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1974-1981: The Björn Borg years
A look back at Björn Borg’s six titles, won between 1974 and 1981.
With his win in the final over Argentina’s Guillermo Vilas, Björn Borg becomes the sixth player to win twice in a row after Frank Parker (1948-49), Jaroslav Drobny (1951-52), Tony Trabert (1954-55), Nicola Pietrangeli (1959-60) and Jan Kodes (1970-71). The Swede is on a higher plane throughout the fortnight, dropping just one set, to Adriano Panatta in the semi-finals.
Evert “does a Borg” and wins the women’s singles for the second year in a row.