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James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) [2] is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 268 weeks (fifth-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
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
McEnroe was best known during his playing career for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities. McEnroe won an Open Era record 155 career
Since 1973 when the ATP rankings started, there have been 13 years in which one player held the top spot for the entire year: Jimmy Connors in 1975, 1976, and 1978; Lendl in 1986 and 1987; Pete Sampras in 1994 and 1997; Hewitt in 2002; Federer in 2005, 2006, and 2007; and Djokovic in 2015 and 2021.
Jimmy Connors, won the most men's singles titles in the Open Era (109). Martina Navratilova , won the most women's singles titles in the Open Era (167). Novak Djokovic , won the most all-time men's singles major titles (24).
Career Golden Slam Event of completion Andre Agassi: 1999 French Open: Rafael Nadal: 2010 US Open: ... Jimmy Connors 15: 1972–89 Ivan Lendl 14: 1980–93 Andy ...
Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 (11–9), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1976 US Open. It was his second US Open singles title and fourth major singles title overall. It was Borg's first of four runner-up finishes at the US Open, his career-best result at the event.
The Connors–McEnroe rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, who played 34 times between 1977 and 1991. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Their head-to-head was 20–14, favoring McEnroe. Connors and McEnroe played again in the late 1990s and the early 2000s on the senior tour.