Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Connors 1978 in Rotterdam | |||||||||||||
Nickname: | Jimmy / Jimbo | ||||||||||||
Nation: | United States | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | 2nd September 1952 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 177 cm | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 1972 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 1996 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Left, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 8,461,040 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 1274: 283 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 109 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 1 (July 29 1974) | ||||||||||||
Weeks as No. 1: | 268 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 175: 78 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 16 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 370 (March 1, 1993) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952 in Belleville , Illinois ) is a retired American tennis player .
Connors, who only played his last game on the professional tour at the age of 43, won a total of eight Grand Slam tournaments in singles and two in doubles. Five years in a row (1974-1978) he ended a season at the top of the world rankings and he was number 1 for a total of 268 weeks. Connors, who was characterized by his controversial behavior on and off the tennis court, especially in his younger years one of the dominant tennis players of the 1970s and early 1980s.
In a total of 25 years as a professional he won 109 tournaments in individual competition, which is a record in the Open era to this day, and 16 double titles, including five times the US Open , twice Wimbledon and once the Australian Open . Only a success at the French Open , where he failed a total of four times in the semifinals, Connors was denied in his career. He also won the Masters once and reached the Davis Cup finals with the US team in 1984 . In his balance sheet are 1,274 won 283 lost games.
Tennis career
Connors' professional career began in the 1972 season after he had won the American college championship in singles in previous years and had already participated in several Grand Slam tournaments as an amateur. His breakthrough on the professional tour came in his debut season, in which he won five tournaments. In the 1973 season, eleven more individual titles followed, plus the double title at Wimbledon . But Connors also made headlines off the field by refusing entry to the newly founded players' association ATP and skipping a large part of the important season tournaments. Instead, he played on a tournament series set up by his manager Bill Riordan .
On the tennis court, Connors also used unpopular methods at the beginning of his career by inciting the audience against his opponent and insulting referees and opponents. In 1974 he signed a contract for the World Team Tennis game series, after which he was banned from the ATP for the French Open . Connors and Riordan responded with a lawsuit against the association and its president Arthur Ashe on the grounds that the ATP restricted his freedom. In fact, the French Open was the only Grand Slam tournament of the 1974 season that Connors couldn't win, and the suspension may have prevented a player from winning the first Grand Slam since Rod Laver in 1969. During the 1974 season it could Connors take the top position of the world rankings introduced last year for the first time and hold this position for the record number of 160 weeks. The record was only broken in 2007 by Roger Federer . The season was one of the most successful in tennis history, he won 15 titles and reached 17 finals. With 93 wins and 4 defeats he achieved the second best record in the Open Era, which was only surpassed by John McEnroe in 1984 (82: 3).
In his fourth professional season in 1975 Connors reached the final of all Grand Slam tournaments in which he took the title, but he lost all three matches. After that, he should never compete again at the Australian Open . Only the double title at the US Open was at the end of his Grand Slam track record of that year. In the final of Wimbledon there was a media-effective duel, as Connors met Arthur Ashe, the chairman of the ATP players' association. Ashe won the game in four straight sets, and only a short time later Connors withdrew his lawsuits and parted ways with manager Riordan. The fourth Grand Slam triumph followed in 1976 when he defeated Björn Borg at the US Open . Although the dispute with the ATP was settled, Connors continued to make negative headlines. So he refused in the 1977 season to take part in an event to celebrate the centenary of the Wimbledon tournament; as a result, he was booed at his tournament appearances. Nevertheless, he reached the final, in which he was defeated by Borg this time. In the same season, Connors then won the season-closing Masters for the first time (in which he had not started from 1974 to 1976 despite qualifying).
In 1978 Connors reached two more Grand Slam finals. At Wimbledon he lost again to Borg, but in the final of the US Open he successfully took revenge against the Swedes and achieved the third US Open triumph of his career. It was to be Connors' last Grand Slam title for almost four years. From 1979 to 1981 he continued to play successfully in the four major tournaments (in nine tournaments he was eight times in the semifinals), but he did not win another Grand Slam title. It was not until the 1982 season that Connors (who was only to return to the top position for a few weeks after losing the world rankings on April 9, 1979) was able to move into a major final again. In the duel against the younger John McEnroe in the final of Wimbledon, Connors was able to celebrate the sixth Grand Slam triumph of his career with a five-set win. Later in the season the fourth title at the US Open followed, in the final against Ivan Lendl . Against Lendl, he should succeed in the first successful title defense of his career in a Grand Slam tournament at the US Open the following year. With this victory, Connors became the first player to win 100 titles in the Open Era. This was also the last big tournament victory for him, because although he reached the final at Wimbledon again in 1984, he could only win four games in the course of the match against John McEnroe. In 1984 Connors made the third jump to the semi-finals of the French Open, in which, as in the following year, a defeat followed.
