Swedish tennis player ranked number 1 for a number of years in the 1980s. |
Bjorn Borg is a tennis player, born June 6, 1956 in Sodertaljie, Sweden. He won 11 Grand Slam singles championships, and a total of 62 singles tournaments during his career. Borg was the number 1 ranked player during 6 different stretches between 1977 and 1981, totalling 109 weeks. He retired in 1983, at the young age of 26, and was inducted into the [International Tennis Hall of Fame]? in 1987. Borg attempted a comeback in 1991, using his trademark wooden racquet, but it was unsuccessful. |
Won 5 Wimbledon? titles and 5 [French Open]?. |
Borg won 5 consecutive Wimbledon? titles, in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980. He also won 6 [French Open]? titles, in 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981. Borg's most famous match was probably his 5-set win in the 1980 Wimbledon final over [John McEnroe]?, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3,6-7 (16-18), 8-6. Borg was noted for his baseline style of play, great endurance and his calm court demeanor. |