Jimmy Connors career statistics

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

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Jimmy Connors spent a total of 268 weeks at number 1, including 160 consecutive weeks.

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 15 finals (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1974 Australian Open Grass Australia Phil Dent 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win 1974 Wimbledon Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Win 1974 US Open Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–0, 6–1
Loss 1975 Australian Open Grass Australia John Newcombe 5–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 1975 Wimbledon Grass United States Arthur Ashe 1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 1975 US Open Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Win 1976 US Open (2) Clay Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4
Loss 1977 Wimbledon Grass Sweden Björn Borg 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 1977 US Open Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 0–6
Loss 1978 Wimbledon Grass Sweden Björn Borg 2–6, 2–6, 3–6
Win 1978 US Open (3) Hard Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Win 1982 Wimbledon (2) Grass United States John McEnroe 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 1982 US Open (4) Hard Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 1983 US Open (5) Hard Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–0
Loss 1984 Wimbledon Grass United States John McEnroe 1–6, 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1973 French Open Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Australia John Newcombe
Netherlands Tom Okker		 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 1973 Wimbledon Grass Romania Ilie Năstase Australia John Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3), 6–1
Win 1975 US Open Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen		 6–4, 7–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1974 US Open Grass United States Chris Evert United States Pam Teeguarden
Australia Geoff Masters		 1–6, 6–7

Grand Prix year-end championships finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1977 Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i) Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 1–6, 6–4

WCT year-end championship finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1977 WCT Finals Carpet (i) United States Dick Stockton 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Win 1980 WCT Finals Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1984 WCT Finals Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 1–6, 2–6, 3–6

ATP Tour singles timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A 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.

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

Tournament 1969 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 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A W F A A A A A A A A A A NH A A A A A A A A A A 1 / 2 11–1 91.67
French Open A A A 3R 1R A A A A A SF SF QF QF QF SF SF A QF A 2R A 3R 1R A A A A 0 / 13 40–13 75.47
Wimbledon A A A QF QF W F QF F F SF SF SF W 4R F SF 1R SF 4R 2R A 3R 1R A A A A 2 / 20 84–18 82.35
US Open LQ 1R 2R 1R QF W F W F W SF SF SF W W SF SF 3R SF QF QF A SF 2R A A A A 5 / 22 98–17 85.22
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–1 5–3 8–3 20–0 17–3 11–1 12–2 13–1 15–3 15–3 14–3 18–1 14–2 16–3 15–3 2–2 14–3 7–2 6–3 0–0 9–3 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 8 / 57 233–49 82.62
Year-end championships
Grand Prix NH A A SF SF A A A W RR SF SF RR SF SF SF A A RR A A A A A A A A A 1 / 11 18–17 51.43
WCT Finals NH A A A A A A W A SF W A A A F SF A A A A Not Held 2 / 5 10–3 76.92
Team tournaments
Davis Cup A A A A A A P A A A A A W A A F A A A A A A A A A A A A 1 / 3 10–3 76.92
Notable tournaments (Grand Prix / WCT) (ATP Tour)
Philadelphia A A A A A A A W F W W W QF F A A SF QF QF A A A A A A 1R A A 4 / 11 40–7
Memphis Not Held A A A W W F A A W W SF QF F A QF A A SF A A A A 4 / 10 38–6
Indian Wells Not Held A A W A A QF SF[a] W A 2R W QF SF A A SF A A 2R A A A A 3 / 10 34–6
Miami Not Held A SF SF F 4R A 2R 3R 1R A A A 0 / 7 21–7
Las Vegas Not Held A A A A W W 2R F A A W W NH 1R Not Held 4 / 7 25–3
Monte-Carlo A A A A A A A A A A A 2R F[b] A A A A A A A 2R A A A A A A A 0 / 3 5–2
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A A A F QF A A A A A A QF A A A A A A A 0 / 3 10–3
Rome A A A 2R 2R A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 3R A A A A A A A 0 / 3 3–3
Washington A A 1R A A A A W A W A 3R A A A A SF A SF W A A A A A A A A 3 / 7 25–4
Indianapolis[c] A A 2R F 3R W A W F W W A A A A A A A A 3R A A A QF A A A A 4 / 10 41–6
Canada A A A A A 3R A A A A A A 1R SF SF SF SF A SF SF A A A A A A A A 0 / 8 21–7
Cincinnati A A 2R W SF A A A A A A SF 3R SF SF SF A F SF 3R A A A A A A A A 1 / 11 39–9
Los Angeles A 3R F 3R W W A QF A A A A A A SF W A A A A A A A QF A A 1R A 3 / 10 34–7
Tokyo Indoor Not Held 2R F W A A SF W SF SF 2R A A A A A A A A NH 2 / 8 25–4
Stockholm A A A 2R SF A F SF A A A A SF A A SF A A A A A A 2R A A A A A 0 / 7 21–7
Tournaments 1 4 12 28 26 21 19 22 22 16 20 21 16 18 15 18 16 15 17 13 15 3 14 16 5 3 2 1 398
Titles–finals 0-0 0–0 0–2 6–9 11–14 15–17 9–15 12–15 8–15 10–12 8–12 6–8 4–6 7–11 4–5 5–8 0–2 0–4 0–3 2–4 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 109-164 109–55 66.46
Overall W–L 0-1 5–4 20–11 69–24 88–15 93–4 82–8 90–8 68–11 66–6 79–12 73–15 61–12 78–10 52–11 74–14 48–14 45–15 52–19 40–10 31–13 0–3 19–14 17–15 3–5 1–3 2–2 0–1 1274-1557 1274–283 81.88
Year-end ranking 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 4 8 4 7 14 936 49 84 370 672 419 1300 $ 8,641,040