It would take until the 1988 season for Connors to win another tournament on the ATP Tour. The once aggressive player had become a respected, older personality. Much attention was for this reason his winning streak at the US Open in the 1991 season (after he had denied in 1990 only three professional roles and was already spoken openly about a career end) when he penetrated to the semifinals to there eventually his compatriot Jim Courier to subject. Up until the 1996 season, Connors played sporadically on the tour until he finally ended his career after 25 years as a professional. In 1998, Jimmy Connors was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame .
From July 2006 to May 2008 he was the trainer of his compatriot, the former world number one Andy Roddick .
According to a 2010 study by Northwestern University , Jimmy Connors was the most successful tennis player of all time at the time of the study.
In July 2013, he was hired by Maria Sharapova as a coach, but the two separated after one game.
Private life
In the 1970s, a relationship between Connors and the then number 1 in the WTA world rankings , Chris Evert , caused a sensation. The engagement took place, which was broken off in 1975.
In 1980 he married the former playmate Patti McGuire (* 1951), with whom he has two children: son Brett and daughter Aubree Leigh. The family lives in Santa Barbara , California.
Statistics and records
rank | Tennis player | Weeks |
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1. | Roger Federer | 310 |
2. | Pete Sampras | 286 |
3. | Novak Đoković | 283 |
4th | Ivan Lendl | 270 |
5. | Jimmy Connors | 268 |
6th | Rafael Nadal | 209 |
7th | John McEnroe | 170 |
8th. | Bjorn Borg | 109 |
9. | Andre Agassi | 101 |
As of August 26, 2020 |
- With 109 individual titles, Connors holds the record for most tournament wins in individual competition and reached the most finals (164).
- For 160 weeks in a row, Connors was number 1 in the world rankings, a record that was beaten by Roger Federer on February 27, 2007 . In total, Connors was at the top of the world rankings for 268 weeks, only Roger Federer, Pete Sampras , Novak Đoković and Ivan Lendl were more successful.
- Connors is the only player to have won the US Open on three different surfaces in his career. In 1974 he won the turf tournament, in 1976 he triumphed on clay and in 1978, 1982 and 1983 on hard courts.
- With 1274 professional victories, Connors holds the record in the list of players with the most successes among professional players, and his total of 1557 games are a record.
- He won 53 indoor titles, reached 79 indoor finals and won 469 indoor matches.
- Connors holds the long-term records for various statistics around the tennis world rankings. For example, after Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, he is the player with the most years among the top two players in the world rankings (9, Federer and Nadal have 11). He also holds the records for most consecutive weeks in the top 3 (507), top 4 (651), top 5 (659) and top 10 (788).
Successes in Grand Slam tournaments (singles)
title
year | competition | Final opponent | Result |
1974 | Australian Open | Phil Dent | 7: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 3 |
1974 | Wimbledon | Ken Rosewall | 6: 1, 6: 1, 6: 4 |
1974 | US Open | Ken Rosewall | 6: 1, 6: 0, 6: 1 |
1976 | US Open | Bjorn Borg | 6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6, 6: 4 |
1978 | US Open | Bjorn Borg | 6: 4, 6: 2, 6: 2 |
1982 | Wimbledon | John McEnroe | 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 6, 6: 4 |
1982 | US Open | Ivan Lendl | 6: 3, 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4 |
1983 | US Open | Ivan Lendl | 6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 5, 6: 0 |
Final defeats
year | competition | Final opponent | Result |
1975 | Australian Open | John Newcombe | 5: 7, 6: 3, 4: 6, 5: 7 |
1975 | Wimbledon | Arthur Ashe | 1: 6, 1: 6, 7: 5, 4: 6 |
