Finals Played Between Björn Borg vs. Jimmy Connors
Head-to-head information with all the singles finals Jimmy Connors 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:
Total Finals Between Them: | |||
| Won by | Total | ||
| Björn Borg | Jimmy Connors | ||
Finals Won | 8 |
5 |
13 |
Finals by Surface: | |||
Surface |
Won by | Total | |
| Björn Borg | Jimmy Connors | ||
Hard | 1 |
1 |
2 |
Grass | 2 |
0 |
2 |
Clay | 3 |
2 |
5 |
Carpet | 2 |
2 |
4 |
Finals by Category: | |||
Category |
Won by | Total | |
| Björn Borg | Jimmy Connors | ||
Grand Slam | 2 |
2 |
4 |
ATP Finals | 0 |
1 |
1 |
ATP Masters 1000 | - |
- |
0 |
ATP 500 | - |
- |
0 |
ATP 250 | - |
- |
0 |
Others | 6 |
2 |
8 |
* 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 | Jimmy Connors | ||
-
|
-
|
0
|
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
Total |
2 |
2 |
4 |
ATP Finals:
Tournament |
Won by | Total | |
| Björn Borg | Jimmy Connors | ||
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Other Finals:
Tournament |
Won by | Total | |
| Björn Borg | Jimmy Connors | ||
Alan King Tennis Classic
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Pepsi Grand Slam
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
Philadelphia
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
WCT Challenge Cup
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Total |
6 |
2 |
8 |
Finals by Year: |
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Year |
Won by | Total | |
| Björn Borg | Jimmy Connors | ||
1974 | 0 |
1 |
1 |
1976 | 0 |
2 |
2 |
1977 | 2 |
1 |
3 |
1978 | 2 |
1 |
3 |
1979 | 4 |
0 |
4 |
All the Finals Between Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, in Chronological Order
1974 |
1. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Björn Borg lost to Jimmy Connors 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 |
1976 |
2. Philadelphia Björn Borg lost to Jimmy Connors 7-6(7-5), 6-4, 6-0 |
GS
3. US Open Björn Borg lost to Jimmy Connors 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(11-9), 6-4 |
1977 |
4. Pepsi Grand Slam Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 |
GS
5. Wimbledon Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 |
Fin
6. ATP Finals Björn Borg lost to Jimmy Connors 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 |
1978 |
7. Pepsi Grand Slam Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 7-6(7-1), 3-6, 6-1 |
GS
8. Wimbledon Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 |
GS
9. US Open Björn Borg lost to Jimmy Connors 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
1979 |
10. Pepsi Grand Slam Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6-2, 6-3 |
11. Alan King Tennis Classic Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6-3, 6-2 |
12. Tokyo Indoor Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6-2, 6-2 |
13. WCT Challenge Cup Björn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 |