Leo Borg
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
Born (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachChristian Brydniak, Rickard Billing
Prize money$79,285
Singles
Career record1–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 334 (11 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 396 (7 January 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1033 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1323 (18 September 2023)
Team competitions
Davis CupRR (2023)
Last updated on: 18 September 2023.

Leo Borg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbɔrj]; born 15 May 2003) is a Swedish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 334, achieved on 11 September 2023. He is the son of 11-time Grand Slam champion and former world number 1 Björn Borg.[1][2][3]

Junior career

Borg excelled on the ITF junior circuit, defeating world No. 1 junior Bruno Kuzuhara in the final of the Porto Alegre in Brazil, one of the top junior tournaments, in March 2021. Borg also qualified for and played in the 2021 junior Grand Slams, including Wimbledon. His junior ranking peaked at #12 in the world.[4]

Professional career

2021: ATP Tour debut

Borg received a number of wildcards in ATP Challenger events and ATP Tour qualifying and main events and competed regularly on the world ITF Tour. He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Stockholm Open as a wildcard, where he lost in the first round to eventual champion Tommy Paul.[5]

2022: Maiden ITF Tour title

On September 11, 2022 he made his first professional final on the ITF Tour in Cairo, Egypt after which his ATP ranking jumped to No. 581.[6]

Ranked No. 577 at the 2022 Stockholm Open as a wildcard, he met with world No. 31 Tommy Paul again in the first round, this time losing in three sets 7–5, 4–6, 1–6.[7]

On October 30, Borg won his first professional title on the ITF tour in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.[8]

Borg made the largest leap in the world tennis rankings of any professional player in the calendar year 2022, moving over 1,500 spots and ending the year at world no. 507.[9]

2023: First ATP Tour win

In July, Borg received a wildcard at the Båstad Open, where he won his first match at ATP Tour level by defeating fellow Swede Elias Ymer in the first round in straight sets.[10]

He also received a wildcard for the singles draw of the 2023 Stockholm Open in singles and doubles.

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2023 ATP Tour.

Tournament2021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
National representation
Davis Cup A A RR 0 / 1 0–3
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 2 0 4
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–5 0–0 1–7
Year-end ranking 2216 507 396

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2022 M25 Cairo, Egypt World Tour Clay Argentina Leonardo Aboian 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tour Hard Slovenia Bor Artnak 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1 Apr 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tour Hard South Korea Lee Jea-moon 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jun 2023 M25 Risskov, Denmark World Tour Clay Denmark Elmer Møller 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Aug 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tour Hard France Arthur Weber 6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Win 3–3 Aug 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tour Hard Australia Blake Mott 6–2, 6–0

References

  1. ↑ "Leo Borg ATP overview". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ Sampson, Annabel (8 July 2021). "Meet Björn Borg's son, Leo, as he embarks on his second round match in the Wimbledon boys' event". Tatler. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. ↑ "Leo Borg evokes style of father Björn with debut boys' win at Wimbledon". the Guardian. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. ↑ "Leo Borg ITF junior overview". ITF Tennis.
  5. ↑ "Fucsovics, Paul Win Stockholm Openers". ATP Tour.
  6. ↑ "Leo Borg - Rankings History". ATP Tour.
  7. ↑ https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/tommy-paul-survives-leo-borg-stockholm-title-defense-opener-dimitrov
  8. ↑ https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/borg-bags-first-pro-title-as-fellow-teens-ivanovski-and-kobelt-triumph/
  9. ↑ https://z-upload.facebook.com/InternationalTennisFederation/posts/8592982400773780
  10. ↑ "Leo Borg Claims First Tour-Level Win in Bastad". atpworldtour.com. ATP. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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