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Arthur Ashe vs Bjorn Borg Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe seasons:19791978197719761975
Bjorn Borg seasons:19931992199119841983
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Arthur Ashe
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Bjorn Borg
Age: 82y 253d (1943-07-10)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1956-06-06) Age: 69y 287d
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
8 - 9
Wins: 47.1% - 52.9%
Hard 2–0Clay 1–1Grass 1–1
Slam 1–1Others 7–6Finals 0–1Davis Cup 0–1
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe and πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 17 times. Bjorn Borg currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 9–8.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe has compiled an overall career record of 798–260 across 1058 matches, translating to a win rate of 75.43%. On hard courts his record stands at 200–64 (75.76%), while on clay he holds a 176–74 (70.40%) mark. On grass the numbers read 137–36 (79.19%) , and on carpet 285–86 (76.82%). Throughout his career he has won 45 titles (9 hard, 6 clay, 7 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 35–41 (46.05%).

πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 654–140 from 794 matches (82.37% win rate). His hard-court record is 116–36 (76.32%), on clay he stands at 285–46 (86.10%), and on grass he has gone 72–16 (81.82%) , with a carpet record of 181–42 (81.17%). He has accumulated 66 titles in total (5 hard, 32 clay, 7 grass, 22 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 119–46 (72.12%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 2 times, with Arthur Ashe leading 2–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 1–1 (50.00% each) across 2 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 1–1 (50.00% each).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1978-10-06Davis Cup WG SF: SWE vs USACarpetRR2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg14πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-4 7-5 6-35------0/0
1976-10-12World Invitational Tennis ClassicClayF2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-1 6-23------0/0
1976-05-23WCT Challenge CupHardRR2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg6-4 7-6 6-35------0/0
1975-11-30MastersCarpetSF3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-4 3-6 6-2 6-25------0/0
1975-06-23WimbledonGrassQF7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (6)4πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (3)2-6 6-4 8-6 6-15------0/0
1975-05-07WCT FinalsCarpetF8πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg3-6 6-4 6-4 6-05------0/0
1975-03-10Munich WCTCarpetF6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (1)3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (2)6-4 7-6(6)3------0/0
1975-02-17Barcelona WCTCarpetF9πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)7-6(5) 6-33------0/0
1975-02-06Bologna WCTCarpetF3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (2)7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (1)7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4)3------0/0
1975-01-27Richmond WCTCarpetF3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)8πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)4-6 6-4 6-43------0/0
1975-01-13San Juan WCTClaySF7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg6-4 6-03------0/0
1974-05-08WCT FinalsCarpetQF13πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe7-5 6-4 7-65------0/0
1974-03-11Sao Paulo WCTCarpetF14πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (2)6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (1)6-2 3-6 6-33------0/0
1974-02-25Barcelona WCTCarpetF6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (1)16πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg6-4 3-6 6-33------0/0
1974-02-15London WCTCarpetQF20πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (6)8πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)6-4 7-6(3)3------0/0
1973-10-29ParisHardR167πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg7-5 6-33------0/0
1973-08-29US OpenGrassR323πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)6-7 6-4 6-4 6-45------0/0

Wins

Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg
8–9Overall
1–1Grand Slam
7–6Others
0–1Tour Finals
0–1Davis Cup
2–0Hard
1–1Clay
1–1Grass
4–7Indoor Hard

Sets Format

50.0%5
50.0%5
Bo3
42.9%3
57.1%4
Bo5
66.7%4
33.3%2
2 Sets
28.6%2
71.4%5
3 Sets
50.0%2
50.0%2
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg

Deciding

25.0%1
75.0%3
Decider Set
42.9%3
57.1%4
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg

Sets

49.0%24
51.0%25
All
50.0%4
50.0%4
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
100.0%5
0.0%0
Hard
50.0%4
50.0%4
Grass
50.0%2
50.0%2
Clay
40.6%13
59.4%19
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg

Games

49.8%244
50.2%246
All
50.0%41
50.0%41
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
60.4%32
39.6%21
Hard
50.0%41
50.0%41
Grass
48.4%15
51.6%16
Clay
48.1%156
51.9%168
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg

By Tournament Level

Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg

By Round

Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg

By Opponent Ranking

Arthur AsheBjorn Borg
28.6%2-5
vs Top 1
50%9-9
34.1%14-27
vs Top 5
72.1%62-24
46.1%35-41
vs Top 10
72.1%119-46
51.4%76-72
vs Top 20
78.2%190-53
70.1%270-115
vs Top 100
82.4%459-98
89.6%95-11
vs +100
90.6%144-15
45.8%33-39
vs Higher
45.3%24-29
79.2%332-87
vs Lower
87.5%579-83

Opponent Breakdown

Arthur AsheBjorn Borg
75.5%584-190
Vs Younger
74.5%76-26
71.9%179-70
Vs Older
83.1%552-112
77.9%688-195
Vs Right-Handed
84.7%539-97
60.1%98-65
Vs Left-Handed
72.1%111-43
37.5%9-15
Vs 2H Backhand
62.5%15-9
64.8%68-37
Vs 1H Backhand
73.7%70-25
66.7%314-157
Vs Shorter
85.1%165-29
78.4%138-38
Vs Taller
78.2%276-77

Pressure Situations