ATP Career finals (164)

Singles titles (109)

Tournament Category No. of titles
Grand Slam tournaments 8
Year-End Championships – Grand Prix 1
Year-End Championships – WCT 2
Grand Prix / WCT 98
Titles by surface
Clay outdoor (14)
Grass outdoor (9)
Hard outdoor (31)
Hard indoor (22)
Carpet indoor (33)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1972 Jacksonville, US Hard (i) United States Clark Graebner 7–5, 6–4
2. 1972 Roanoke, US (1) Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník 6–4, 7–6
3. 1972 Queen's Club, UK (1) Grass United Kingdom John Paish 6–2, 6–3
4. 1972 Columbus, US (1) Clay Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
5. 1972 Cincinnati, US Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–3
6. 1972 Albany, US Hard (i) United States Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 7–6
7. 1973 Baltimore, US Carpet (i) United States Sandy Mayer 6–4, 7–5
8. 1973 Roanoke, US (2) Carpet (i) Australia Ian Fletcher 6–2, 6–3
9. 1973 Salt Lake City, US (1) Hard (i) United States Paul Gerken 6–1, 6–2
10. 1973 Salisbury, US (1) Hard (i) West Germany Karl Meiler 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3
11. 1973 Hampton, US (1) Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
12. 1973 Paramus, US Hard United States Clark Graebner 6–1, 6–2
13. 1973 Boston, US Hard United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
14. 1973 Columbus, US (2) Clay United States Charlie Pasarell 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
15. 1973 Los Angeles, US (1) Hard Netherlands Tom Okker 7–5, 7–6(11–9)
16. 1973 Quebec, Canada Hard (i) United States Marty Riessen 6–1, 6–4, 6–7, 6–0
17. 1973 Johannesburg, South Africa (1) Hard United States Arthur Ashe 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
18. 1974 Australian Open Grass Australia Phil Dent 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
19. 1974 Roanoke, US (3) Carpet (i) West Germany Karl Meiler 6–4, 6–3
20. 1974 Little Rock, US Carpet (i) West Germany Karl Meiler 6–2, 6–1
21. 1974 Birmingham, US (1) Carpet (i) United States Sandy Mayer 7–5, 6–3
22. 1974 Salisbury, US (2) Hard (i) South Africa Frew McMillan 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
23. 1974 Hampton, US (2) Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4
24. 1974 Salt Lake City, US (2) Hard (i) United States Vitas Gerulaitis 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
25. 1974 Tempe, US Hard India Vijay Amritraj 6–1, 6–2
26. 1974 Manchester, UK Grass United Kingdom Mike Collins 13–11, 6–2
27. 1974 Wimbledon (1) Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
28. 1974 Indianapolis, US (1) Clay Sweden Björn Borg 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
29. 1974 US Open (1) Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–0, 6–1
30. 1974 Los Angeles, US (2) Hard United States Harold Solomon 6–3, 6–1
31. 1974 London – Dewar Cup, UK Carpet (i) United States Brian Gottfried 6–2, 7–6
32. 1974 Johannesburg, South Africa (2) Hard United States Arthur Ashe 7–6, 6–3, 6–1
33. 1975 Nassau, Bahamas Hard West Germany Karl Meiler 6–0, 6–2
34. 1975 Birmingham, US (2) Carpet (i) United States Billy Martin 6–4, 6–3
35. 1975 Salisbury, US (3) Hard (i) United States Vitas Gerulaitis 5–7, 7–5, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
36. 1975 Boca Raton, US Hard West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 6–4, 6–2
37. 1975 Hampton, US (3) Hard (i) Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
38. 1975 Denver, US (1) Carpet (i) United States Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–4
39. 1975 North Conway, US (1) Clay Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–2
40. 1975 Hamilton, Bermuda Clay United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–1, 6–4
41. 1975 Maui, US (1) Hard United States Sandy Mayer 6–1, 6–0
42. 1976 Birmingham, US (3) Carpet (i) United States Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
43. 1976 Philadelphia, US (1) Carpet (i) Sweden Björn Borg 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–0
44. 1976 Hampton, US (4) Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
45. 1976 Rancho Mirage, US (1) Hard United States Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4
46. 1976 Denver, US (2) Carpet (i) Australia Ross Case 7–6(7–1), 6–2
47. 1976 Las Vegas, US (1) Hard Australia Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–3
48. 1976 Washington, US (1) Clay Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–4
49. 1976 North Conway, US (2) Clay Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
50. 1976 Indianapolis, US (2) Clay Poland Wojtek Fibak 6–2, 6–4
51. 1976 US Open (2) Clay Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4
52. 1976 Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i) South Africa Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–3
53. 1976 Wembley, UK (1) Carpet (i) United States Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
54. 1977 Birmingham, US (4) Carpet (i) United States Bill Scanlon 6–3, 6–3
55. 1977 St. Louis WCT, US Carpet (i) Australia John Alexander 7–6(7–4), 6–2
