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====Open Era records==== {{main|Open Era tennis records – men's singles}} * These records were attained in the [[Tennis Open Era|Open Era]] period of tennis from 1968. * Records in '''bold''' indicate peer-less achievements. * '''^''' Denotes consecutive streak. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! Time span ! Selected Grand Slam tournament records ! Players matched ! References |- | 1976 Wimbledon —<br />1981 French Open || 41% (11/27) title winning percentage || '''Stands alone'''|| |- | 1976 Wimbledon —<br />1981 French Open || 89.24% (141–17) career match winning percentage|| '''Stands alone'''||<ref>{{cite web|title=Performance Career Grand Slams From All Countries|work=ATP Tour |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/stats/win-loss-index/career/grandslam/all/|access-date=12 June 2021|archive-date=6 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606095815/https://www.atptour.com/en/stats/win-loss-index/career/grandslam/all/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 1977–1981 || 5 consecutive years with a match winning percentage of 90%+ ^|| '''Stands alone'''|| |- | 1978 French Open —<br />1978 US Open || 66.5% (380–191) games winning percentage in 1 season || '''Stands alone'''|| |- | 1978 French Open || 79.9% (127–32) games winning in one tournament|| '''Stands alone'''|| |- | 1976 Wimbledon —<br />1980 Wimbledon || 6 existing Major champions defeated in finals ||[[Roger Federer]]||{{#tag:ref|The existing Major champions Borg defeated were [[Guillermo Vilas]] ([[1978 French Open – Men's singles|1978 French Open]]), [[Ilie Năstase]] ([[1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1976 Wimbledon]]), [[Jimmy Connors]] ([[1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1977]] & [[1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1978]] Wimbledon), [[Roscoe Tanner]] ([[1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1979 Wimbledon]]), [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] ([[1980 French Open – Men's singles|1980 French Open]]) and [[John McEnroe]] ([[1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1980 Wimbledon]]). These champions were competing on the tour at the same time, after Borg had defeated all 6 of them in Major finals, and not retired.|group=lower-alpha}} |- | 1976 Wimbledon —<br />1980 Wimbledon || 6 concurrent Major champions defeated in finals ||'''Stands alone'''|| |- | 1980 Wimbledon || Longest tiebreak in a final (by points – 34) vs. John McEnroe || John McEnroe|| |- | 1974 French Open||Won a Grand Slam final from two sets down.<ref name="comeback">{{cite web |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-roland-garros-2021-final-historic-comeback |title=Djokovic Completes Historic Two-Set Comeback In Roland Garros Final |date=13 June 2021 |publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals]] |access-date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613193518/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-roland-garros-2021-final-historic-comeback |url-status=live }}</ref>||[[Ivan Lendl]]<br />[[Andre Agassi]]<br />[[Gastón Gaudio]]<br />[[Dominic Thiem]]<br />[[Novak Djokovic]]<br />[[Rafael Nadal]]<br />[[Jannik Sinner]]|| |} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! Grand Slam tournaments ! Time span ! Records at each Grand Slam tournament ! Players matched ! References |- |rowspan="2"| [[French Open]] || 1979–1981 || 41 consecutive sets won ^|| '''Stands alone'''||<ref name=RGrecords>{{cite web |title=Record Breakers |url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/records.html |access-date=1 February 2012 |publisher=RolandGarros.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510155503/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/records.html |archive-date=10 May 2012}}</ref> |- | 1978 || 79.9% (127–32) games winning percentage in 1 tournament || '''Stands alone'''|| |- | French Open—Wimbledon || 1978–1980 || 3 consecutive "Channel Slams": Winning both tournaments in the same year ^|| '''Stands alone'''|| |- |rowspan="4"| [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] || 1976–1980 || [[List of Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles champions#Multiple champions|5 consecutive titles]] ^||rowspan="2"| Roger Federer||<ref name=Wimbledonrecords>{{cite web |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/legends/bjorn-borg |title=Wimbledon Legends – Björn Borg |publisher=Wimbledon.com |first=Ronald |last=Atkin |access-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211101251/http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/legends/bjorn-borg |archive-date=11 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=Wimbledon>{{cite web |title=Wimbledon – Championships History |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/championships-history |access-date=4 February 2012 |publisher=Wimbledon.