Björn Rune Borg (Swedish:[ˈbjœːɳˈbɔrj]ⓘ; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former professionaltennis player. He was ranked as theworld No. 1 in men's singles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Borg won 66 singles titles during his career, including elevenmajors: six at theFrench Open and five consecutively atWimbledon. Borg was ATP Player of the Year from 1976 to 1980, theyear-end No. 1 in the ATP rankings in 1979 and 1980, and the ITF World Champion from 1978 to 1980.
A teenage sensation at the start of his career, Borg experienced unprecedented stardom and consistent success that helped propel the rising popularity of tennis during the 1970s.[2] Between 1974 and 1981, Borg claimed 11 major singles titles, the most by any man in theOpen Era up to that point. His rivalries withJimmy Connors andJohn McEnroe became cultural touchstones beyond the world of tennis, withthe latter rivalry peaking at the1980 Wimbledon final, considered one of the greatest matches ever played.[3] Following defeats to McEnroe in the1981 Wimbledon andUS Open finals, Borg unexpectedly retired from tennis at the age of 25. He made a brief and unsuccessful comeback in 1991.
Borg won four consecutive French Open titles (1978–81) and was undefeated in six French Open finals. He is the only man to achieve theChannel Slam three times. He won three major titleswithout losing a set during those tournaments. However, he never won the US Open despite four runner-up finishes. Borg also won threeyear-end championships and 16Grand Prix Super Series titles. In 1979, Borg became the first player to earn more than US$1 million in prize money in a single season. Overall, he setnumerous records, some of which still stand.
Borg is widely considered one of the all-time greats of the sport, and was ranked byTennis magazine as the sixth-greatest male player of the Open Era.[4]
Björn Borg was born inStockholm, Sweden, on 6 June 1956, the only child of Rune (1932–2008), an electrician, and Margaretha Borg (b. 1934).[5] He grew up in nearbySödertälje. As a child, Borg became fascinated with a golden tennis racket that his father won at atable-tennis tournament. His father gave him the racket, beginning his tennis career.[6]
A player of great athleticism and endurance, he had a distinctive style and appearance—bowlegged and very fast. His muscularity allowed him to put heavy topspin on both his forehand and two-handed backhand. He followedJimmy Connors in using the two-handed backhand. By the time he was 13, he was beating the best of Sweden's under-18 players, and Davis Cup captainLennart Bergelin (who served as Borg's primary coach throughout his professional career) cautioned against anyone trying to change Borg's rough-looking, jerky strokes.[7]
At the age of 15, Borg represented Sweden in the 1972Davis Cup and won his debut singles rubber in five sets againstOnny Parun of New Zealand. Later that year, he won the Wimbledon junior singles title, recovering from a 5–2 deficit in the final set to overcome Britain'sBuster Mottram. Then in December, he won theOrange Bowl Junior Championship for boys 18 and under after a straight-sets victory in the final overVitas Gerulaitis.[8][9] Borg joined the professional circuit in 1973, and reached his first singles final in April at theMonte Carlo Open, which he lost toIlie Năstase.[10] He was unseeded at his firstFrench Open and reached the fourth round where he lost in four sets to eighth-seededAdriano Panatta. Borg was seeded sixth at his firstWimbledon Championships, in large part due to aboycott by the ATP, and reached the quarterfinal, where he was defeated in a five-set match byRoger Taylor.[11] In the second half of 1973, he was runner-up inSan Francisco,Stockholm andBuenos Aires and finished the year ranked No. 18.[10][12]
