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Sunday, June 26, 2011

History - Bjorn Borg



Bjorn Borg
11 Grand Slam Titles

Bjorn Borg won an unprecedented five consecutive Wimbledon titles– from 1976-1980.  The 1980 Wimbledon final between Borg and McEnroe is easily considered the best and most memorable matchup of all time.  McEnroe seemed to have victory in hand early on, but the Swede proved once again to have more stamina and tenacity– breaking McEnroe down for the win.  Borg was widely considered nearly invincible at the time– his physical conditioning was legendary.


WIMBLEDON WINNERS LIST: Men’s Singles Champions, Open Era

Year     Country     Champion     Country     Runner-up     Finals Score

1976     SWE     Björn Borg     ROU     Ilie N?stase     6–4, 6–2, 9–7
1977     SWE     Björn Borg     USA     Jimmy Connors     3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
1978     SWE     Björn Borg     USA     Jimmy Connors     6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1979     SWE     Björn Borg     USA     Roscoe Tanner     6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1980     SWE     Björn Borg     USA     John McEnroe     1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6

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