1975 | US Open | Manuel Orantes | 4: 6, 3: 6, 3: 6 |
1977 | Wimbledon | Bjorn Borg | 6: 3, 2: 6, 1: 6, 7: 5, 4: 6 |
1977 | US Open | Guillermo Vilas | 6: 2, 3: 6, 5: 7, 0: 6 |
1978 | Wimbledon | Bjorn Borg | 2: 6, 2: 6, 3: 6 |
1984 | Wimbledon | John McEnroe | 1: 6, 1: 6, 2: 6 |
Career record
Tournament / statistics | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
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Australian Open | (-) | (-) | - | - | S. | F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
French Open | (-) | (-) | 2R | 1R | - | - | - | - | - | HF | HF | VF | VF | VF | HF | HF | - | VF | - | 2R | - | 3R | 1R | - | - | - | - |
Wimbledon | (-) | (1R) | VF | VF | S. | F. | VF | F. | F. | HF | HF | HF | S. | AF | F. | HF | 1R | HF | AF | 2R | - | 3R | 1R | - | - | - | - |
US Open | (1R) | (2R) | 1R | VF | S. | F. | S. | F. | S. | HF | HF | HF | S. | S. | HF | HF | 3R | HF | VF | VF | - | HF | 2R | - | - | - | - |
Tournament victories | (0) | (0) | 6th | 11 | 15th | 9 | 12 | 8th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World ranking | (-) | (-) | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 8th | 4th | 7th | 14th | 936 | 48 | 84 | 363 | 673 | 419 | 1303 |
Digit = 1. – 3. Tournament round; AF = round of 16; VF = quarter finals; HF = semifinals; F = final; S = tournament victory;
Tournament victories
No. | year | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | 1972 | Jacksonville | Hard court (i) | Clark Graebner | 7: 5, 6: 4 |
2. | 1972 | Roanoke (1) | Hard court (i) | Vladimír Zedník | 6: 4, 7: 6 |
3. | 1972 | Queen's Club (1) | race | John Paish | 6: 2, 6: 3 |
4th | 1972 | Columbus (1) | sand | Andrew Pattison | 7: 5, 6: 3, 7: 5 |
5. | 1972 | Cincinnati | sand | Guillermo Vilas | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
6th | 1972 | Albany | Hard court (i) | Roscoe Tanner | 6: 2, 7: 6 |
7th | 1973 | Baltimore | Carpet (i) | Sandy Mayer | 6: 4, 7: 5 |
8th. | 1973 | Roanoke (2) | Hard court (i) | Ian Fletcher | 6: 2, 6: 3 |
9. | 1973 | Salt Lake City (1) | Hard court (i) | Paul Gerken | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
10. | 1973 | Salisbury (1) | Hard court (i) | Karl Meiler | 7: 6, 7: 6, 6: 3 |
11. | 1973 | Hampton (1) | Hard court (i) | Ilie Năstase | 4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5, 6: 3 |
12. | 1973 | Paramus | Hard court | Clark Graebner | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
13. | 1973 | Boston | Hard court | Arthur Ashe | 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 2 |
14th | 1973 | Columbus (2) | sand | Charlie Pasarell | 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3 |
15th | 1973 | Los Angeles (1) | Hard court | Tom Okker | 7: 5, 7: 6 9 |
16. | 1973 | Quebec | Hard court (i) | Marty Riessen | 6: 1, 6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 0 |
17th | 1973 | Johannesburg (1) | Hard court | Arthur Ashe | 6: 4, 7: 6, 6: 3 |
18th | 1974 | Australian Open | race | Phil Dent | 7: 6 7 , 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 3 |
19th | 1974 | Roanoke (3) | Hard court (i) | Karl Meiler | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
20th | 1974 | Little rock | Carpet (i) | Karl Meiler | 6: 2, 6: 1 |
21st | 1974 | Birmingham (1) | Carpet (i) | Sandy Mayer | 7: 5, 6: 3 |
22nd | 1974 | Salisbury (2) | Hard court (i) | Frew McMillan | 6: 4, 7: 5, 6: 3 |
23. | 1974 | Hampton (2) | Hard court (i) | Ilie Năstase | 6: 4, 6: 4 |
24. | 1974 | Salt Lake City (2) | Hard court (i) | Vitas gerulaitis | 4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 3 |
25th | 1974 | Tempe | Hard court | Vijay Amritraj | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
26th | 1974 | Manchester | race | Mike Collins | 13:11, 6: 2 |
27. | 1974 | Wimbledon (1) | race | Ken Rosewall | 6: 1, 6: 1, 6: 4 |
28. | 1974 | Indianapolis (1) | sand | Bjorn Borg | 5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4 |