56. 1977 Las Vegas, US (2) Hard Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
57. 1977 Dallas WCT Finals, US (1) Carpet (i) United States Dick Stockton 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
58. 1977 Maui, US (2) Hard United States Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–0
59. 1977 Sydney Indoor, Australia (1) Hard (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
60. 1977 Las Vegas – WCT Challenge Cup, US Carpet (i) United States Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 5–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5(7–5)
61. 1977 Tennis Masters Cup, New York Carpet (i) Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
62. 1978 Philadelphia, US (2) Carpet (i) United States Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
63. 1978 Denver, US (3) Carpet (i) United States Stan Smith 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
64. 1978 Memphis, US (1) Hard (i) United States Tim Gullikson 7–6, 6–3
65. 1978 Rotterdam, Netherlands (1) Carpet (i) Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 7–5
66. 1978 Birmingham, UK Grass Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
67. 1978 Washington, US (2) Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 7–5, 7–5
68. 1978 Indianapolis, US (3) Clay Spain José Higueras 7–5, 6–1
69. 1978 Stowe, US (1) Hard United States Tim Gullikson 6–2, 6–3
70. 1978 US Open (3) Hard Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
71. 1978 Sydney Indoor, Australia (2) Hard (i) Australia Geoff Masters 6–0, 6–0, 6–4
72. 1979 Birmingham, US (5) Carpet (i) United States Eddie Dibbs 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
73. 1979 Philadelphia, US (3) Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
74. 1979 Memphis, US (2) Hard (i) United States Arthur Ashe 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
75. 1979 Tulsa, US Hard (i) United States Eddie Dibbs 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
76. 1979 Indianapolis, US (4) Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
77. 1979 Stowe, US (2) Hard United States Mike Cahill 6–0, 6–1
78. 1979 Hong Kong Hard United States Pat DuPré 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
79. 1979 Dorado Beach, US Hard United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–5, 6–0, 6–4
80. 1980 Birmingham, US (6) Carpet (i) United States Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–2
81. 1980 Philadelphia, US (4) Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
82. 1980 Dallas WCT Finals, US (2) Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–2
83. 1980 North Conway, US (3) Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
84. 1980 Guangzhou Marlboro Tennis Classic Carpet (i) United States Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 6–4
85. 1980 Tokyo Indoor, Japan (1) Carpet (i) United States Tom Gullikson 6–1, 6–2
86. 1981 La Quinta, US (2) Hard Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 7–6
87. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) United States Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
88. 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands (2) Carpet (i) United States Gene Mayer 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
89. 1981 Wembley, UK (2) Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
90. 1982 Monterrey, Mexico Carpet (i) South Africa Johan Kriek 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
91. 1982 Los Angeles, US (3) Hard United States Mel Purcell 6–2, 6–1
92. 1982 Las Vegas, US (3) Hard United States Gene Mayer 5–2, ret.
93. 1982 Queen's Club, UK (2) Grass United States John McEnroe 7–5, 6–3
94. 1982 Wimbledon (2) Grass United States John McEnroe 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
95. 1982 Columbus, US (3) Hard United States Brian Gottfried 7–5, 6–0
96. 1982 US Open (4) Hard Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
97. 1983 Memphis, US (3) Hard (i) United States Gene Mayer 7–5, 6–0
98. 1983 Las Vegas, US (4) Hard Australia Mark Edmondson 7–6, 6–1
99. 1983 Queen's Club, UK (3) Grass United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3
100. 1983 US Open (5) Hard Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–0
101. 1984 Memphis, US (4) Hard (i) France Henri Leconte 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
102. 1984 La Quinta, US (3) Hard France Yannick Noah 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–3
103. 1984 Boca West, US Hard United States Johan Kriek 7–5, 6–4
104. 1984 Los Angeles, US (4) Hard United States Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
105. 1984 Tokyo Indoor, Japan (2) Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–4, 3–6, 6–0
106. 1988 Washington, US (3) Hard Ecuador Andrés Gómez 6–1, 6–4
107. 1988 Toulouse, France (1) Carpet (i) Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov 6–2, 6–0
108. 1989 Toulouse, France (2) Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3
109. 1989 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Israel Gilad Bloom 2–6, 6–2, 6–1

