Finals Played Between Björn Borg vs. John McEnroe

Head-to-head information with all the singles finals John McEnroe and Björn Borg played against each other, with stats by tournament, surface and year and the full list of finals and results.

Head-to-Head Finals Between Two Players:

Björn Borg
vs.
John McEnroe

Total Finals Between Them:

 Won by Total
Björn Borg John McEnroe
Finals Won
4
5
9

Finals by Surface:

Surface
 Won by Total
Björn Borg John McEnroe
Hard
1
2
3
Grass
1
1
2
Clay
-
-
0
Carpet
2
2
4

Finals by Category:

Category
 Won by Total
Björn Borg John McEnroe
Grand Slam
1
3
4
ATP Finals
-
-
0
ATP Masters 1000
-
-
0
ATP 500
-
-
0
ATP 250
-
-
0
Others
3
2
5

* the current ATP 250, 500 and 1000 started in 1990 and their names changed through the years.

Finals by Tournament:

Grand Slam Finals:

Tournament
 Won by Total
Björn Borg John McEnroe
Australian Open
-
-
0
French Open
-
-
0
US Open
0
2
2
Wimbledon
1
1
2
Total
1
3
4

ATP Finals:

Tournament
 Won by Total
Björn Borg John McEnroe
ATP Finals
-
-
0

Other Finals:

Tournament
 Won by Total
Björn Borg John McEnroe
Canadian Open
1
0
1
Milan Indoor
0
1
1
Rotterdam Open
1
0
1
Stockholm Open
1
0
1
WCT Finals
0
1
1
Total
3
2
5

Finals by Year:
Year
 Won by Total
Björn Borg John McEnroe
1979
2
1
3
1980
2
1
3
1981
0
3
3

All the Finals Between Björn Borg and John McEnroe, in Chronological Order

1979
1. Rotterdam Open
Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe
6-4, 6-2
2. WCT Finals
Björn Borg lost to John McEnroe
7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(7-5)
3. Canadian Open
Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe
6-3, 6-3
1980
GS
4. Wimbledon
Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe
1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(16-18), 8-6
GS
5. US Open
Björn Borg lost to John McEnroe
7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 5-7, 6-4
6. Stockholm Open
Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe
6-3, 6-4
1981
7. Milan Indoor
Björn Borg lost to John McEnroe
7-6(7-2), 6-4
GS
8. Wimbledon
Björn Borg lost to John McEnroe
4-6, 7-6(7-1), 7-6(7-4), 6-4
GS
9. US Open
Björn Borg lost to John McEnroe
4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
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