Borg made his only appearance at the Australian Open at the age of 17, and reached the third round, where he lost in straight sets to the eventual finalistPhil Dent. In January, he won his first career singles title at theNew Zealand Open,[13] followed by titles inLondon andSão Paulo in February and March respectively. Just before his 18th birthday in June1974, Borg won his first top-level singles title at theItalian Open, defeating defending champion and top-seededIlie Năstase in the final and becoming its youngest winner.[14][15][16] Two weeks later, he won the singles title at theFrench Open, his firstGrand Slam tournament title, defeatingManuel Orantes in the final in five sets. Barely 18, Borg was the youngest-ever male French Open champion up to that point. At Wimbledon, Borg lost in the third round to Ismael El Shafei in straight sets in a match in which "Borg quit trying mid-way through the second set".[17] At the US Open, Borg lost in the second round to Vijay Amitraj in five sets which was "one of the memorable matches on the famed center court- a duel of strategy and stroke making".[18]
In early 1975, Borg defeatedRod Laver, then 36 years old, in a semifinal of theWorld Championship Tennis (WCT) finals inDallas, Texas, in five sets. Borg subsequently lost toArthur Ashe in the final.Borg retained his French Open title in1975, beatingGuillermo Vilas in the final in straight sets.[19] Borg then reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals, where he lost to eventual champion Ashe. Borg did not lose another match at Wimbledon until 1981. Borg lost in the semi-finals of the US Open on clay in straight sets to Connors. Connors' "tremendous power when he found himself behind, blunted the 19-year-old Swede's topspin and balloon ball hitting".[20] Borg won two singles and one doubles rubber in the 1975 Davis Cup final, as Sweden beatCzechoslovakia 3–2. With these singles wins, Borg had won 19 consecutive Davis Cup singles rubbers since 1973. That was already a record at the time. However, Borg never lost another Davis Cup singles rubber, and, by the end of his career, he had stretched that winning streak to 33.[21]
In early 1976, Borg won theWorld Championship Tennis year-endWCT Finals inDallas, Texas, with a four-set victory overGuillermo Vilas in the final. At the 1976 French Open, Borg lost to the ItalianAdriano Panatta, who remains the only player to defeat Borg at this tournament.[22] Panatta did it twice: in the fourth round in 1973, and in the 1976 quarterfinals. Borg won Wimbledon in1976 without losing a set, defeating the favoredIlie Năstase in the final. Borg became the youngest male Wimbledon singles champion since Sidney Wood in 1931[23] at 20 years and 1 month (a record subsequently broken byBoris Becker, who won Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985). Năstase later said, "We're playing tennis and he's playing something else."[24] Borg also reached the final of the1976 U.S. Open, which was then being played on clay courts. Borg lost in four sets to world no. 1Jimmy Connors. Borg was awarded the ATP Player of the Year award and ranked world No. 1 byTennis Magazine (France).[25]
1977 – Second Wimbledon title and world No.1 ranking
In February 1977World Championship Tennis (WCT) sued Borg and his management companyIMG claiming that Borg had committed a breach of contract by electing to participate in the competing1977 Grand Prix circuit instead of theWCT circuit. Borg eventually played, and won, a single WCT event, the Monte Carlo WCT.[26][27] An out-of-court settlement was reached whereby Borg committed to play six or eight WCT events in 1978 which were then part of theGrand Prix circuit.[28]
Borg skipped the French Open in 1977 because he was under contract withWTT, but he repeated his Wimbledon triumph, although this time he was pushed much harder. He defeated his good friendVitas Gerulaitis in a semifinal in five sets.[29] His match with Gerulaitis was deemed by Wimbledon itself as "probably the greatest gentlemen's singles match played at Wimbledon".[30] In the1977 final Borg was pushed to five sets for the third time in the tournament, this time by Connors.[31] The win propelled Borg to the No. 1 ranking in the ATP point system, albeit for just one week in August. Before the 1977 US Open, Borg aggravated a shoulder injury while waterskiing with Vitas Gerulaitis. This injury ultimately forced him to retire from the Open during a Round of 16 match vsDick Stockton.[32] Borg was rated number one for 1977 byTennis Magazine (France),[33]Tennis Magazine (U.S.),[34] Barry Lorge,[35] Lance Tingay,[36] Rino Tommasi,[37] Judith Elian[38] and Rod Laver.[39] Borg was also named "ATP Player of the Year".[40] Through 1977, he had never lost to a player younger than himself.