Runner-ups (55)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1971 Columbus, US Hard United States Tom Gorman 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
2. 1971 Los Angeles, US Hard United States Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
3. 1972 Baltimore, US Hard Romania Ilie Năstase 6–1, 4–6, 6–7
4. 1972 Washington Indoor, US Carpet (i) United States Stan Smith 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 1–6
5. 1972 Indianapolis, US Clay South Africa Bob Hewitt 6–7, 1–6, 2–6
6. 1973 Omaha, US Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 0–5, ret.
7. 1973 Bretton Woods, US Clay India Vijay Amritraj 5–7, 6–2, 5–7
8. 1973 Washington-2, US Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
9. 1974 Omaha, US Carpet (i) West Germany Karl Meiler 3–6, 6–1, 3–6
10. 1974 South Orange, US Hard Soviet Union Alex Metreveli Walkover
11. 1975 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Australia John Newcombe 5–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–7
12. 1975 New York City, US Carpet (i) United States Vitas Gerulaitis Walkover
13. 1975 Wimbledon, London Grass United States Arthur Ashe 1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
14. 1975 US Open, New York Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
15. 1975 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Italy Adriano Panatta 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
16. 1975 London, UK Carpet (i) United States Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 1–6, 5–7
17. 1976 Salisbury, US Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 2–6, 3–6, 6–7
18. 1976 La Costa WCT, US Hard Romania Ilie Năstase 6–4, 0–6, 1–6
19. 1976 Nottingham Grass Romania Ilie Năstase 6–2, 4–6, 1–1 (match abandoned rain)
20. 1977 WCT Challenge Cup Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–7, 4–6, 5–7
21. 1977 Philadelphia, US Carpet (i) United States Dick Stockton 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
22. 1977 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet (i) United States Dick Stockton 6–5, ret.
23. 1977 Wimbledon, London Grass Sweden Björn Borg 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
24. 1977 **Pepsi Grand Slam Clay Sweden Björn Borg 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
25. 1977 Indianapolis, US Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 1–6, 3–6
26. 1977 US Open, New York Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 3–6, 6–7, 0–6
27. 1978 **Pepsi Grand Slam Clay Sweden Björn Borg 6–7, 6–3, 1–6
28. 1978 Wimbledon, London Grass Sweden Björn Borg 2–6, 2–6, 3–6
29. 1979 **Pepsi Grand Slam Hard Sweden Björn Borg 2–6, 3–6
30. 1979 Las Vegas, US Hard Sweden Björn Borg 3–6, 2–6
31. 1979 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Sweden Björn Borg 2–6, 2–6
32. 1979 WCT Challenge Cup Carpet (i) Sweden Björn Borg 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
33. 1980 Memphis, US Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 6–7, 6–7
34. 1980 San José, Costa Rica Hard Argentina José Luis Clerc 6–4, 6–2, ret.
35. 1981 Monte Carlo Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 5–5 (match abandoned rain)
36. 1981 Hamburg, Germany Clay Australia Peter McNamara 6–7, 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
37. 1982 Philadelphia, US Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 3–6, 3–6, 1–6
38. 1982 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 2–6, 4–6
39. 1982 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Argentina Guillermo Vilas 3–6, 3–6
40. 1982 San Francisco, US Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 1–6, 3–6
41. 1983 Wembley, UK Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 5–7, 1–6, 4–6
42. 1984 Dallas WCT Finals, US Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 1–6, 2–6, 3–6
43. 1984 Wimbledon, London Grass United States John McEnroe 1–6, 1–6, 2–6
44. 1984 Rotterdam Hard United States Ivan Lendl 0–6, 0–1 (match abandoned bomb scare)
45. 1985 Ft. Myers, US Hard Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 3–6, 2–6
46. 1985 Chicago, US Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe Walkover
47. 1986 Ft. Myers, US Hard Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 2–6, 0–6
48. 1986 Queen's Club, UK Grass United States Tim Mayotte 4–6, 1–2, ret.
49. 1986 Cincinnati, US Hard Sweden Mats Wilander 4–6, 1–6
50. 1986 San Francisco, US Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 6–7, 3–6
51. 1987 Memphis, US Hard (i) Sweden Stefan Edberg 3–6, 1–2, ret.
52. 1987 Orlando, US Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
53. 1987 Queen's Club, UK Grass West Germany Boris Becker 7–6, 3–6, 4–6
54. 1988 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) France Yannick Noah 4–4, ret.
55. 1988 Miami, US Hard Sweden Mats Wilander 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
  • ** 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 (24).

