Bjorn Rune Borg is a Swedish former tennis player. He is an 11-time Grand Slam winner and four-time US Open runner-up. He won 6 Roland-Garros finals, fourth behind Sampras, Djokovic and Nadal. The former world number 1, Borg won 66 titles in his career, including 11 Grand Slam singles titles, and became the first male player to win five Wimbledon titles in the open era.
The only child of Rune and Margareta, Borg was born on June 6, 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden. He spent his childhood in the nearby town of Södertälje.
Bjorg Born Career
At 15, Borg played for Sweden in the 1972 Davis Cup and won his first singles rubber in five sets. That year, he won the Wimbledon junior singles title, the Orange Bowl Junior Championship. Borg finished the season in 18th position.
The following year, he won his first career singles title at the New Zealand Open. The same season, he won titles in London and Sao Paulo. He is also the winner of the Italian Open. By 1975, Borg had won 19 consecutive Davis Cup singles matches since 1973, a record at the time.
The Swede won the 1976 World Tennis Championship, Wimbledon – 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, French Open – 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, Stockholm Open 1980 and the 1980 Masters title. Borg was the first male player to appear in the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open finals in the same year three times in his career, a record only later surpassed by Roger Federer. He is also the champion of 16 Grand Prix Super Series and three year-end championships.
Other tournaments won by the 5’11” athlete include the Tour Finals (1979, 1980), the 1976 WCT Finals and the Davis Cup (1975). Borg retired from playing in July 1984 at the age of 26. in 1993, to face several consecutive defeats and zero titles.
Bjorn Borg net worth
Reports claim that Bjorn Borg’s net worth is stable $40 million. In 1979, Borg became the first player to earn more than $1 million in prize money in a single season. The Swedish-born athlete has also earned millions from sponsors throughout his career. His career earnings are said to be $3,655,751 in prize money alone.
Bjorn Borg was the first player to win six singles titles at Roland-Garros. SOURCE: International Tennis Hall of Fame In the late 2000s, Borg stayed in Birmingham to launch their underwear line. In 2007, Guardian reported that Borg’s clothing business was doing well and was listed on the Swedish Stock Exchange in 10 different territories in Europe.
Analyzing Borg’s earnings throughout his tennis career could be anything but simple math. From Rolex awards to Grand Slam awards, Born has had it all. Moreover, no one can ignore the fact that Grand Slam tournaments offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention.
He had also occupied three residences: a penthouse in Monte Carlo, a mansion on Long Island and an island off the Swedish coast.
The Richest reports that Borg has won ATP awards throughout his career as:
- 1973 – $373,000
- 1974 – $1,467,000
- 1975 – $1,014,000
- 1976 – $1,635,000
- 1977 – $2,079,000
- 1978 – $3,455,000
- 1979 – $3,835,000
- 1980 – $3,499,000
- nineteen eighty one – $2,850,000
- 1982 – $300,000
- 1983 – $300,000
- 1984 – $100,000
- 1991 – $1,000,000
- 1992 – $4,135,000
- 1993 – $850,000
Bjorn Borg Married Life, Family
Bjorn married his first wife, Mariana Simionescu, also a tennis player in Bucharest, on July 24, 1980. Their romance began in 1976. They however separated in 1984 after meeting Borg Jannike Bjorling, a Swedish model. With Bjorling, Borg fathered a son, Robin. The relationship with Bjorling ended after three years.
Björn Borg and his current wife Patricia SOURCE: Pinterest In 1989, the star athlete married the Italian singer and a model Loredana Berté, but they divorced in 1993. Nine years later, in 2002, Borg married Patricia Ostfeldt. The couple share a son, Leo Borg, born in 2003. Borg is also the grandfather of Robin’s daughter.
