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James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) [2] is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 weeks.
John Newcombe defeated the defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 (9–7) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1975 Australian Open. Newcombe became the first man in the Open Era to win a major after saving match points , saving three against Tony Roche in the semifinals.
This is a list of the main career statistics of former tennis player Jimmy Connors. Jimmy Connors spent a total of 268 weeks at number 1, including 160 consecutive weeks. Grand Slam tournament finals
Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1978 US Open. The final was watched by a sell-out crowd of 19,537 spectators. [ 1 ] It was his third US Open singles title and fifth major singles title overall.
Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1974 US Open. [1] It was his first US Open singles title and third major singles title overall. The final set the record for the shortest ever major men's singles final, both in number of games and duration, lasting only 1 hour and ...
Jimmy Connors defeated Phil Dent in the final, 7–6 (9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1974 Australian Open. It was his first major title. For the first time in the Open Era , none of the semifinalists at a major had previously won a major title.
Defending champion Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–7 (2–7), 7–5, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1983 US Open. It was his fifth US Open singles title, eighth and last major singles title overall, and 100th ATP singles title overall.
Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1982 US Open. It was his fourth US Open singles title and seventh major singles title overall. It was the first of eight consecutive US Open finals for Lendl.
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