| Bjorn Borg vs. Rafael Nadal |
| Comparison of their achievements at same age Through 1982/2012 Key Biscayne: |
| Charts: ATP Titles |
| Player | Country | Birthday | Age | Height | Weight | Plays | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Borg | SWE | Jun 6, 1956 | 25y 9m | 5' 11" ~ 180 cm | 160 lb ~ 73 kg | Right | 2H |
| Rafael Nadal | ESP | Jun 3, 1986 | 25y 9m | 6' 1" ~ 185 cm | 188 lb ~ 85kg | Left | 2H |
| 1972/2002 | 1973/2003 | 1974/2004 | 1975/2005 | 1976/2006 | 1977/2007 | ||||||||||||||||
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| US | AO | RG | WM | US | AO | RG | WM | US | AO | RG | WM | US | AO | RG | WM | US | AO | RG | WM | US | |
| Bjorn Borg | R256 | DNP | R16 | QF | R16 | R16 | W | R32 | R64 | DNP | W | QF | SF | DNP | QF | W | F | DNP | DNP | W | R16 |
| Rafael Nadal | DNP | DNP | DNP | R32 | R64 | R32 | DNP | DNP | R64 | R16 | W | R64 | R32 | DNP | W | F | QF | QF | W | F | R16 |
| 1978/2008 | 1979/2009 | 1980/2010 | 1981/2011 | 1982/2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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| AO | RG | WM | US | AO | RG | WM | US | AO | RG | WM | US | AO | RG | WM | US | AO | RG | WM | US | |
| Bjorn Borg | DNP | W | W | F | DNP | W | W | QF | DNP | W | W | F | DNP | W | F | F | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Rafael Nadal | SF | W | W | SF | W | R16 | DNP | SF | QF | W | W | W | QF | W | F | F | F | |||
| Title Splits | Titles | Finals | GS | YE | MS | Minor | Hcourt | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Outdoor | Indoor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Borg | 64 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 24 |
| Rafael Nadal | 46 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Surface Splits | Career W-L | Career w% | HCourt W-L | HCourt w% | Clay W-L | Clay w% | Grass W-L | Grass w% | Carpet W-L | Carpet w% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Borg | 605-112 | 84.4% | 122-32 | 79.2% | 242-31 | 88.6% | 61-11 | 84.7% | 180-38 | 82.6% |
| Rafael Nadal | 558-119 | 82.4% | 277-85 | 76.5% | 231-18 | 92.8% | 48-10 | 82.8% | 2-6 | 25.0% |
| Other Splits | Out W-L | Out w% | In W-L | In w% | GS W-L | GS w% | TB W-L | TB w% | DC W-L | DC Champ | 5-Setters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Borg | 381-64 | 85.6% | 224-48 | 82.4% | 141-17 | 89.2% | 96-74 | 56.5% | 37-3 | 1975 | 24-6 |
| Rafael Nadal | 506-90 | 84.9% | 52-29 | 64.2% | 149-21 | 87.6% | 142-88 | 61.7% | 20-1 | 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011 | 15-4 |
| Ranking History | 1971/ 2001 |
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#1 weeks |
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| Bjorn Borg | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 109 | |||
| Rafael Nadal | 811 | 200 | 49 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 102 |
| Grand Slam Results | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Borg-Australian Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Nadal-Australian Open | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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| Bjorn Borg-Roland Garros | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rafael Nadal-Roland Garros | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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| Bjorn Borg-Wimbledon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Rafael Nadal-Wimbledon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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| Bjorn Borg-US Open | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Rafael Nadal-US Open | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
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| Bjorn Borg-Grand Slams | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Rafael Nadal-Grand Slams | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31 |