Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Bjorn Borg Biography and Timeline

Follow Bjorn Borg through 15 dated historical records for Sweden.

Bjorn Borg, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

15Distinct records
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1956–1983Years on this page

1956

Birth of Bjorn Borg

Soldertaljie · Sport / Tennis

Birth of Bjorn Borg

1974

French Open

Paris · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the French Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 1st time

1975

French Open

Paris · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the French Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 2nd time

1976

Wimbledon

Wimbledon · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the Wimbledon Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 1st time

1977

Wimbledon

Wimbledon · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the Wimbledon Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 2nd time

1978

French Open

Paris · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the French Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 3rd time

Wimbledon

Wimbledon · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the Wimbledon Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 3rd time

1979

French Open

Paris · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the French Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 4th time

Wimbledon

Wimbledon · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the Wimbledon Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 4th time

1980

Wimbledon

Wimbledon · Sport / Tennis

Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for the Wimbledon title

Marriage

Bucharest · Sport / Tennis

Borg marries tennis pro Mariana Simionescu

French Open

Paris · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the French Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 5th time

Wimbledon

Wimbledon · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the Wimbledon Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 5th time

1981

French Open

Paris · Sport / Tennis

Wins 6th French Open title. Winner of the French Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 6th time

1983

Retirement

Sport / Tennis

Borg retires from tennis, age 27

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.