Career 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 Bjorn Borg takes it, 9–0 on categories Borg wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Tanner 874 matches, Borg 747 matches.
Borg has 64 titles (one every 10 matches) to Tanner’s 15 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Borg has 11 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches) to Tanner’s 1 grand slam title (one every 100 matches). Borg averages a sets lost every 1.5 matches to Tanner’s 0.9. Winners’ edge: Borg’s team won 82%, Tanner’s team won 66% of the matches they played. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 15 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 64 total · best 1
0.0 1 total · best 1 Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 11 total · best 1
– First serve in % 55.8
– First-serve points won % 65.9
– Break points saved % 50.0
– Return points won % 33.2
– Acesper game 3.8 45 total · best 12
Head to head 4 15 matches since 1972 11
Carpet · 6 matches Tanner 2 Borg 4 Hard · 5 matches Tanner 2 Borg 3 Grass · 2 matches Tanner 0 Borg 2 Clay · 2 matches Tanner 0 Borg 2 Grand Slams · 6 matches Tanner 1 Borg 5 Finals · 1 match Tanner 0 Borg 1 Last meetings 1 Sept 1981 · US Open · Quarterfinal · Hard Borg won 7-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 26 Aug 1980 · US Open · Quarterfinal · Hard Borg won 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 9 Jan 1980 · Masters · Round robin · Carpet Borg won 6-3 6-3 28 Aug 1979 · US Open · Quarterfinal · Hard Tanner won 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6 25 June 1979 · Wimbledon · Final · Grass Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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