Year Date Tournament Surface Prize money Opponent Score Winner's prize
1972 Aug 14–20 Ocean City – Ocean Pines Invitational Hard $5,000 United States Herb Fitzgibbon 6–3, 6–2 $1,500
1978 Jun 10 Kent All Comers Championship, Beckenham Grass United States Stan Smith 9–8, 6–3
1978 Nov 23–26 Kobe & Tokyo – Gunze Invitational Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–4
1978 Dec 5–8 Lucerne Lucerne Invitational Carpet (i) Netherlands Tom Okker 6–1, 6–1
1979 Sep 28–30 Asunción – Boqueron International Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7–5, 6–3
1980 May 15–18 Louisville International Classic ? $104,000 United States Eddie Dibbs 6–2, 6–3 $36,000
1980 Aug 4–10 Fréjus – 8-men round robin Hard United States Roscoe Tanner 6–0, 6–7, 6–4
1980 Oct 8–12 Melbourne – Mazda Challenge Carpet United States Gene Mayer 1–6, 6–2, 6–0, 7–5
1982 Jan 6–11 Rosemont – Michelob Light Challenge of Champions Carpet (i) $310,000 United States John McEnroe 6–7, 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1982 Sep 29 – Oct 3 Montreal – Molson Light Challenge Cup Hard (i) $250,000 Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 6–3 $80,000
1982 Dec 17–19 North Miami Beach – Nastase-Hamptons Invitational Hard $305,000 United States Brian Teacher 6–2, 6–2 $80,000
1983 Feb 8–13 Toronto – Molson Challenge Carpet (i) Spain José Higueras 6–2, 6–0, 5–7, 6–0
1983 May 12–15 Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma Tennis Classic Hard United States Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–3
1983 Jul 28–31 Beaver Creek – Vail Beaver Creek Classic Hard Sweden Mats Wilander 7–6, 6–2
1983 Aug 3–7 Newport Beach – High Stakes Hard $300,000 United States Tim Mayotte 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 $100,000
1983 Oct 5–9 Vancouver Labbat's Invitational Carpet (i) United States Bill Scanlon 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1983 Dec 14–20 North Miami Beach – Nastase-Hamptons Invitational Hard $305,000 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 $90,000
1984 Jan 3–8 Rosemont – Lite Challenge of Champions Carpet (i) $250,000 Ecuador Andrés Gómez 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1985 Apr 25–28 Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma Tennis Classic Hard France Yannick Noah 6–4, 6–4
1985 Jul 26–29 Beaver Creek Kiva Tennis Classic Hard Sweden Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–4
1985 Jul 30 – Aug 4 Head Cup Hard United States Gene Mayer 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1986 Apr 24–27 Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma Tennis Classic Hard United States Kevin Curren 6–3, 6–2
1986 Sep 11–14 Amelia Island Dupont All American Hard United States Aaron Krickstein 4–6, 6–2, 6–0
1987 Jul 16–19 Beaver Creek Vail Tennis Classic Hard United States Tim Mayotte 1–6, 6–3, 7–6

