Jimmy Connors

1990

Jimmy Connors endured a deeply difficult 1990 ATP season, one that offered little success on the professional circuit. Across the matches he contested during the year, Connors was unable to secure a single victory, finishing with a match record of zero wins and three losses. He did not claim any titles throughout the course of the season.

By the close of 1990, the consequences of this struggles were reflected clearly in his ranking. As of December 31, 1990, Connors was positioned at No. 936 in the world rankings, a figure that illustrated how far his competitive fortunes had fallen during this particular campaign. The season as a whole represented a challenging chapter in his professional career, with neither match wins nor titles to show for his efforts on tour. His ranking at year's end stood as a stark measure of the difficulties he faced throughout the 1990 season.

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1989

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a productive 1989 season on the ATP Tour, finishing with a match record of 31 wins and 13 losses and a year-end ranking of No. 14 (as of 18 December 1989).

Connors claimed two titles during the year, both on hard courts. In Toulouse, he defeated John McEnroe in the final by a convincing 6-3, 6-3 scoreline, and in Tel Aviv he overcame Gilad Bloom in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Among the highlights of his season were three victories over top-10 opponents. He defeated No. 10 Tim Mayotte in the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, No. 3 Stefan Edberg in the fourth round at the US Open, and No. 4 John McEnroe in the Toulouse final. These results demonstrated that Connors remained a formidable competitor at the highest level of the game throughout the 1989 campaign.

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1988

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a strong 1988 season, finishing with a match record of 40 wins and 11 losses and closing the year ranked No. 7 in the world as of December 19, 1988. He captured two titles during the campaign, defeating Andres Gomez 6–1, 6–4 in the final at Washington on hard courts and Andrei Chesnokov 6–2, 6–0 in the final at Toulouse, also on hard courts. Connors reached two additional finals but could not convert either, retiring at 4–4 against Yannick Noah on carpet in Milan and falling to Mats Wilander 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 on hard courts at Key Biscayne. Among his notable victories were wins over top-10 opponents, including No. 7 Miloslav Mecir in the semifinals at Key Biscayne and No. 8 Pat Cash in the quarterfinals at Montreal/Toronto.

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1987

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a productive 1987 ATP season, compiling a match record of 52 wins and 19 losses and finishing the year ranked No. 4 in the world as of 28 December 1987. Although he did not capture any titles, Connors reached three finals during the season. At Memphis, played on hard courts, he lost to Stefan Edberg by a score of 6–3, 2–1 retired. At Orlando, also on hard courts, he fell to Christo Van Rensburg 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. His third final appearance came at Queen's Club on grass, where Boris Becker defeated him 6–7, 6–3, 6–4. Among his notable victories during the season was a win over No. 8 ranked John McEnroe in the quarterfinals of the Montreal/Toronto tournament. Despite going without a title, Connors demonstrated consistent competitiveness throughout the year, reflected in his strong overall match record and his year-end top-five ranking.

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1986

Jimmy Connors experienced a solid but ultimately titleless 1986 season, compiling a match record of 46 wins and 15 losses on the ATP tour. Despite his consistent results throughout the year, Connors was unable to convert any of his four final appearances into victories. He fell to Ivan Lendl at Fort Myers, to Tim Mayotte at Queen's Club, to Mats Wilander in Cincinnati, and to John McEnroe in San Francisco. The losses were often one-sided, most notably the Fort Myers final in which Lendl defeated him 6-2, 6-0. Among his notable victories during the season was a quarterfinal win over No. 7 Yannick Noah at Boca West, representing his sole recorded triumph over a top-10 opponent. Connors closed the year ranked No. 8 in the world as of December 29, 1986, demonstrating that he remained a competitive presence on tour despite his inability to claim a title.

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1985

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a solid 1985 season, finishing with a match record of 49 wins and 17 losses and ending the year ranked No. 4 in the world.

His lone title came on clay in Düsseldorf, where he defeated Miloslav Mecir in the final 6–3, 3–6, 7–5. He also reached two additional finals, falling to Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2 in Fort Myers and losing by walkover to John McEnroe in Chicago.

Connors demonstrated his ability to compete against the elite of the game by recording four victories over top-ten opponents during the season. He defeated No. 5 Andres Gomez twice, in the semifinals at both Fort Myers and Chicago. He also accounted for No. 9 Eliot Teltscher in the quarterfinals at the Masters and No. 9 Aaron Krickstein in the quarterfinals at Dallas, underscoring his continued competitiveness at the highest level of the ATP tour.