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601051854/http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/championships-history |archive-date=1 June 2012}}</ref><ref name=NESN /> |- | 1976 || [[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions#Grand Slam|Won title without losing a set]] ||<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lynch|first1=Steven|title=Ask Steven: Has anyone since Bjorn Borg won Wimbledon without losing a set?|date=18 April 2015|url=http://espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/12714053/anyone-bjorn-borg-won-wimbledon-losing-set|work=ESPN|access-date=18 July 2016|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816151317/http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/12714053/anyone-bjorn-borg-won-wimbledon-losing-set|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 1976–1981 || 41 consecutive match wins || '''Stands alone'''||<ref name=NESN /> |- | 1973–1981 || 92.73% (51–4) match winning percentage || '''Stands alone'''||<ref name=NESN>{{cite web |title=Roger Federer Not Quite Yet Greatest Champion in Records of Wimbledon History |url=http://www.nesn.com/2012/06/in-annals-of-wimbledon-history-roger-federer-not-quite-the-greatest-champion.html |date=12 January 2010 |access-date=20 June 2012 |first=Sean |last=Peick |publisher=NESN |quote=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). |archive-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622051718/http://www.nesn.com/2012/06/in-annals-of-wimbledon-history-roger-federer-not-quite-the-greatest-champion.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! Time span ! Other selected records ! Players matched ! References |- | 1973–1981 || 72.5% (111–42) [[Open Era tennis records – men's singles#Playing top 10 ranked opponents|career winning percentage against top 10 players]] || '''Stands alone'''||<ref>{{cite web|title=Performance Career Versus Top Ten From All Countries|work=ATP Tour |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/performance-zone/win-loss-index/career/vstop10/all/|access-date=30 May 2012|archive-date=28 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628063325/https://www.atptour.com/en/performance-zone/win-loss-index/career/vstop10/all/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 1977–1980 || 4 consecutive years with a match winning percentage of 90%+ || '''Stands alone'''|| |- | 1979–1980 || 10 consecutive titles || '''Stands alone'''|| |- | 1978 || 50 consecutive matches won in 1 season ||'''Stands alone'''||<ref>{{cite web |title=Bjorn Borg Player Profile – Activity |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002258 |access-date=3 September 2012 |publisher=ITF Tennis |archive-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129011218/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002258 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bjorn Borg Davis Cup Player Profile – Results |url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002258 |access-date=3 September 2012 |publisher=Davis Cup |archive-date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022181434/http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002258 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1978–1980 || 2 winning streaks of 35+ matches ^ || [[Roger Federer]]<br />[[Jimmy Connors]]|| |- | 1974–1981 || 63 titles until the age of 25 || '''Stands alone'''||<ref>{{cite web|title=Comparison at the Age of 25|url=http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/esp/news-detail/news/329-vergleich-zum-25sten.html?tx_comments_pi1%5Bpage%5D=1&cHash=44ee43fd9acf8b7194fe4179fc98bb8f|website=rogerfederer.com|publisher=Official Roger Federer Website|access-date=14 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815114747/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/esp/news-detail/news/329-vergleich-zum-25sten.html?tx_comments_pi1%5Bpage%5D=1&cHash=44ee43fd9acf8b7194fe4179fc98bb8f|archive-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> |- | 1974–1976 || 17 titles won as a teenager|| '''Stands alone'''|| |- | 1972–1981 || 81.8% (27–6) career 5 set match record || [[Jean Borotra]]<br />[[Johan Kriek]]||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/performance-zone/win-loss-index/career/5thset/all/ |title=Performance Career 5th Set Record From All Countries |publisher=ATP Tour |access-date=16 March 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727000514/https://www.atptour.com/en/performance-zone/win-loss-index/career/5thset/all/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |}
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