His rivalry with John McEnroe is considered one of the best in the sport's history, and their meeting in the 1980 Wimbledon final is considered one of the greatest matches ever played. He was ranked by Tennis magazine as the sixth-greatest male player of the Open Era. He made a brief and unsuccessful comeback in 1991.īorg is widely considered one of the all-time greats of the sport. Borg unexpectedly retired from tennis in 1981, at the age of 25. Borg is the only Swede, male or female, to win over 10 majors. 1 in the ATP rankings in 19 and ITF World Champion from 1978 to 1980. He was ATP Player of the Year from 1976 to 1980, and was the year-end world No. Overall, he set numerous records that still stand.
WORLD CONQUEROR 4 1980 SERIES
However, he never won the US Open despite four runner-up finishes.īorg also won three year-end championships and 16 Grand Prix Super Series titles. He won three major titles without dropping a set during those tournaments. Borg contested the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open finals in the same year three times (1978, 1980–81). He is the only man to achieve the Channel Slam three times.
He was the first man since 1886 to contest six consecutive Wimbledon finals, a record surpassed by Roger Federer's seven consecutive finals (2003–09). Between 19, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimbledon.īorg won four consecutive French Open titles (1978–81) and is 6–0 in French Open finals. Björn Rune Borg ( Swedish pronunciation: ( listen) born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No.
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