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1984

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a productive 1984 season, finishing with a 74–14 match record and a year-end ranking of No. 2. He claimed five titles across the year, winning in Memphis on carpet, La Quinta and Boca West and Los Angeles on hard courts, and Tokyo Indoor on carpet. His final-round victories came against Henri Leconte, Yannick Noah, Johan Kriek, Eliot Teltscher, and Ivan Lendl respectively. Connors also reached two finals he did not win, falling to John McEnroe at Dallas WCT by 6–1 6–2 6–3 and at Wimbledon by 6–1 6–1 6–2. Among his notable victories during the season were wins over top-10 opponents including No. 2 Ivan Lendl at Wimbledon and Tokyo Indoor, No. 5 Yannick Noah at La Quinta, and No. 8 Jose Luis Clerc during a Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tie between the United States and Argentina.

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1983

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a strong 1983 season, finishing with a match record of 52 wins and 11 losses and a year-end ranking of No. 3. He captured four titles across different surfaces: Memphis on carpet, Las Vegas on hard court, Queen's Club on grass, and the US Open on hard court. At Queen's Club, he defeated both No. 3 Ivan Lendl in the semifinals and top-ranked John McEnroe in the final 6-3, 6-3. At the US Open, he overcame No. 2 Ivan Lendl in the final 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0. His other victories included wins over No. 9 Gene Mayer in the Memphis final and No. 10 Peter McNamara in the Memphis semifinals, demonstrating a consistent ability to defeat top-ten opponents throughout the year. The lone final he failed to win came at Wembley on carpet, where McEnroe defeated him 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.

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1982

Jimmy Connors enjoyed one of the finest seasons of his career in 1982, compiling a match record of 78 wins and 12 losses and capturing seven titles. His most prestigious victories came on grass, where he defeated John McEnroe in the final at Queen's Club and again at Wimbledon, overcoming McEnroe in five sets 3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4. He also claimed the US Open title, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4. His remaining titles came at Monterrey, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Columbus. Connors reached four additional finals during the year, losing to McEnroe in Philadelphia and San Francisco and to Guillermo Vilas in Rotterdam and Milan. Among his notable victories were wins over top-ten opponents including the world No. 1 McEnroe twice, No. 3 Lendl, and No. 4 Vilas. Connors closed the season ranked No. 2 in the world as of December 27, 1982.

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1981

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a productive 1981 season, finishing with a match record of 63 wins and 11 losses and ending the year ranked No. 2 in the world. He captured four titles across different surfaces: La Quinta on hard courts, Rotterdam on hard courts, Brussels on carpet, and Wembley on carpet. His lone final defeat came at Hamburg on clay, where he fell to Peter McNamara.

Connors demonstrated his ability to beat the best players in the world throughout the season. He recorded victories over eight top-10 opponents, including a win over world No. 1 John McEnroe in the Wembley final, a five-set comeback after dropping the opening two sets. He also defeated Ivan Lendl on three separate occasions — at La Quinta, at the Masters round-robin, and in Davis Cup play — as well as Gene Mayer, Guillermo Vilas, Harold Solomon, and Eliot Teltscher.

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1980

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a productive 1980 season, compiling a match record of 72 wins and 16 losses and finishing the year ranked No. 3 in the world. He captured six titles, five of which came on carpet. His most notable victories came at Philadelphia and Dallas WCT, where he defeated John McEnroe in both finals, overcoming him in five sets in Philadelphia and in four sets in Dallas. His remaining titles came at Birmingham, where he beat Eliot Teltscher, North Conway over Eddie Dibbs, the Republic of China again over Teltscher, and Tokyo Indoor over Tom Gullikson. Connors reached two finals he did not win, falling to McEnroe in Memphis and retiring against Jose Luis Clerc in San Jose. Among his notable victories over top-ten opponents were wins against Roscoe Tanner, Harold Solomon, Jose Higueras, and Dibbs, demonstrating his consistent ability to compete against the strongest players throughout the season.

