“and they are in a safe place. They are only trophies, but I will keep them now for ever.”
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Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Borg won 66 singles titles during his career, including eleven majors: six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimbledon. Borg was ATP Player of the Year from 1976 to 1980, the year-end No. 1 in the ATP rankings i…
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2026· 7 entries
“I swore, threw my racket around and cheated.”
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“always very placid and calm, except if he lost a match – he wouldn”
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“And when I lost what shocked me was I wasn”
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2025· 1 entry
In his 2025 autobiography Heartbeats, Borg revealed that he had been diagnosed with an "extremely aggressive" form of prostate cancer in 2023.
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2024· 1 entry
And now lives in remission with regular monitoring
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2023· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Bjorn Borg and Fila, a 50-year union of tennis and style, remains iconic
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2022· 1 entry
Interviews about this friendship and rivalry were also featured in "McEnroe", a Showtime documentary
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2019· 2 entries
After selling his mansion Astaholm at Ingarö in the Stockholm archipelago in 2019, Borg moved to an apartment in Norrmalm, central Stockholm.
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Borg moved to an apartment in Norrmalm, central Stockholm
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2017· 1 entry
Borg vs McEnroe, a biographical film focusing on the rivalry between Borg and McEnroe and the 1980 Wimbledon final, was released
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2008· 2 entries
2010, 2017, and 2020) have accomplished at the French Open during the open era
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And 2010), Federer (in 2009), Djokovic (in 2021) and Alcaraz (in 2024) have managed to achieve this double since, and Agassi, Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are the only male players since Borg to have won t
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (2006).
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2003· 2 entries
Bud Collins chose Borg as one of his top-five male players of all time
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Who is also a professional tennis player
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1993· 1 entry
Taking a set off his opponent in each of the three matches he played
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1992· 1 entry
Borg, aged 35, using a graphite racket, defeated John Lloyd, 37, at the Inglewood Forum Tennis Challenge
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1991· 1 entry
And 1992, Borg failed to win a single set
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1988· 1 entry
A panel consisting of Bud Collins, Cliff Drysdale, and Butch Buchholz ranked their top five male tennis players of all time
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded International Tennis Hall of Fame (1987).
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1985· 1 entry
With the Swedish model Jannike Björling; Robin had a daughter in 2014
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1983· 1 entry
Fred Perry listed his greatest male players of all time and listed them in two categories, before World War 2 and after
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1982· 1 entry
Borg played only two tournaments
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1981· 1 entry
Borg stretched his winning streak at the All England Club to a record 41 matches
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1979· 5 entries
Won the ATP Canadian Open with ATP Mens (1979).
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Won the ATP Monte Carlo Masters with ATP Mens (1979).
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Awarded BBC World Sport Star of the Year (1979).
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Borg became the first player to earn more than US$1 million in prize money in a single season
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And 1980, and the ITF World Champion from 1978 to 1980
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1978· 5 entries
Won the ATP Italian Open with ATP Mens (1978).
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Won Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal (1978).
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1979, and 1980, Borg was halfway to a Grand Slam after victories at the French and Wimbledon (the Australian Open being the last Grand Slam tournament of each year at the time), only to falter at Flushing Meadows, the le
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Borg won the French Open with a win over Vilas in the final
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Which were then part of the Grand Prix circuit
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1977· 2 entries
Won the ATP Monte Carlo Masters with ATP Mens (1977).
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Because he was under contract with WTT, but he repeated his Wimbledon triumph, although this time he was pushed much harder
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1976· 3 entries
Won H. M. The King's Medal (1976).
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And married in Bucharest on 24 July 1980
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Without losing a set, defeating the favored Ilie Năstase in the final
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1975· 1 entry
Beating Guillermo Vilas in the final in straight sets
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1974· 2 entries
Won the ATP Italian Open with ATP Mens (1974).
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Won Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal (1974).
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1973· 1 entry
And reached his first singles final in April at the Monte Carlo Open, which he lost to Ilie Năstase
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1972· 1 entry
Played for Sweden Davis Cup team (1972–1980).
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1956· 1 entry
Born 1956-06-06.
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1931· 1 entry
At 20 years and 1 month (a record subsequently broken by Boris Becker, who won Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985)
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