29 | 1974 | US Open (1) | race | Ken Rosewall | 6: 1, 6: 0, 6: 1 |
30th | 1974 | Los Angeles (2) | Hard court | Harold Solomon | 6: 3, 6: 1 |
31. | 1974 | London | Carpet (i) | Brian Gottfried | 6: 2, 7: 6 |
32. | 1974 | Johannesburg (2) | Hard court | Arthur Ashe | 7: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1 |
33. | 1975 | Nassau | Hard court | Karl Meiler | 6-0, 6-2 |
34. | 1975 | Birmingham (2) | Carpet (i) | Billy Martin | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
35. | 1975 | Salisbury (3) | Hard court (i) | Vitas gerulaitis | 5: 7, 7: 5, 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 0 |
36. | 1975 | Boca Raton | sand | Jürgen Fassbender | 6: 4, 6: 2 |
37. | 1975 | Hampton (3) | Hard court (i) | Jan Kodeš | 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 0 |
38. | 1975 | Denver (1) | Carpet (i) | Brian Gottfried | 6: 3, 6: 4 |
39. | 1975 | North Conway (1) | sand | Ken Rosewall | 6: 2, 6: 2 |
40. | 1975 | Bermuda | sand | Vitas gerulaitis | 6: 1, 6: 4 |
41. | 1975 | Maui (1) | Hard court | Sandy Mayer | 6: 1, 6: 0 |
42. | 1976 | Birmingham (3) | Carpet (i) | Roscoe Tanner | 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 1 |
43. | 1976 | Philadelphia (1) | Carpet (i) | Bjorn Borg | 7: 6 5 , 6: 4, 6: 0 |
44. | 1976 | Hampton (4) | Hard court (i) | Ilie Năstase | 6: 2, 6: 2, 6: 2 |
45. | 1976 | Palm Springs (1) | Hard court | Roscoe Tanner | 6: 4, 6: 4 |
46. | 1976 | Denver (2) | Carpet (i) | Ross Case | 7: 6 1 , 6: 2 |
47. | 1976 | Las Vegas (1) | Hard court | Ken Rosewall | 6: 1, 6: 3 |
48. | 1976 | Washington (1) | sand | Raúl Ramírez | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
49. | 1976 | North Conway (2) | sand | Raúl Ramírez | 7: 6, 4: 6, 6: 3 |
50. | 1976 | Indianapolis (2) | sand | Wojciech Fibak | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
51. | 1976 | US Open (2) | sand | Bjorn Borg | 6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6 9 , 6: 4 |
52. | 1976 | Cologne | Carpet (i) | Frew McMillan | 6: 2, 6: 3 |
53. | 1976 | Wembley (1) | Carpet (i) | Roscoe Tanner | 3: 6, 7: 6, 6: 4 |
54. | 1977 | Birmingham (4) | Carpet (i) | Bill Scanlon | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
55. | 1977 | St. Louis | Carpet (i) | John Alexander | 7: 6, 6: 2 |
56. | 1977 | Las Vegas (2) | Hard court | Raúl Ramírez | 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 2 |
57. | 1977 | Dallas (1) | Carpet (i) | Dick Stockton | 6: 7 5 , 6: 1, 6: 4, 6: 3 |
58. | 1977 | Maui (2) | Hard court | Brian Gottfried | 6: 2, 6: 0 |
59. | 1977 | Sydney (1) | Hard court (i) | Ken Rosewall | 7: 5, 6: 4, 6: 2 |
60. | 1977 | Las Vegas | Carpet (i) | Roscoe Tanner | 6: 2, 5: 6, 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 5 5 |
61. | 1977 | New York City | Carpet (i) | Bjorn Borg | 6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 4 |
62. | 1978 | Philadelphia (2) | Carpet (i) | Roscoe Tanner | 6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 3 |
63. | 1978 | Denver (3) | Carpet (i) | Stan Smith | 6: 2, 7: 6 |
64. | 1978 | Memphis (1) | Hard court (i) | Tim Gullikson | 7: 6, 6: 3 |
65. | 1978 | Rotterdam (1) | Hard court (i) | Raúl Ramírez | 7: 5, 7: 5 |
66. | 1978 | Birmingham | race | Raúl Ramírez | 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 2 |
67. | 1978 | Washington (2) | sand | Eddie Dibbs | 7: 5, 7: 5 |
68. | 1978 | Indianapolis (3) | sand | José Higueras | 7: 5, 6: 1 |
69. | 1978 | Stowe (1) | Hard court | Tim Gullikson | 6: 2, 6: 3 |
70. | 1978 | US Open (3) | Hard court | Bjorn Borg | 6: 4, 6: 2, 6: 2 |
71. | 1978 | Sydney (2) | Hard court (i) | Geoff Masters | 6-0, 6-0, 6-4 |
72. | 1979 | Birmingham (5) | Carpet (i) | Eddie Dibbs | 6: 2, 3: 6, 7: 5 |
73. | 1979 | Philadelphia (3) | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 1 |
74. | 1979 | Memphis (2) | Hard court (i) | Arthur Ashe | 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3 |
75. | 1979 | Tulsa | Hard court (i) | Eddie Dibbs | 6: 7, 7: 5, 6: 1 |
