| 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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