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Borg was at the height of his career from 1978 through 1980, completing the 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, 2010, 2017 and 2020) have accomplished at ...
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 ...
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.
The Borg–McEnroe rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Björn Borg and John McEnroe, who met 14 times on the regular tour and 22 times in total between November 1978 and April 1981. Their head-to-head was even at 7–7. [ 1 ]
Björn Borg won six titles from 1974 to 1981. Ivan Lendl won three titles and made two more finals. Mats Wilander won three titles in his career. Gustavo Kuerten won all three of his major trophies at the French Open. Rafael Nadal is the record fourteen-time champion. He holds a 112–4 win–loss record at the event.
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.
The 1981 Geneva Open was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix.It was played at Geneva, Switzerland and was held from 21 September until 27 September 1981.
After the finest season of his career, Jannik Sinner has surged to an almost divine status enjoyed by only a handful of transcendent Italian sporting champions: Skier Alberto Tomba, motorcyclist ...