Borg was at the height of his career from 1978 through 1980, completing the French Open-Wimbledon double all three years. In1978, 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), andRafael Nadal (in 2008, 2010, 2017, and 2020) have accomplished at the French Open during the open era. In round one ofWimbledon Borg was 2 sets to 1 down, 3–1 down, and 30–40 on his serve, one point from going a double break down against the big serving 6 feet 7 inches tallVictor Amaya. Borg came back to win in five sets.[41] Borg beat Connors in straight sets in the final. At the1978 US Open, now held on hard courts in Flushing Meadows, New York, he lost the final in straight sets to Connors. Borg was suffering from a bad blister on his thumb that required pre-match injections.[42] That autumn, Borg facedJohn McEnroe for the first time in a semifinal of the Stockholm Open, and lost. Borg was named ATP Player of the Year[43] and was the first ITF World Champion.[44]
1979 – French and Wimbledon titles and year-end No. 1 ranking
Borg lost to McEnroe again in four sets in the final of the 1979 WCT Finals, but was now overtaking Connors for the top ranking. Borg established himself in the top spot with his fourth French Open singles title and fourth straight Wimbledon singles title, defeating Connors in a straight-set semifinal at the latter tournament. At the1979 French Open, Borg defeated big-servingVíctor Pecci in a four-set final.[45] In the1979 Wimbledon final Borg came from behind to overcome an even bigger server,Roscoe Tanner in five sets, admitting afterwards that "at the end of the match I have never been so nervous in my whole life".[46] Borg was upset by Tanner at the US Open, in a four-set quarterfinal played under the lights. At the season-endingMasters tournament in January 1980, Borg survived a close semifinal against McEnroe. He then beat Gerulaitis in straight sets, winning his first Masters and first title in New York. Borg finished the year at No. 1 in the ATP Point rankings and was considered the No. 1 player in the world by most authorities.[43][44]
1980 – French and fifth consecutive Wimbledon title
In June, Borg overcame Gerulaitis, again in straight sets, for his fifthFrench Open title. Again, he did not drop a set during the tournament.[47]
Borg then won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, defeating McEnroe ina five-set final, often cited as the best Wimbledon final ever played.[48][49] Having lost the opening set to an all-out McEnroe assault, Borg took the next two and had two championship points at 5–4 in the fourth. However, McEnroe averted disaster and went on to level the match in Wimbledon's most memorable tiebreaker, which McEnroe won 18–16. In the fourth-set tiebreak, McEnroe saved five match points, and Borg six set points, before McEnroe won the set.[49] Björn served first to begin the 5th set and fell behind 0–30. Borg then won 19 straight points on serve in the deciding set and prevailed after 3 hours, 53 minutes.[48] Borg himself commented years later that this was the first time that he was afraid that he would lose, as well as feeling that it was the beginning of the end of his dominance.[49][50]
In September,1980 Borg reached the final of the U.S. Open for the third time, losing to John McEnroe in five sets in a match that cemented what had become the greatest contemporary rivalry, albeit short-lived, in men's tennis.
He defeated McEnroe in the final of the 1980 Stockholm Open, and faced him one more time that year, in the round-robin portion of the year-end Masters, actually played in January 1981. With 19,103 fans in attendance, Borg won a deciding third-set tie-break for the second year in a row. Borg defeatedIvan Lendl in the final for his second Masters title.[49] Borg again finished the year at No. 1 in the ATP Point Rankings and was considered the No. 1 player in the world by most tennis authorities.[43][44]
Borg won his last Grand Slam title at the French Open in1981, defeating Lendl in a five-set final. Borg's six French Open Grand Slam titles were a record bettered only by Rafael Nadal in 2012.
In reaching the Wimbledon final in1981, Borg stretched his winning streak at theAll England Club to a record 41 matches. In a semifinal, Borg was down to Connors by two sets to love before coming back to win the match. However, Borg's streak was brought to an end by McEnroe, who defeated him in four sets. Years afterward, Borg remarked, "And when I lost what shocked me was I wasn't even upset. That was not me: losing a Wimbledon final and not upset. I hate to lose." Borg, around that time, felt that his desire to play was gone, despite McEnroe's desperate efforts to persuade him not to retire and continue their rivalry.[50]
Borg went on to lose to McEnroe at the1981 US Open. After that defeat, Borg walked off the court and out of the stadium before the ceremonies and press conference had begun, and headed straight for the airport.[49][50] There are reports that Borg received threats after his semifinal win over Connors. In later years, Borg apologized to McEnroe. The 1981 US Open would be the Swede's last Grand Slam final. Major tournaments and tour organizers were enforcing a new rule; by 1982, players had to play at least 10 official tournaments per year. However, Borg wanted to curtail his schedule after many years of winning so often. Although he felt in good physical condition, he recognized that the relentless drive to win and defy tour organizers had begun to fade.[50]
Borg failed to win the US Open in nine tries, losing four finals,1976 (the surface was clay that year) and1978 toJimmy Connors, and1980 and1981 to John McEnroe. The surface was hard court from 1978 onward, and Borg reached the final there on hard court on three occasions, in 1978, 1980, and 1981. He led 3–2 in the fifth set of the 1980 final, before losing. That match followed Borg's classic encounter with McEnroe at the 1980 Wimbledon. In 1978, 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 left-handed Roscoe Tanner being his conqueror in 1979.