Other singles titles (4–8 man fields)

These are non-ATP, exhibition and special events (16)

Year Date Tournament Surface Final opponent Final result Winner's prize
1972 June 8–11 Nottingham – 4-men invitational Round robin Grass Colin Dibley 4–6, 7–6, 7–5
1978 September 22–24 Buenos Aires – 4-men invitational Carpet (i) Björn Borg 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1979 July 27–28 Montpellier Invitational Tennis Tournament – 4-men invitational Hard John McEnroe 7–6, 2–6, 7–5
1979 September 15–16 Rio de Janeiro – 4-men invitational Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1979 October 3–5 Buenos Aires – Indoor round robin Carpet (i) Víctor Pecci 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
1980 March 6–7 Munich – 4-men invitational Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis 6–1, 6–7, 6–4
1980 April 7–8 Tokyo – Suntory Cup Carpet (i) John McEnroe 7–5, 6–3
1980 September 19–20 Napa Valley Harvest Cup Hard Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2
1981 April 11–12 Tokyo – Suntory Cup Carpet (i) John McEnroe 6–4, 7–6
1981 November 17–18 Tel Aviv – Golden Racquet Sabirna Gali ? Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2
1982 July 22–24 Industry Hills – $100,000 4-men invitational Hard Björn Borg 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–7, 6–2 $50,000
1983 April 10–11 Tokyo – Suntory Cup Carpet (i) Björn Borg 6–3, 6–4
1983 July 8–10 Sun City – Round robin Bophuthatswana Hard Ivan Lendl 7–5, 7–6 $400,000
1983 October 15–16 Atlantic City Jimmy Connors Invitational Hard (I) Gene Mayer 7–6, 6–4 $150,000
1986 April 19–20 Tokyo – Suntory Cup Carpet (i) Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–0
1989 May 5–7 Nîmes Clay Anders Järryd 6–2, 6–3

