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Arthur Ashe vs Jimmy Connors Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe seasons:19791978197719761975
Jimmy Connors seasons:19961995199419931992
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Arthur Ashe
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Jimmy Connors
Age: 82y 252d (1943-07-10)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1952-09-02) Age: 73y 198d
Hand: L
Backhand: 2H
1 - 6
Wins: 14.3% - 85.7%
Hard 0–3Clay 0–1Grass 1–0
Others 0–6Slam 1–0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors have met 7 times. Jimmy Connors currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 6–1.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe has compiled an overall career record of 798–260 across 1058 matches, translating to a win rate of 75.43%. On hard courts his record stands at 200–64 (75.76%), while on clay he holds a 176–74 (70.40%) mark. On grass the numbers read 137–36 (79.19%) , and on carpet 285–86 (76.82%). Throughout his career he has won 45 titles (9 hard, 6 clay, 7 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 35–41 (46.05%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 1274–283 from 1557 matches (81.82% win rate). His hard-court record is 490–100 (83.05%), on clay he stands at 208–63 (76.75%), and on grass he has gone 185–38 (82.96%) , with a carpet record of 391–82 (82.66%). He has accumulated 109 titles in total (43 hard, 12 clay, 9 grass, 45 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 134–111 (54.69%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 3 times, with Jimmy Connors leading 3–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Jimmy Connors) across 1 matches. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Arthur Ashe).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1979-02-26MemphisCarpetF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)9πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (6)6-4 5-7 6-33------0/0
1979-01-22Philadelphia WCTCarpetF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (10)6-3 6-4 6-15------0/0
1976-07-09Pepsi Grand SlamClay3rd/4th1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-4 7-6(7)3------0/0
1975-06-23WimbledonGrassF7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (6)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)6-1 6-1 5-7 6-45------0/0
1974-11-18Johannesburg-2HardF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe7-6 6-3 6-15------0/0
1973-11-17Johannesburg-2HardF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-4 7-6 6-35------0/0
1973-07-16BostonHardF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)6-3 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-25------0/0

Wins

Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors
1–6Overall
1–0Grand Slam
0–6Others
0–3Hard
0–1Clay
1–0Grass
0–2Indoor Hard

Sets Format

0.0%0
100.0%2
Bo3
20.0%1
80.0%4
Bo5
0.0%0
100.0%1
2 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%4
3 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
5 Sets
Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors

Deciding

0.0%0
100.0%2
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%3
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors

Sets

26.1%6
73.9%17
All
75.0%3
25.0%1
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
18.2%2
81.8%9
Hard
75.0%3
25.0%1
Grass
0.0%0
100.0%2
Clay
16.7%1
83.3%5
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors

Games

44.4%99
55.6%124
All
63.9%23
36.1%13
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
41.1%44
58.9%63
Hard
63.9%23
36.1%13
Grass
43.5%10
56.5%13
Clay
38.6%22
61.4%35
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors

Overview

By Surface

Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors

By Tournament Level

Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors

By Round

Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors

By Opponent Ranking

Arthur AsheJimmy Connors
28.6%2-5
vs Top 1
15.2%5-28
34.1%14-27
vs Top 5
37%51-87
46.1%35-41
vs Top 10
54.7%134-111
51.4%76-72
vs Top 20
66%279-144
70.1%270-115
vs Top 100
79.4%838-218
89.6%95-11
vs +100
95.6%263-12
45.8%33-39
vs Higher
29.1%34-83
79.2%332-87
vs Lower
87.9%1067-147

Opponent Breakdown

Arthur AsheJimmy Connors
75.5%584-190
Vs Younger
78.3%708-196
71.9%179-70
Vs Older
86.4%552-87
77.9%688-195
Vs Right-Handed
82.1%1086-237
60.1%98-65
Vs Left-Handed
79.6%179-46
37.5%9-15
Vs 2H Backhand
44.4%20-25
64.8%68-37
Vs 1H Backhand
67.7%88-42
66.7%314-157
Vs Shorter
89.9%142-16
78.4%138-38
Vs Taller
76.9%780-234

Pressure Situations