<P> Borg won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles title , the 1980 Wimbledon Men 's Singles final , by defeating McEnroe in a five - set match , often cited as the best Wimbledon final ever played -- the only comparable match being the 2008 Federer -- Nadal final . Having lost the opening set to an all - out McEnroe assault , Borg took the next two and had two championship points at 5 -- 4 in the fourth . However , McEnroe averted disaster and went on to level the match in Wimbledon 's most memorable 34 - point tiebreaker , which he won 18 -- 16 . In the fourth - set tiebreak , McEnroe saved five match points , and Borg six set points , before McEnroe won the set . Björn served first to begin the 5th set and fell behind 15 -- 40 . Borg then won 19 straight points on serve in the deciding set and prevailed after 3 hours , 53 minutes . Borg himself commented years later that this was the first time that he was afraid that he would lose , as well as feeling that it was the beginning of the end of his dominance . </P>
<P> Borg won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles title , the 1980 Wimbledon Men 's Singles final , by defeating McEnroe in a five - set match , often cited as the best Wimbledon final ever played -- the only comparable match being the 2008 Federer -- Nadal final . Having lost the opening set to an all - out McEnroe assault , Borg took the next two and had two championship points at 5 -- 4 in the fourth . However , McEnroe averted disaster and went on to level the match in Wimbledon 's most memorable 34 - point tiebreaker , which he won 18 -- 16 . In the fourth - set tiebreak , McEnroe saved five match points , and Borg six set points , before McEnroe won the set . Björn served first to begin the 5th set and fell behind 15 -- 40 . Borg then won 19 straight points on serve in the deciding set and prevailed after 3 hours , 53 minutes . Borg himself commented years later that this was the first time that he was afraid that he would lose , as well as feeling that it was the beginning of the end of his dominance . </P>
how many wimbledons did borg win in a row
how many wimbledons did borg win in a row
five
five