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

1970: Modesto, California (amateur title) – 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 Gerulaitis – Ridgefield, 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 (Aetna World Cup WCT) 6–4 7–5

1976: John Newcombe – Hartford (Aetna World Cup WCT) 6–2 6–3

1977: John Alexander – Hartford (Aetna World Cup WCT) 6–1 6–4

1977: Tony Roche – Hartford (Aetna World Cup WCT) 6–4 7–5

1977: Ilie Năstase – Puerto Rico 4–6 6–3 7–5 6–3

1978: John Newcombe – New Haven (Aetna World Cup WCT) 6–4 6–4

1978: John Alexander – New Haven (Aetna World Cup WCT) 6–2 6–4

1978: Eddie Dibbs – Toledo, Ohio 6–4 6–4

1979: Hank Pfister – São Paulo (Brasil) 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 (Harvest Cup) 6–4 6–2

1981: Ilie Năstase – San Diego

1981: Ilie Năstase – Portland (Peugeot Tennis Invitatonal) 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 (Southafrica) 2–6 7–6 7–6 6–4

1983: Vitas Gerulaitis – Portland (Peugeot Tennis Invitatonal) 6–3 7–5

1983: Ilie Năstase – Tampa 6–2 7–5

1984: John McEnroe – Seattle (Peugeot Invitational)3–6 6-2 6-3[citation needed] 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 (Indonesia) 6–4 6–2

1984: Andrés Gómez – Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 6–1 7–6

1986: John McEnroe – Ottawa 6–4 6–3 6–3

1986: Björn Borg – Tokyo (2 may) 4–6 6–2 6–4

1986: Björn Borg – Tokyo (3 may)

1986: Björn Borg – Tokyo (4 may)

1986: Aaron Krickstein – New Orleans

1986: Yannick Noah – Inglewood (Michelin Tennis Challenge) 2–4 ret.

1987: Tim Mayotte – Inglewood (Michelin Tennis Challenge) 7–5 7–6

1988: Andre Agassi – Auburn Hills (Kings of Tennis Classic) 7–6 6–3

1992: John McEnroe – Inglewood (Michelin Tennis Challenge) 6–4 3–6 6–3

Sources

The following are the sources for the information that is not on the Association of Tennis Professionals Web site:

  • Michel Sutter, Vainqueurs Winners 1946–2003, Paris 2003. Sutter has attempted to list all tournaments meeting his criteria for selection beginning with 1946 and ending in the fall of 1991. For each tournament, he has indicated the city, the date of the final, the winner, the runner-up, and the score of the final. A tournament is included in his list if: (1), the draw for the tournament included at least eight players (with a few exceptions, such as the Pepsi Grand Slam tournaments in the second half of the 1970s); and (2), the level of the tournaments was at least equal to the present-day challenger tournaments. Sutter's book probably is the most exhaustive source of tennis tournament information since World War II, even though some professional tournaments held before the start of the open era are missing. Later, Sutter issued a second edition of his book, with only the players, their wins, and years for the period of 1946 through April 27, 2003.
  • John Barrett, editor, World of Tennis Yearbooks, London from 1976 through 1983.

