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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 ...
The 1980 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the gentlemen's singles tournament at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships.After 3 hours and 53 minutes of play, the four-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7 (16–18), 8–6 to win the match.
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.
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.
Björn Borg career statistics This page was last edited on 27 January 2022, at 11:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
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.
It was Borg's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd (consecutive) French Open title. Women's singles. Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova, 2–6, 6–2 ...