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Björn Borg

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Björn Rune Borg (Swedish: [ˈbjœːɳ ˈbɔrj] ; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Borg won 66 singles titles during his career, including eleven majors: six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimbledon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Björn Borg is the most popular tennis player, the 62nd most popular biography from Sweden and the most popular Swedish Tennis Player.

Björn Borg is most famous for his tennis career. He is one of the most successful tennis players in history, having won 11 Grand Slam singles titles and five Grand Slam doubles titles.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Björn Borg ranks 1 out of 1,569. After him are Novak Djokovic, Suzanne Lenglen, René Lacoste, Rod Laver, Martina Navratilova, Ilie Năstase, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, and Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Björn Borg ranks 7. Before him are Tom Hanks, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Steve Ballmer, Mel Gibson, Christoph Waltz, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. After him are John Lydon, Paolo Rossi, Christine Lagarde, José Manuel Barroso, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and Lars von Trier.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Björn Borg ranks 62 out of 1,879. Before him are Hilma af Klint (1862), Gideon Sundback (1880), Max von Sydow (1929), Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Harry Martinson (1904), and Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755). After him are Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Anita Ekberg (1931), Kai Siegbahn (1918), Theodor Svedberg (1884), Astrid of Sweden (1905), and Eric IX of Sweden (1120).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Sweden

Among tennis players born in Sweden, Björn Borg ranks 1. After him are Mats Wilander (1964), Stefan Edberg (1966), Sven Davidson (1928), Lennart Bergelin (1925), Anders Järryd (1961), Gunnar Setterwall (1881), Robin Söderling (1984), Wollmar Boström (1878), Jonas Björkman (1972), Joakim Nyström (1963), and Thomas Johansson (1975).

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