Borg won five consecutive Wimbledon titles and a multitude of other tournaments during the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s.
He was, together with alpine star Ingemar Stenmark, the greatest Swedish athlete of his time on the international scene.
At just 26 years old, Borg chose to quit despite still being one of the world's best tennis players.
Reveals the reasons
The questions were many, but only now does Borg, who turns 69 on June 6, choose to reveal the reasons behind his decision to retire so early.
In his autobiography, which Björn Borg has written together with his wife Patricia, the reader gets to follow from his early childhood, through the people and events that shaped Björn up to his sensational successes on the tennis court, writes Norstedts publishing house in a press release.
The story also depicts the years after tennis, where Borg in various ways created headlines.
"It feels like a great and important task to finally get to publish Björn's story. This is a book that many have been waiting a long time for and I can't think of a better person to write his history than Patricia", says publisher Gunilla Bergmark at Norstedts.
Released in several languages
"Patricia Borg has handled Björn's own story well and lifted out unknown parts of his life, and managed to get him to open up. We have had a very rewarding and enjoyable collaboration and for me personally, it has been an honorable task to get to work with Björn's book."
The book is released on September 18 by Norstedts publishing house.
Heartbeat will be released simultaneously in English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, and Finnish.
It will also be released as an audiobook.
Facts: Björn Borg
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Born: June 6, 1956, in Stockholm.
Tennis career: 1973–1983.
Titles: 64.
Grand Slam titles: 11. French Championships 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981. Wimbledon 1976–80.
World number one: A total of 109 weeks.
Other (selection): Recipient of the Swedish Sports Confederation's Medal of Honor in 1974 and 1978, named the best Swedish athlete of the entire 20th century at the Swedish Sports Awards in 2000. The feature film Borg from 2017 is about his tennis career and rivalry with John McEnroe. Borg is played by Sverrir Gudnason.
