Bjorn Borg
Chronology
| 1956 | Born June 6 in Sodertalje, Sweden, to Rune and Margarethe Borg |
| 1965 | Father wins tennis racquet in table-tennis tournament, and gives racquet to Borg |
| 1965 | Takes first tennis lessons |
| 1966 | Meets Percy Rosberg, top coach in Sweden; trains with Rosberg in Stockholm |
| 1967 | Wins first junior tournament |
| 1970 | Represents Sweden in junior tournament, Berlin |
| 1972 | Scores first major win, against national tennis star Jan Erik Lundquist |
| 1972 | Qualifies for Davis Cup team; meets coach Lennart Bergelin |
| 1973 | Debuts at Wimbledon |
| 1974 | Turns pro; becomes youngest player to win French Open |
| 1975 | Sets Davis Cup record winning streak of 19 singles matches, lifting Sweden to first Cup win against Czechoslovakia |
| 1976 | Wins second of six consecutive French Open titles |
| 1976 | Wins first of five consecutive Wimbledon titles |
| 1977 | Becomes number one player in world, August 23; holds ranking for two weeks |
| 1979-80 | Begins and ends year with number one ranking |
| 1980 | Marries Romanian tennis player Mariana Simionescu |
| 1981 | Loses Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles to John McEnroe |
| 1983 | Retires at age 26 |
| 1984 | Divorces Simionescu |
| 1987 | Creates sports-apparel company, Bjorn Borg Design Groups |
| 1989 | Marries Italian rock singer Loredana Berte |
| 1990 | Begins training for tennis comeback |
| 1991 | Attempts comeback unsuccessfully |
| 1992 | Separates from Berte |
| 1993 | Joins over-35 circuit |
| 2000 | Retires from senior circuit; begins training young Swedish players |
| 2002 | Marries real-estate broker Patricia Ostfeldt |
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