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1979

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a highly productive 1979 ATP season, compiling a match record of 78 wins and 13 losses and finishing the year ranked No. 2. He claimed eight titles across a variety of surfaces, defeating opponents including Eddie Dibbs, Arthur Ashe, Vitas Gerulaitis, Guillermo Vilas, Mike Cahill, and Pat Dupre in respective finals. His four runner-up finishes all came at the hands of Björn Borg, who defeated Connors at the Pepsi Grand Slam, Las Vegas, Tokyo Indoor, and the WCT Challenge Cup. Among Connors's notable victories were multiple wins over top-ranked opponents, including two victories apiece over John McEnroe and Vitas Gerulaitis in top-ten matchups. Gerulaitis proved a particularly frequent adversary, with Connors defeating him five times across several tournaments throughout the season. Despite his inability to overcome Borg in finals, Connors's consistent results across carpet, hard, and clay courts affirmed his standing as one of the premier players of the year.

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1978

Jimmy Connors enjoyed an exceptional 1978 season, finishing the year ranked No. 1 with a match record of 71 wins and 6 losses. He captured eleven titles across multiple surfaces, including two victories over Bjorn Borg: a 6-4 6-2 6-2 triumph at the US Open final and a 6-4 1-6 6-4 win at the Masters. His other titles included the Philadelphia WCT, Denver, Memphis, Rotterdam WCT, Birmingham, Washington, Indianapolis, Stowe, and Sydney Indoor. Connors reached two finals he did not win, losing to Borg at both the Pepsi Grand Slam and Wimbledon. Among his notable wins over top-ten opponents were three victories over No. 4 Vitas Gerulaitis, and victories over No. 5 Brian Gottfried and No. 6 Eddie Dibbs. His eleven titles spanned carpet, grass, clay, and hard courts, demonstrating remarkable versatility throughout the year.

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1977

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a productive 1977 season, finishing with a match record of 66 wins and 15 losses and closing the year ranked No. 1 in the world as of December 12. He claimed seven titles across the season, winning in Birmingham WCT over Bill Scanlon, St. Louis WCT over John Alexander, Las Vegas over Raul Ramirez, Dallas WCT over Dick Stockton, Maui over Brian Gottfried, Sydney Indoor over Ken Rosewall, and the WCT Challenge Cup over Roscoe Tanner. He also reached seven finals he did not win, including losses to Bjorn Borg at Wimbledon and the Pepsi Grand Slam, and to Guillermo Vilas at the US Open. Among his notable victories were wins over top-10 opponents including No. 4 Brian Gottfried, No. 5 Ilie Nastase, No. 5 Manuel Orantes, and No. 6 Raul Ramirez, demonstrating his consistency against elite competition throughout the year.

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1976

Jimmy Connors enjoyed an exceptional 1976 season, compiling a match record of 98 wins and 9 losses while capturing 12 titles across multiple surfaces. His victories spanned carpet, hard, and clay courts, with notable triumphs at the Philadelphia WCT, where he defeated Bjorn Borg in the final, and at the US Open, where he again overcame Borg to claim the title 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4. Connors also defeated Roscoe Tanner in three separate finals, at Birmingham, Palm Springs, and Wembley. Among his wins over top-ranked opponents were victories against No. 2 Arthur Ashe, No. 3 Guillermo Vilas, and No. 6 Ken Rosewall. His only two final defeats came against Ilie Nastase, at Salisbury and La Costa. Connors closed the year ranked No. 1 in the world as of December 13, 1976, underlining his dominance throughout the season.

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1975

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a dominant 1975 ATP season, compiling a match record of 77 wins and 10 losses while finishing the year ranked No. 1 as of December 15, 1975. He captured nine titles across a variety of surfaces, defeating opponents including Karl Meiler, Billy Martin, Vitas Gerulaitis, Jurgen Fassbender, Jan Kodes, Brian Gottfried, Ken Rosewall, and Sandy Mayer in respective finals. His most notable victory came at North Conway, where he defeated No. 2 ranked Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-2 in the final, having also eliminated No. 10 Rod Laver in the semifinals. Connors further recorded wins over No. 5 Bjorn Borg at both the US Open and Stockholm, and No. 6 Tom Okker and No. 8 Ilie Nastase at Stockholm. However, he fell in five finals, most notably losing to Arthur Ashe at Wimbledon and to Manuel Orantes at the US Open, the latter surrendering the title 6-4 6-3 6-3.

