimbledon 1976 Won title without losing a set Stands alone

[35] Wimbledon 1976–1981 41 consecutive match wins Stands alone

[35] Wimbledon 1973–1981 92.72% (51–4) match winning percentage Stands alone

Time span Other selected records Players matched

[36] 1975–81 82.72% (608–127) career match winning percentage overall Stands alone

[37] 1973–1981 70.52% (67–28) career match winning percentage against top 10 players Stands alone

1977–1980 4 consecutive years with match winning percentage of 90%+ Stands alone

[38][39] 1978 49 consecutive matches won in 1 season Stands alone

1978–1980 2 winning streaks of 35+ matches Roger Federer

1978–1980 2 winning streaks of 40+ matches Stands alone

1974–1981 59 titles before age 25 Stands alone

[40] 1975–1976 16 titles won as a teenager Rafael Nadal

[10] 1973–1980 33 consecutive Davis Cup match wins Stands alone Björn Borg 9

Professional Awards • ITF World Champion: 1978, 1979, 1980 • ATP Player of the Year: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

Notes

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[5] "Navratilova joins Laver and Borg on the shortlist (as voted for by . . . Navratilova)" (http:/ / www. timesonline. co. uk/ article/

0,,9910-1165988,00. html), Alastair Campbell, The Times, 3 July 2004

[6] "When he was king" (http:/ / observer. guardian. co. uk/ osm/ story/ 0,6903,1496703,00. html), Tim Pears, The Observer, 5 June 2005

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10/ 25/ stborg125. xml). London: The Telegraph. . Retrieved 13 May 2008.

[9] "CNN.com Video" (http:/ / edition. cnn. com/ video/ #/ video/ sports/ 2011/ 07/ 14/ oc. bjorn. borg. greatest. cnn?& hpt=hp_c2). CNN. .

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[11] "Classic Matches: Borg v Gerulaitis" (http:/ / news. bbc. co. uk/ sport2/ hi/ tennis/ wimbledon_history/ 3742097. stm), BBC Sport, 31 May 2004

[12] Adams, Tim (7 January 2007). "'I can't explain except to say I wanted to play again. It was madness'" (http:/ / www. guardian. co. uk/ sport/

2007/ jan/ 07/ tennis. features2). The Observer (London). . Retrieved 7 July 2008.

[13] Campbell, Duncan (4 March 2006). "Borg trophies sale highlights aces and double faults of tennis stars" (http:/ / www. guardian. co. uk/ uk/

2006/ mar/ 04/ sport. tennis). The Guardian (London). . Retrieved 7 July 2008.

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[21] "Strokes for Agassi: He belongs among the 10 greatest ever" (http:/ / www. sfgate. com/ cgi-bin/ article. cgi?f=/ c/ a/ 2006/ 09/ 13/

SPGGPL4KST1. DTL), Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 September 2006

[22] "Top Stars of Tennis" (http:/ / www. msnbc. msn. com/ id/ 14489546/ ), Bud Collins, MSNBC

[23] "ESPN.com – Tennis – The Perfect Player" (http:/ / sports. espn. go. com/ sports/ tennis/ flash/ perfect). Sports.espn.go.com. . Retrieved 2012-04-20.

[24] Bonnie DeSimoneArchive (2007-05-26). "Chris Evert owned Roland Garros like no other" (http:/ / sports. espn. go. com/ sports/ tennis/

french07/ columns/ story?columnist=desimone_bonnie& id=2882705). Sports.espn.go.com. . Retrieved 2012-04-20.

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[29] Macpherson, Paul (12 January 2010). "Roger's Records To Stand Test Of Time" (http:/ / www. atpworldtour. com/ News/ DEUCE-Tennis/

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Reliability-Gland-Slams-Career-List. aspx). ATP World Tour. . Retrieved 2012-04-27. Björn Borg 10

[31] The existing Grand Slam champions Borg defeated were Guillermo Vilas (1978 French Open), Ilie Nastase (1976 Wimbledon), Jimmy Connors (1977 & 1978 Wimbledon), Roscoe Tanner (1979 Wimbledon), Vitas Gerulaitis (1980 French Open) and John McEnroe (1980 Wimbledon).

[32] "Record Breakers" (http:/ / www. rolandgarros. com/ en_FR/ about/ records. html). RolandGarros.com. . Retrieved 2012-02-01.

[33] Tandon, Kamakshi (June 17, 2011). "Nadal eyes another Channel Slam" (http:/ / sports. espn. go. com/ sports/ tennis/ wimbledon11/

columns/ story?columnist=tandon_kamakshi& id=6671943). ESPN. . Retrieved 2012-06-10.

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References

Bibliography • Borg, Björn (1975). The Björn Borg Story. Chicago: H. Regnery Co. ISBN 0-8092-8184-8. • Borg, Björn; Eugene L. Scott (1980). My Life and Game. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-283-98663-8. • John Barrett, editor, World of Tennis Yearbooks, London, from 1976 through 1983. • Michel Sutter, Vainqueurs Winners 1946–2003, Paris, 2003. Sutter has attempted to list all tournaments meeting his criteria for selection beginning with 1946 and ending in the fall of 1991. For each tournament, he has indicated the city, the date of the final, the winner, the runner-up, and the score of the final. A tournament is included in his list if: (1) the draw for the tournament included at least eight players (with a few exceptions, such as the Pepsi Grand Slam tournaments in the second half of the 1970s which included only players that had won a Grand Slam tournament); and (2) the level of the tournaments was at least equal to the present day challenger tournaments. Sutter's book is probably the most exhaustive source of tennis tournament information since World War II, even though some professional tournaments held before the start of the open era are missing. Later, Sutter issued a second edition of his book, with only the players, their wins, and years for the 1946 through 27 April 2003, period. Björn Borg 11

Video • The Wimbledon Collection – Legends of Wimbledon – Bjorn Borg Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 21 September 2004, Run Time: 52 minutes, ASIN: B0002HODA4. • The Wimbledon Collection – The Classic Match – Borg vs. McEnroe 1981 Final Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 21 September 2004, Run Time: 210 minutes, ASIN: B0002HODAE. • The Wimbledon Collection – The Classic Match – Borg vs. McEnroe 1980 Final Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 21 September 2004, Run Time: 240 minutes; ASIN: B0002HOEK8. • Wimbledon Classic Match: Gerulaitis vs Borg Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 31 October 2006, Run Time: 180 minutes, ASIN: B000ICLR8O.

External links

• Björn Borg (http:/ / www. atpworldtour. com/ Tennis/ Players/ B058. aspx) at the Association of Tennis Professionals

• Björn Borg (http:/ / www. daviscup. com/ en/ players/ player/ profile. aspx?playerid=10002258) at the Davis Cup

• Björn Borg (http:/ / itftennis. com/ ProCircuit/ players/ player/ profile. aspx?PlayerID=10002258) at the International Tennis Federation

• Björn Borg (http:/ / www. tennisfame. com/ hall-of-famers/ björn-borg) at the International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Official Wimbledon website profile (http:/ / www. wimbledon. org/ en_GB/ about/ history/ bjorn_borg. html)

• BBC profile (http:/ / news. bbc. co. uk/ sport2/ hi/ tennis/ wimbledon_history/ 3742099. stm)

• Sunday Times article 5 July 2009 (http:/ / www. timesonline. co. uk/ tol/ sport/ tennis/ article6637160. ece)

• On-line video interview for Czech TV (9. 1. 2011) (http:/ / www. ceskatelevize. cz/ ivysilani/

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