Jimmy Connors career statistics


This is a list of the main career statistics of former tennis player Jimmy Connors.

ATP Tour singles timeline

Qualifying matches and walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses.


ATP Career finals (164)

Singles titles (109)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1972Jacksonville, USHard

Runner-ups (55)

  • ** The "Pepsi Grand Slam" was a four-man invitational tournament not bringing ATP-ranking points. It is included in the ATP Tour statistics even though it was an ITF event.

Other singles titles

Here are Connors's tournament titles that are not included in the statistics on the Association of Tennis Professionals Web site. These mainly are special events like invitational tournaments and exhibitions.
YearDateTournamentSurfacePrize moneyOpponentScoreWinner's prize
1972Aug 14–20Ocean City – Ocean Pines InvitationalHard$5,000

Other singles titles (4–8 man fields)

These are non-ATP, exhibition and special events
YearDateTournamentSurfaceFinal opponentFinal resultWinner's prize
1972June 8–11Nottingham – 4-men invitational Round robinGrassColin Dibley4–6, 7–6, 7–5
1978September 22–24Buenos Aires – 4-men invitationalCarpet Björn Borg5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1979July 27–28Montpellier Invitational Tennis Tournament – 4-men invitationalHardJohn McEnroe7–6, 2–6, 7–5
1979September 15–16Rio de Janeiro – 4-men invitationalClayGuillermo Vilas6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1979October 3–5Buenos Aires – Indoor round robinCarpet Víctor Pecci6–2, 1–6, 6–2
1980March 6–7Munich – 4-men invitationalCarpet Vitas Gerulaitis6–1, 6–7, 6–4
1980April 7–8Tokyo – Suntory CupCarpet John McEnroe7–5, 6–3
1980September 19–20Napa Valley Harvest CupHardRoscoe Tanner6–4, 6–2
1981April 11–12Tokyo – Suntory CupCarpet John McEnroe6–4, 7–6
1981November 17–18Tel Aviv – Golden Racquet Sabirna Gali?Ilie Năstase6–4, 6–2
1982July 22–24Industry Hills – $100,000 4-men invitationalHardBjörn Borg5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–7, 6–2$50,000
1983April 10–11Tokyo – Suntory CupCarpet Björn Borg6–3, 6–4
1983July 8–10Sun City – Round robin BophuthatswanaHardIvan Lendl7–5, 7–6$400,000
1983October 15–16Atlantic City Jimmy Connors InvitationalHard Gene Mayer7–6, 6–4$150,000
1986April 19–20Tokyo – Suntory CupCarpet Mats Wilander6–4, 6–0
1989May 5–7NîmesClayAnders Järryd6–2, 6–3

Challenge matches / Exhibition matches (2 players) / amateur titles (50)

1970: Modesto, California – Final opponent: Robert Potthast 4–6 6–4 6–3
1975: Ilie Năstase – Syracuse, N.Y. 6–4 6–7 6–2
1975: Rod Laver – Las Vegas 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5.
1975: Vitas GerulaitisRidgefield, Connecticut 6–3 7–6
1975: John Newcombe – Las Vegas 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1976: Manuel Orantes – Las Vegas 6–2 6–2 6–1
1976: Ilie Năstase – Providence 6–4 6–1
1976: Tony Roche – Hartford 6–4 7–5
1976: John Newcombe – Hartford 6–2 6–3
1977: John Alexander – Hartford 6–1 6–4
1977: Tony Roche – Hartford 6–4 7–5
1977: Ilie Năstase – Puerto Rico 4–6 6–3 7–5 6–3
1978: John Newcombe – New Haven 6–4 6–4
1978: John Alexander – New Haven 6–2 6–4
1978: Eddie Dibbs – Toledo, Ohio 6–4 6–4
1979: Hank Pfister – São Paulo 3–6 6–2 6–4 6–1
1979: Guillermo Vilas – Buenos Aires 7–5 6–3 6–3
1980: Adriano Panatta – Copenhagen 6–4 6–1
1980: Björn Borg – Copenhagen 6–4 6–2
1980: Ilie Năstase – Detroit 7-6 6-3
1980: Ilie Năstase – Toronto 6-3 6-4
1980: Eddie Dibbs – Portland 6–4 7–6
1980: Eddie Dibbs – San Diego 6-4 6-3
1980: Roscoe Tanner – Napa Valley 6–4 6–2
1981: Ilie Năstase – San Diego
1981: Ilie Năstase – Portland 6–2 6–2
1982: Björn Borg – Richmond 6–4 3–6 7–5 6–3
1982: Björn Borg – Seattle 6–4 3–6 7–5
1982: Björn Borg – Los Angeles 6–3 2–6 6–2
1982: Björn Borg – Vancouver 6–2 5–7 6–4
1982: Björn Borg – San Francisco 7–5 7–6
1983: Björn Borg – Bâton-Rouge 6–7 6–4 6–4
1983: Björn Borg – Providence 6–4 6–4
1983: Björn Borg – Séoul 5–7 6–1 4–6 6–4 7–6
1983: Ivan Lendl – San Diego 6–2 5–7 6–1
1983: Kevin Curren – Cape Town 2–6 7–6 7–6 6–4
1983: Vitas Gerulaitis – Portland 6–3 7–5
1983: Ilie Năstase – Tampa 6–2 7–5
1984: John McEnroe – Seattle 3–6 6-2 6-3 The Straits Times 27 Sept. 1984 Connors settles a score SEATTLE, Wed. Jimmy Connors beat John McEnroe In a "grudge match" yesterday la the Peugeot Invitatlonal Exhibition match here. Connors, whs lost to McEnroe In this year's United States Open, staged a comeback after dropping the first set M. Connors took the last two sets ft-2
1984: Andrés Gómez – Jakarta 6–4 6–2
1984: Andrés Gómez – Kuala Lumpur 6–1 7–6
1986: John McEnroe – Ottawa 6–4 6–3 6–3
1986: Björn Borg – Tokyo 4–6 6–2 6–4
1986: Björn Borg – Tokyo
1986: Björn Borg – Tokyo
1986: Aaron Krickstein – New Orleans
1986: Yannick Noah – Inglewood 2–4 ret.
1987: Tim Mayotte – Inglewood 7–5 7–6
1988: Andre AgassiAuburn Hills 7–6 6–3
1992: John McEnroe – Inglewood 6–4 3–6 6–3

Record against No. 1 players

Connors' match record against players who have been ranked world No. 1.
PlayerYearsMatchesRecordWin %HardClayGrassCarpet