1974, Sports; French Open – Men's singles

On June 16, 1974, the young Swedish talent Björn Borg at the age of 18 triumphed in Paris, winning his first Grand Slam title. He defeated Manuel Orantes in the final with 2–6, 6–7^(4–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1. It was his first of an eventual six French Open titles, and the first of eleven major titles overall. Ilie Năstase was the defending champion, but lost in the quarter-finals to Harold Solomon.

Björn Borg and his trainer Lennart Bergelin

Manuel Orantes and Björn Borg

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1976, Sport: Björn Borg wins his first Wimbledon title

In 1976 Swedish tennis player Björn Borg won Wimbledon for the first time, defeating the favoured Ilie Năstase in the final. He was the first male player in the open era to win a Wimbledon singles title without dropping a set and at the time the youngest male Wimbledon champion at 20 years and 1 month. American Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but he lost in the fourth round to Vitas Gerulaitis. Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase in the final with 6–4, 6–2, 9–7.

Borg won five consecutive times Wimbledon, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980. He became the first male player in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles. Borg is the first player to win six French Open singles titles and was undefeated in French Open finals.

Swedish tennis player Bjorn Borg during the Men’s semi-final at Wimbledon 1976

Björn Borg wins his first Wimbledon title in 1976

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