| Bjorn Borg vs. Rafael Nadal |
| Comparison of their achievements Through 2014 Australian Open |
| Charts: ATP Titles |
| Player | Country | Birthday | Height | Weight | Plays | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Borg | SWE | Jun 6, 1956 | 5' 11" ~ 180 cm | 160 lb ~ 73 kg | Right | 2H |
| Rafael Nadal | ESP | Jun 3, 1986 | 6' 1" ~ 185 cm | 188 lb ~ 85kg | Left | 2H |
| 1972/2002 | 1973/2003 | 1974/2004 | 1975/2005 | 1976/2006 | 1977/2007 | 1978/2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | DNP | W | W | F |
| Rafael Nadal | DNP | DNP | DNP | R32 | R64 | R32 | DNP | DNP | R64 | R16 | W | R64 | R32 | DNP | W | F | QF | QF | W | F | R16 | SF | W | W | SF |
| 1979/2009 | 1980/2010 | 1981/2011 | 1982/2012 | 1983/2013 | 1984/2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| AO | RG | WM | US | 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 | QF | DNP | W | W | F | DNP | W | F | F | ||||||||||||
| Rafael Nadal | W | R16 | DNP | SF | QF | W | W | W | QF | W | F | F | F | W | R64 | DNP | DNP | W | R128 | W | 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 | 61 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| 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% |
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| Bjorn Borg | 609-114 | 84.2% | 122-32 | 79.2% | 246-33 | 88.2% | 61-11 | 84.7% | 180-38 | 82.6% |
| Rafael Nadal | 669-130 | 83.7% | 324-90 | 78.3% | 293-21 | 93.3% | 50-13 | 79.4% | 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 | 385-66 | 85.4% | 224-48 | 82.4% | 141-17 | 89.2% | 96-75 | 56.1% | 37-3 | 1975 | 24-6 |
| Rafael Nadal | 606-99 | 86.0% | 63-31 | 67.0% | 177-24 | 88.1% | 171-97 | 63.8% | 21-1 | 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011 | 16-5 |
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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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 119 |
| Grand Slam Results | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Played |
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| Bjorn Borg-Australian Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Nadal-Australian Open | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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| Bjorn Borg-Roland Garros | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rafael Nadal-Roland Garros | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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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 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
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| Bjorn Borg-US Open | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Rafael Nadal-US Open | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
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| Bjorn Borg-Grand Slams | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Rafael Nadal-Grand Slams | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37 |