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1974

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a dominant 1974 ATP season, compiling a match record of 94 wins and 7 losses and finishing the year ranked No. 1 as of December 23, 1974. He claimed 12 titles across a variety of surfaces, including carpet, hard, grass, and clay. His most prestigious victories came at Wimbledon, where he defeated Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–1, 6–4, and at the US Open, where he again defeated Rosewall, this time 6–1, 6–0, 6–1. He also claimed titles at Hampton, Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Manchester, Tempe, Salisbury, Birmingham, Little Rock, and Roanoke. Among his notable wins were victories over top-10 opponents including No. 1 Ilie Nastase, No. 5 Tom Okker, No. 8 Arthur Ashe, No. 9 Bjorn Borg, and No. 10 Manuel Orantes. Connors reached three finals he did not win, falling to Karl Meiler in Omaha, to Alex Metreveli by walkover in South Orange, and to John Newcombe at the Australian Open.

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1973

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a highly productive 1973 season, compiling a match record of 96 wins and 16 losses while claiming 12 titles across the ATP tour. He was dominant on hard courts, winning events in Baltimore, Jacksonville, Roanoke, Salt Lake City, Salisbury, Hampton, Paramus, Columbus, Los Angeles, and Johannesburg, while also capturing clay titles in Boston and a further title in Quebec. Notable final victories came against Ilie Nastase in Hampton, Arthur Ashe in both Boston and Johannesburg, and Tom Okker in Los Angeles. Connors reached three finals he did not win, losing to Nastase in Omaha and Washington, and to Vijay Amritraj in Bretton Woods. His wins over top-10 opponents included victories against Manuel Orantes, Stan Smith, Tom Okker, and Arthur Ashe at various tournaments throughout the year. Connors closed the season ranked No. 3 in the world as of December 17, 1973.

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1972

Jimmy Connors enjoyed a productive 1972 season, compiling a match record of 72 wins and 25 losses and claiming five titles across multiple surfaces. He opened his title account on carpet at Roanoke, defeating Vladimir Zednik in the final 6-4, 7-6, before adding a grass-court title at Queen's Club with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over John Paish. Connors then took the hard-court title in Columbus, overcoming Andrew Pattison 7-5, 6-3, 7-5, and followed that with a clay-court triumph in Cincinnati, where he defeated Guillermo Vilas 6-3, 6-3. He rounded out his title haul on carpet in Albany, beating Roscoe Tanner 6-2, 7-6. However, he also suffered three final defeats: Ilie Nastase bested him in Baltimore, Stan Smith defeated him in Washington in five sets, and Bob Hewitt claimed the Indianapolis title at his expense.

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1971

Jimmy Connors competed on the ATP tour during the 1971 season, finishing with an overall match record of 23 wins and 13 losses. Although he did not claim any titles during the year, Connors demonstrated competitive form by reaching two finals, both played on hard court surfaces.

His first final appearance came in Columbus, where he faced Tom Gorman in a closely contested five-set match. Connors was unable to convert his opportunities, ultimately falling 6-7, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 in a match that extended to a deciding fifth set. His second final of the season took place in Los Angeles, where he met Richard Gonzalez. After dropping the opening set 3-6, Connors could not recover, losing the next two sets 6-3, 6-3 to concede the title. Despite ending the season without a trophy, reaching two finals underlined his developing presence on the tour.

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1970

Jimmy Connors competed on the ATP tour during the 1970 season, recording a modest performance across the matches he played that year. He finished the season with a match record of five wins and four losses, giving him a slight winning margin over the course of his appearances. Despite this positive overall record, Connors was unable to convert his results into a title, as he did not win any tournament during the season.

The 1970 campaign represented a limited but meaningful period of activity for Connors on the professional circuit. His five victories demonstrated an ability to compete and secure wins at the tour level, though the four defeats he suffered prevented him from establishing a more dominant presence. Without a title to his name by the end of the year, the season ultimately concluded without a major breakthrough, leaving Connors without silverware despite having managed to win more matches than he lost.

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1969

Jimmy Connors competed on the ATP tour during the 1969 season, though his participation was limited in scope. Over the course of the season, he recorded a match record of zero wins and one loss, reflecting a brief and modest presence on the tour at that stage of his career. He did not capture any titles during the season, and his overall results offered little indication of sustained competitive activity throughout the year.

The 1969 campaign represented a challenging start for Connors on the ATP circuit, with his solitary match resulting in a defeat and no victories to his name. He was unable to add any tournament titles to his record across the season. While his participation during this period was minimal, the 1969 season nonetheless formed part of his early experience on the professional tour, a stage during which he had yet to establish himself as a significant force in competitive tennis.

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