Doubles finals (16 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1971 New York, US Hard (i) Pakistan Haroon Rahim Spain Juan Gisbert
Spain Manuel Orantes 		6–7, 2–6
Loss 2. 1971 Columbus, US Hard United States Roscoe Tanner United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne 		7–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win 1. 1972 Columbus, US Hard United States Pancho Gonzales United States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton 		6–3, 7–5
Win 2. 1972 Los Angeles WCT, US Hard United States Pancho Gonzales Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 		6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Win 3. 1973 Baltimore WCT, US Hard (i) United States Clark Graebner United States Paul Gerken
United States Sandy Mayer 		3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 4. 1973 Roanoke, US Hard Spain Juan Gisbert Australia Ian Fletcher
United States Butch Seewagen 		6–0, 7–6
Loss 3. 1973 Omaha, US Hard (i) Spain Juan Gisbert United States William Brown
United States Mike Estep 		DEF
Loss 4. 1973 Hampton, US Hard (i) Romania Ion Țiriac United States Clark Graebner
Romania Ilie Năstase 		2–6, 1–6
Loss 5. 1973 French Open, Paris Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Australia John Newcombe
Netherlands Tom Okker 		1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 5. 1973 Wimbledon, London Grass Romania Ilie Năstase Australia John Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser 		3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9, 6–1
Win 6. 1973 South Orange, US Hard Romania Ilie Năstase United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Tom Gorman 		6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 6. 1973 Los Angeles, US Hard Romania Ilie Năstase Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimir Zednik 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 7. 1973 Quebec, Canada Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan 		2–6, 6–7
Win 7. 1973 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan 		6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Win 8. 1974 Salisbury, US Carpet (i) South Africa Frew McMillan South Africa Byron Bertram
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 		3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 9. 1974 Salt Lake City, US Hard (i) United States Vitas Gerulaitis Colombia Iván Molina
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr. 		2–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win 10. 1974 Indianapolis, US Clay Romania Ilie Năstase West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 		6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win 11. 1974 London, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez 		3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 12. 1975 Salisbury, US Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United Kingdom Roger Taylor 		7–6, 6–2
Loss 8. 1975 Rome, Italy Clay Romania Ilie Năstase United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez 		4–6, 6–7, 6–2, 1–6
Win 13. 1975 South Orange, US Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Australia Dick Crealy
United Kingdom John Lloyd 		6–2, 6–3
Win 14. 1975 US Open, New York Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 9. 1975 London, United Kingdom Carpet Romania Ilie Năstase Poland Wojtek Fibak
West Germany Karl Meiler 		1–6, 5–7
Win 15. 1976 Birmingham, US Carpet United States Erik van Dillen United States Hank Pfister
United States Dennis Ralston 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 10. 1976 Denver WCT, US Carpet (i) United States Billy Martin Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent 		7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 11. 1976 Washington, D.C., US Clay United States Arthur Ashe United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez 		3–6, 3–6
Win 16. 1980 North Conway, US Clay United States Brian Gottfried South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton 		7–6, 6–2

Record against No. 1 players

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

Player Years Matches Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Carpet
Australia John Newcombe 1973–1979 6 4–2 67% 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–0
Sweden Stefan Edberg 1984–1991 12 6–6 50% 4–5 1–0 0–0 1–1
Romania Ilie Năstase 1971–1984 28 12–16 43% 2–3 1–1 0–1 9–11
United States John McEnroe 1977–1991 34 14–20 41% 4–7 3–1 4–3 3–9
Czech Republic/United States Ivan Lendl 1979–1992 35 13–22 37% 5–14 2–2 2–0 4–6
Sweden Björn Borg 1973–1981 23 8–15 35% 3–3 3–3 0–4 2–5
United States Andre Agassi 1988–1989 2 0–2 0% 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0
United States Pete Sampras 1992 2 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0
United States Jim Courier 1985–1992 3 0–3 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2
Sweden Mats Wilander 1984–1988 5 0–5 0% 0–4 0–1 0–0 0–0
Germany Boris Becker 1986–1992 6 0–6 0% 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–3

Notes

  1. ^ Tournament abandoned at Semi-finals stage due to rain.
  2. ^ Final unfinished due to rain. Guillermo Vilas and Jimmy Connors both received Runners-up finishes.
  3. ^ Held as the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships on clay from 1969 to 1987, then as the Indianapolis Tennis Championships on hard from 1988 onwards.