Borg as a sports commentator at theFrench Open in 1983
In 1982, Borg played only two tournaments. He lost toYannick Noah in the quarterfinals ofMonte Carlo in April and in the same month he lost toDick Stockton in the second round of qualifying at theAlan King Tennis Classic inLas Vegas.[51] Nevertheless, Borg's announcement in January 1983 that he was retiring from the game at the age of 26 was a shock to the tennis world. McEnroe tried unsuccessfully to persuade Borg to continue. He did, however, play Monte Carlo again in March 1983, reaching the second round, and Stuttgart in July 1984, losing toHenri Leconte on both occasions.[52]
Upon retirement, Borg had three residences: a penthouse in Monte Carlo, not far from hispro shop; a mansion on Long Island, New York; and a small island off the Swedish coast.
Borg later bounced back as the owner of theBjörn Borg fashion label. In Sweden, his label has become very successful, second only toCalvin Klein.[50][53]
In 1991–1993, Borg attempted a comeback on the men's professional tennis tour, coached by Welsh karate expert Ron Thatcher. Before his 1991 return, Borg grew his hair out as it had been during his previous professional tennis career, and he returned to using a wooden racket; he had kept his hair short and used modern graphite rackets in exhibitions he played during the late 1980s. Borg, however, failed to win a single match. He facedJordi Arrese in his first match back, again at Monte Carlo, but without practising or playing any exhibition matches, and lost in two sets. In his first nine matches, played in 1991 and 1992, Borg failed to win a single set. He fared slightly better in 1993, taking a set off his opponent in each of the three matches he played. He came closest to getting a win in what turned out to be his final tour match, falling to second seedAlexander Volkov 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9) at the1993 Kremlin Cup in Moscow.[54]
In 1992, Borg, aged 35, using a graphite racket, defeatedJohn Lloyd, 37, at the Inglewood Forum Tennis Challenge. Borg later joined the Champions tour, using modern rackets.
Borg had one of the most distinctive playing styles in the Open Era.[55] He played from the baseline, with powerful ground-strokes. His highly unorthodox backhand involved taking his racket back with both hands but actually generating his power with his dominant right hand, letting go of the grip with his left hand around point of contact, and following through with his swing as a one-hander.[56] He hit the ball hard and high from the back of the court and brought it down with considerabletopspin, which made his ground strokes very consistent.[57] There had been other players, particularlyRod Laver andArthur Ashe, who played with topspin on both the forehand and backhand, yet Laver and Ashe used topspin only as a way to mix up their shots to pass their opponents at the net easily. Borg was one of the first top players to use heavy topspin on his shots consistently.[55]
Complementing his consistent ground strokes was his fitness. Both of these factors allowed Borg to be dominant at the French Open.[58]
One of the factors that made Borg unique was his dominance on the grass courts of Wimbledon, where, since World War II, baseliners did not usually succeed. Some experts attributed his dominance on this surface to his consistency, an underrated serve, equally underrated volleys, and his adaptation to grass courts. Against the best players, he almost always served-and-volleyed on his first serves, while he naturally played from the baseline after his second serves.[58][59]
Another trait usually associated with Borg was his grace under pressure. His calm court demeanor earned him the nickname of the "Ice Man" or "Ice-Borg".[60]
Borg's physical conditioning was unrivalled by contemporaries. He could outlast most of his opponents under the most grueling conditions. Contrary to popular belief, however, this was not due to his exceptionally low resting heart rate, often reported to be near 35 beats per minute. In his introduction to Borg's autobiographyMy Life and Game, Eugene Scott relates that this rumor arose from a medical exam the 18-year-old Borg once took for military service, where his pulse was recorded as 38. Scott goes on to reveal Borg's true pulse rate as "about 50 when he wakes up and around 60 in the afternoon".[61] Borg is credited with helping to develop the style of play that has come to dominate the game today.[59]