76. | 1979 | Indianapolis (4) | sand | Guillermo Vilas | 6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 4 |
77. | 1979 | Stowe (2) | Hard court | Mike Cahill | 6-0, 6-1 |
78. | 1979 | Hong Kong | Hard court | Pat Du Pré | 7: 5, 6: 3, 6: 1 |
79. | 1979 | Dorado Beach | Hard court | Vitas gerulaitis | 6: 5, 6: 0, 6: 4 |
80. | 1980 | Birmingham (6) | Carpet (i) | Eliot Teltscher | 6: 3, 6: 2 |
81. | 1980 | Philadelphia (4) | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4 |
82. | 1980 | Dallas (2) | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 2: 6, 7: 6 4 , 6: 1, 6: 2 |
83. | 1980 | North Conway (3) | sand | Eddie Dibbs | 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 1 |
84. | 1980 | Guangzhou | Carpet (i) | Eliot Teltscher | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
85. | 1980 | Tokyo (1) | Carpet (i) | Tom Gullikson | 6: 1, 6: 2 |
86. | 1981 | La Quinta (2) | Hard court | Ivan Lendl | 6: 3, 7: 6 |
87. | 1981 | Brussels | Carpet (i) | Brian Gottfried | 6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 3 |
88 | 1981 | Rotterdam (2) | Hard court (i) | Gene Mayer | 6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 2 |
89. | 1981 | Wembley (2) | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 3: 6, 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 2 |
90. | 1982 | Monterrey | Carpet (i) | Johan Kriek | 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 3 |
91. | 1982 | Los Angeles (3) | Hard court | Mel Purcell | 6: 2, 6: 1 |
92. | 1982 | Las Vegas (3) | Hard court | Gene Mayer | 5: 2 task |
93. | 1982 | Queen's Club (2) | race | John McEnroe | 7: 5, 6: 3 |
94. | 1982 | Wimbledon (2) | race | John McEnroe | 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 7 2 , 7: 6 5 , 6: 4 |
95. | 1982 | Columbus (3) | Hard court | Brian Gottfried | 7: 5, 6: 0 |
96. | 1982 | US Open (4) | Hard court | Ivan Lendl | 6: 3, 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4 |
97. | 1983 | Memphis (3) | Hard court (i) | Gene Mayer | 7: 5, 6: 0 |
98 | 1983 | Las Vegas (4) | Hard court | Mark Edmondson | 7: 6, 6: 1 |
99 | 1983 | Queen's Club (3) | race | John McEnroe | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
100. | 1983 | US Open (5) | Hard court | Ivan Lendl | 6: 3, 6: 7 2 , 7: 5, 6: 0 |
101. | 1984 | Memphis (4) | Hard court (i) | Henri Leconte | 6: 3, 4: 6, 7: 5 |
102. | 1984 | La Quinta (3) | Hard court | Yannick Noah | 6: 2, 6: 7 7 , 6: 3 |
103. | 1984 | Boca Raton | Hard court | Johan Kriek | 7: 5, 6: 4 |
104. | 1984 | Los Angeles (4) | Hard court | Eliot Teltscher | 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4 |
105. | 1984 | Tokyo (2) | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl | 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 0 |
106. | 1988 | Washington (3) | Hard court | Andrés Gómez | 6: 1, 6: 4 |
107. | 1988 | Toulouse (1) | Carpet (i) | Andrei Chesnokov | 6: 2, 6: 0 |
108. | 1989 | Toulouse (2) | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
109. | 1989 | Tel Aviv | Hard court | Gilad Bloom | 2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1 |
See also
Web links
- ATP profile of Jimmy Connors (English)
- ITF Profile of Jimmy Connors (English)
- Davis Cup stats by Jimmy Connors (English)
- Jimmy Connors in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)
- Literature by and about Jimmy Connors in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tennis ATP: Roddick hires "Jimbo" Connors as coach
- ↑ Who's the Best Tennis Player of All Time? , northwestern.edu, (accessed July 12, 2013)
- ↑ Connors coach Sharapova , sport1.de (accessed on July 13, 2013)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Connors, Jimmy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Connors, Jim; Connors, James Scott |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd September 1952 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Belleville , Illinois, United States |