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Borg won Wimbledon in 1976 without losing a set, defeating the favored Ilie Năstase in the final. Borg became the youngest male Wimbledon singles champion since Sidney Wood in 1931 [19] at 20 years and 1 month (a record subsequently broken by Boris Becker, who won Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985). Năstase later said, "We're playing tennis and he's ...
Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was the first of his five consecutive Wimbledon titles, and his third major title overall. Borg did not lose a set during the tournament, the first man in the Open Era to do so.
Borg holds third place for most consecutive wins on clay, with 46 victories in 1977–79. Only Rafael Nadal with 81 and Vilas with 53 have won more consecutive clay court matches. Borg won 19 consecutive points on serve in the fifth set on two occasions: his 1980 Wimbledon final against McEnroe and his 1980 US Open quarterfinal against Roscoe ...
Federer reached 7 consecutive Wimbledon Finals (2003 – 09), an all-time record, surpassing the old record of 6 consecutive finals by Borg (1976–81) and in the process the Swede won 41 consecutive matches at Wimbledon. This event was won without losing a single set in the entire tournament during the Open Era twice, in 1976 by Björn Borg ...
The other player to collect 31 successive wins was Björn Borg in 1979. That unbeaten run would play a part in the Swedish star collecting both the French Open and Wimbledon titles that year ...
Björn Borg (x5) Chris Evert Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez: Chris Evert Martina Navratilova: Françoise Dürr Tony Roche: 1977: Virginia Wade: Ross Case Geoff Masters: Helen Gourlay Cawley JoAnne Russell: Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt: 1978: Martina Navratilova (x2) Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull: Betty Stöve Frew ...
Connors reached the final six times between 1974 and 1984 but won only two titles. [2] Borg reached six consecutive finals between 1976 and 1981 and won all but the last final. [2] McEnroe reached five consecutive finals from 1980 through 1984, and won three titles. [2] Becker won three titles out of seven finals between 1985 and 1995. [2]
Three-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–7 (4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his fourth Wimbledon title and eighth major title overall.