Borg's first wife has said that he was "always very placid and calm, except if he lost a match – he wouldn't talk for at least three days. He couldn't stand losing."[62] This mental approach changed by 1981, when he has said that when he lost the Wimbledon final "what shocked me was I wasn't even upset".[63]
Borg and Romanian tennis proMariana Simionescu began their relationship in 1976[62] and married inBucharest on 24 July 1980.[64] The marriage ended in divorce in 1984. He fathered a son named Robin in 1985 with the Swedish modelJannike Björling; Robin had a daughter in 2014. Borg was married to the Italian singerLoredana Bertè from 1989 to 1993.[50] On 8 June 2002, he married his third wife, Patricia Östfeld. Together they have a son,Leo, born in 2003, who is also a professional tennis player.[65][66]
He narrowly avoided personal bankruptcy when business ventures failed.[67][68] After selling his mansion Astaholm atIngarö in theStockholm archipelago in 2019, Borg moved to an apartment inNorrmalm, central Stockholm.[69]
In his 2025 autobiographyHeartbeats, Borg revealed that he had been diagnosed with an "extremely aggressive" form ofprostate cancer in 2023.[70] He underwent surgery in 2024, and now lives in remission with regular monitoring.[71]
In 2017,Borg vs McEnroe, a biographical film focusing on the rivalry between Borg and McEnroe and the 1980 Wimbledon final, was released. In 2022, interviews about this friendship and rivalry were also featured in "McEnroe", a Showtime documentary.[72]
In March 2006,Bonhams Auction House in London announced that it would auction Borg's Wimbledon trophies and two of his winning rackets on 21 June 2006.[73] Several players then called Borg in an attempt to make him reconsider, including Jimmy Connors andAndre Agassi, who volunteered to buy them to keep them together. According toDagens Nyheter – who had talked to Borg – McEnroe called Borg from New York and asked, "What's up? Have you gone mad?" and said, "What the hell are you doing?"[74] The conversation with McEnroe, paired with pleas from Connors and Agassi, eventually persuaded Borg to buy out the trophies from Bonhams for an undisclosed amount.[50]
With 11 Grand Slam titles, Borg ranks sixth in the list of male tennis players who have won the most Grand Slam singles titles behindNovak Djokovic (24),Rafael Nadal (22),Roger Federer (20),Pete Sampras (14) andRoy Emerson (12). The French Open—Wimbledon double he achieved three times consecutively was described by Wimbledon officials as "the most difficult double in tennis".[77][78] Only Nadal (in 2008 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 the French Open and Wimbledon men's singles titles over their career.Ilie Năstase once said about Borg, "We're playing tennis, and he's playing something else".Borg is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.[79][80][5]
In his 1979 autobiography,Jack Kramer had already included Borg in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time.[citation needed] And in 2003,Bud Collins chose Borg as one of his top-five male players of all time.[81] In 1983,Fred Perry listed his greatest male players of all time and listed them in two categories, before World War 2 and after. Perry's modern best behind Laver: "Borg, McEnroe, Connors, Hoad, Jack Kramer, John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, Manuel Santana".[82] In 1988, a panel consisting ofBud Collins,Cliff Drysdale, andButch Buchholz ranked their top five male tennis players of all time. Buchholz and Drysdale both listed Borg number two on their lists, behind Rod Laver. Collins listed Borg number five behind Laver, McEnroe, Rosewall, and Gonzales.[83]
In 2008,ESPN.com asked tennis analysts, writers, and former players to build the perfect open-era player. Borg was the only player mentioned in four categories: defense, footwork, intangibles, and mental toughness—with his mental game and footwork singled out as the best in open-era history.[84]
Borg never won theUS Open, losing in the final four times. Borg also did not win the Australian Open, which he only played once in 1974 as a 17-year-old. The only players to defeat Borg in a Grand Slam final were fellow World No. 1 tennis players John McEnroe andJimmy Connors. Even though it was then played on grass, a surface where he enjoyed much success, Borg chose to play the Australian Open only once, in 1974, where he lost in the third round. Phil Dent, a contemporary of Borg, has pointed out that skipping Grand Slam tournaments—especially the Australian Open—was not unusual then, before counting Grand Slam titles became the norm.[85] Additionally, another contemporaryArthur Ashe toldSports Illustrated, "I think Bjorn could have won the US Open. I think he could have won the Grand Slam, but by the time he left, the historical challenge didn't mean anything. He was bigger than the game. He was likeElvis orLiz Taylor or somebody."[86]
