Björn Borg

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Björn Borg is a Swedish tennis legend renowned for his ice-cool demeanor and dominance in the 1970s, particularly his six French Open and five consecutive Wimbledon titles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
tennis player
backhand two-handed backhand
briefComeback 1991
consecutiveWimbledonSinglesTitles 5
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
dateOfAttainingNo1Ranking 1977-08-23
dateOfBirth 1956-06-06
DavisCupTeam Sweden Davis Cup team NERFINISHED
DavisCupTitles 1
familyName Borg NERFINISHED
FrenchOpenSinglesTitles 6
fullName Björn Rune Borg NERFINISHED
givenName Björn NERFINISHED
grandSlamSinglesTitles 11
hallOfFameInduction International Tennis Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInductionYear 1987
handedness right-handed
hasBusiness Björn Borg fashion brand NERFINISHED
hasChild Leo Borg NERFINISHED
highestSinglesRanking world No. 1
isKnownFor calm on-court demeanor
dominance in the 1970s
success on clay and grass courts
nationality Swedish
nickname Ice Man NERFINISHED
Ice-Borg NERFINISHED
occupation entrepreneur
placeOfBirth Stockholm
Sweden
residence Sweden
retired 1983
sexOrGender male
sport tennis
styleOfPlay baseline player
turnedPro 1973
WimbledonSinglesTitles 5
wonTournament French Open NERFINISHED
Wimbledon Championships NERFINISHED
yearsWonFrenchOpenSingles 1974
1975
1978
1979
1980
1981
yearsWonWimbledonSingles 1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

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Open Era notablePlayer Björn Borg
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas notableRival Björn Borg
subject surface form: Guillermo Vilas
Vilas notableRival Björn Borg
subject surface form: Guillermo Vilas
Jimmy Connors notableRival Björn Borg