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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 ...
Borg won his last Grand Slam title at the French Open in 1981, defeating Lendl in a five-set final. Borg's six French Open Grand Slam titles was a 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 ...
Three-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–7 (4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his fourth Wimbledon title and eighth major title overall.
He won five titles between 1922 and 1932. 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 ...
Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was the first of his five consecutive Wimbledon titles, and his third major title overall. He became the first man in the Open Era to win the title without losing a set during the tournament.
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.
Four-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe in the final, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7 (16–18), 8–6 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and tenth major title overall. [1]
Alcaraz seeks to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam with at least one trophy from all four of the most prestigious events in tennis. His four so far came elsewhere: two at Wimbledon by virtue of wins over Djokovic in the 2023 and 2024 finals, and one apiece at the U.S. Open in 2022 and the French Open last year.