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Borg won four consecutive French Open titles (1978–81) and is 6–0 in French Open finals. He was the first man since 1886 to contest six consecutive Wimbledon finals. He is the only man to achieve the Channel Slam three times. Borg contested the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open finals in the same year three times (1978, 1980–81). He won ...
Leo Borg's father Bjorn is one of tennis' all-time greats, having won 11 Grand Slam singles titles and spent 109 weeks at the top of the world rankings. Ranked 546th in the world, Leo has made ...
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 ...
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is an annual tennis tournament held over two weeks in May and June. Established in 1891 and played since 1928 on outdoor red clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, [1] the French Open is (since 1925) one of the four Grand Slam tournaments played each year, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities.
Björn Borg 2–6, 2–6 Loss 20. Feb 1980 Pepsi Grand Slam, Boca Raton Clay Björn Borg 1–6, 7–5, 1–6 Win 16. May 1980 WCT Tournament of Champions, US Clay John McEnroe 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 Loss 21. Jun 1980 French Open, Paris Clay Björn Borg 4–6, 1–6, 2–6 Win 17. Jul 1980 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Wojciech Fibak: 6–2, 7 ...
Björn Borg defeated the defending champion Guillermo Vilas in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1978 French Open. It was his second French Open title and fifth major title overall.
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