Bjorn Borg Biography
Gift Of A Tennis Racquet, Trained With Sweden's Best, Chronology, The Rise To The TopCONTACT INFORMATION, SELECTED WRITINGS BY BORG:
1956-
Swedish tennis player
Bjorn Borg
One of the best all-time performers in tennis history, Swedish player Bjorn Borg won 62 singles titles, including 11 Grand Slam titles, and was ranked number one in the world in 1979 and 1980. With his powerful two-handed backhand, menacing topspin, and balletic footwork, he challenged the chief rivals of his day, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. And with his flowing blond locks and soft-spoken mystique, he won over audiences around the world—and stole the hearts of many a teenage admirer. Yet the tennis legend's career was as brief as it was bright, as he announced his retirement to a shocked tennis world in 1983, at age 26.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: Bjorn Borg, Association of Tennis Professionals, Monte Carlo Sun, 74 Boulevard D'Italie, 98000 Monaco.
SELECTED WRITINGS BY BORG:
(With Eugene L. Scott) Bjorn Borg: My Life and Game. Simon and Schuster, 1980.
Sketch by Wendy Kagan
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