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Brian Gottfried vs Jimmy Connors Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Brian Gottfried seasons:19841983198219811980
Jimmy Connors seasons:19961995199419931992
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Brian Gottfried
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Jimmy Connors
Age: 74y 51d (1952-01-27)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1952-09-02) Age: 73y 198d
Hand: L
Backhand: 2H
2 - 17
Wins: 10.5% - 89.5%
Hard 0–7Clay 1–0Grass 0–2
Others 2–13Finals 0–1Slam 0–3
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 19 times. Jimmy Connors currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 17–2.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried has compiled an overall career record of 702–330 across 1032 matches, translating to a win rate of 68.02%. On hard courts his record stands at 243–90 (72.97%), while on clay he holds a 170–94 (64.39%) mark. On grass the numbers read 73–44 (62.39%) , and on carpet 216–102 (67.92%). Throughout his career he has won 25 titles (13 hard, 4 clay, 1 grass, 7 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 41–101 (28.87%).

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 7 times, with Jimmy Connors leading 7–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Brian Gottfried) across 1 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Jimmy Connors).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1984-08-28US OpenHardR643πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (3)54πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-3 6-3 6-25------0/0
1982-08-16CincinnatiHardQF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (2)28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (15)6-2 6-43------0/0
1982-08-03ColumbusHardF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)27πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (4)7-5 6-03------0/0
1982-03-15RotterdamCarpetSF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (5)6-4 6-13------0/0
1981-03-16Rotterdam WCTCarpetSF3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (5)6-2 6-33------0/0
1981-03-09Brussels WCTCarpetF3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (2)14πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (4)6-2 6-4 6-35------0/0
1979-08-28US OpenHardR162πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (2)13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (11)6-2 1-6 6-4 7-55------0/0
1978-08-29US OpenHardQF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (2)6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (6)6-2 7-6 6-15------0/0
1978-01-23Philadelphia WCTCarpetSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (3)3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-05------0/0
1978-01-04MastersCarpetSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-4 3-6 6-33------0/0
1977-10-03MauiHardF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (2)6-2 6-03------0/0
1976-11-15WembleyCarpetSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (8)6-3 5-7 6-23------0/0
1976-11-01CologneHardSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (3)7-6 6-23------0/0
1976-09-20Los AngelesCarpetQF14πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (10)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)6-6 RET3------0/0
1975-06-16NottinghamGrassR161πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried8-9 6-3 6-23------0/0
1975-04-14Denver WCTCarpetF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (Q)25πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (6)6-3 6-43------0/0
1974-11-11London-2CarpetF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)32πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-2 7-63------0/0
1973-08-13IndianapolisClayR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)0-6 7-5 6-33------0/0
1973-06-11NottinghamGrassR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-4 6-23------0/0

Wins

Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors
2–17Overall
0–3Grand Slam
2–13Others
0–1Tour Finals
0–7Hard
1–0Clay
0–2Grass
1–8Indoor Hard

Sets Format

14.3%2
85.7%12
Bo3
0.0%0
100.0%5
Bo5
0.0%0
100.0%9
2 Sets
14.3%1
85.7%6
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
5 Sets
Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors

Deciding

20.0%1
80.0%4
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%3
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors

Sets

16.3%8
83.7%41
All
10.0%1
90.0%9
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
5.6%1
94.4%17
Hard
20.0%1
80.0%4
Grass
66.7%2
33.3%1
Clay
17.4%4
82.6%19
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors

Games

37.5%170
62.5%283
All
37.4%34
62.6%57
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
34.0%55
66.0%107
Hard
38.5%20
61.5%32
Grass
48.1%13
51.9%14
Clay
38.7%82
61.3%130
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors

By Tournament Level

Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors

By Round

Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors

By Opponent Ranking

Brian GottfriedJimmy Connors
6.7%1-14
vs Top 1
15.2%5-28
16%12-63
vs Top 5
37%51-87
28.9%41-101
vs Top 10
54.7%134-111
40.1%93-139
vs Top 20
66%279-144
63.2%438-255
vs Top 100
79.4%838-218
88.6%210-27
vs +100
95.6%263-12
34.1%61-118
vs Higher
29.1%34-83
78.2%587-164
vs Lower
87.9%1067-147

Opponent Breakdown

Brian GottfriedJimmy Connors
65%334-180
Vs Younger
78.3%708-196
70.4%356-150
Vs Older
86.4%552-87
69.2%599-266
Vs Right-Handed
82.1%1086-237
60.5%98-64
Vs Left-Handed
79.6%179-46
21.2%7-26
Vs 2H Backhand
44.4%20-25
58.1%61-44
Vs 1H Backhand
67.7%88-42
59.9%220-147
Vs Shorter
89.9%142-16
68.6%203-93
Vs Taller
76.9%780-234

Pressure Situations