From 22 to 24 September 2017, Borg was the victorious captain of Team Europe in the first-ever edition of theLaver Cup, held inPrague, Czech Republic. Borg's Team Europe defeated the rest of the world team, known as Team World, who were coached by John McEnroe. Europe won the contest 15 points to 9, withRoger Federer achieving a narrow, vital victory overNick Kyrgios in the last match played.[87]
Borg returned as the coach of Team Europe for thesecond edition inChicago, Illinois, from 21 to 23 September 2018. McEnroe also returned as the coach for Team World. Borg again led Europe to victory asAlexander Zverev defeatedKevin Anderson to secure the title 13–8, after trailing Anderson in the match tiebreak until the last few points.[88]
In the tournament'sthird edition, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 20 to 22 September 2019, Borg captained Team Europe to a third consecutive victory, defeating McEnroe's Team World 13 points to 11, with Zverev again winning the deciding match.[89]
Thefourth edition was held in Boston from 24 to 26 September 2021, having had its original September 2020 date postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Borg once again returned as captain of Team Europe, which had a resounding win over Team World, defeating McEnroe's players 14 to 1.[90]
^The Masters tournaments for 1977, 1979, and 1980 were actually held in January of the following year. In this table, however, the year of the tournament is listed for the preceding year.
^abcPeick, Sean (12 January 2010)."Roger Federer Not Quite Yet Greatest Champion in Records of Wimbledon History". NESN.Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved20 June 2012.Borg has his own impressive list of Wimbledon achievements – five consecutive titles (a record shared with Federer) from 1976 to 1980 followed up by a loss in the 1981 final, 41 consecutive matches won (a record he holds himself) and a mind-boggling career record of 51–4 for a winning percentage of .927 (also a record).
John Barrett, editor,World of Tennis Yearbooks, London, from 1976 through 1983.
Michel Sutter,Vainqueurs Winners 1946–2003, Paris, 2003. Sutter has attempted to list all tournaments meeting his criteria for selection beginning with 1946 and ending in the fall of 1991. For each tournament, he has indicated the city, the date of the final, the winner, the runner-up, and the score of the final. A tournament is included in his list if: (1) the draw for the tournament included at least eight players (with a few exceptions, such as the Pepsi Grand Slam tournaments in the second half of the 1970s which included only players that had won a Grand Slam tournament); and (2) the level of the tournaments was at least equal to the present day challenger tournaments. Sutter's book is probably the most exhaustive source of tennis tournament information since World War II, even though some professional tournaments held before the start of the open era are missing. Later, Sutter issued a second edition of his book, with only the players, their wins, and years for the 1946 through 27 April 2003, period.
The Wimbledon Collection – Legends of Wimbledon – Björn Borg Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 21 September 2004, Run Time: 52 minutes, ASIN: B0002HODA4.
The Wimbledon Collection – The Classic Match – Borg vs. McEnroe 1981 Final Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 21 September 2004, Run Time: 210 minutes, ASIN: B0002HODAE.
The Wimbledon Collection – The Classic Match – Borg vs. McEnroe 1980 Final Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 21 September 2004, Run Time: 240 minutes; ASIN: B0002HOEK8.
Wimbledon Classic Match: Gerulaitis vs Borg Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 31 October 2006, Run Time: 180 minutes, ASIN: B000ICLR8O.
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors John McEnroe John McEnroe John McEnroe
World No. 1 23 August 1977 – 29 August 1977 9 April 1979 – 20 May 1979 9 July 1979 – 2 March 1980 24 March 1980 – 10 August 1980 18 August 1980 – 5 July 1981 20 July 1981 – 2 August 1981
Succeeded by
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