Björn Borg
6 June 1956 – present
Björn Borg is a Swedish former tennis player who won eleven Grand Slam singles titles, including five consecutive Wimbledon championships from 1976 to 1980 and six French Open titles. He retired from the professional tour in 1983 at the age of 26 and later lent his name to a clothing business.
Lived at the same time
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Life events
Born in Sweden and raised in the Stockholm suburb of Södertälje.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPlayed his first Davis Cup tie at the age of 15.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWon at Roland Garros aged 18, the first of six singles titles there.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLed the Swedish team to its first Davis Cup title.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWon the Wimbledon singles championship for the first time, beginning a run of five in a row.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMarried the Romanian tennis player Mariana Simionescu; the couple divorced in 1984.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBeat John McEnroe in a five-set final that included a 34-point fourth-set tiebreak.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLost the Wimbledon and US Open finals to John McEnroe, his last appearances in major finals.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAnnounced his retirement from the tour at the age of 26.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgReturned to competition using a wooden racket, without winning a tour match.
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