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Jimmy Connors vs John Alexander Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Jimmy Connors seasons:19961995199419931992
John Alexander seasons:19851984198319821981
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Jimmy Connors
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί John Alexander
Age: 73y 198d (1952-09-02)
Hand: L
Backhand: 2H
(1951-07-04) Age: 74y 258d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
11 - 0
Wins: 100.0% - 0.0%
Hard 1–0Clay 1–0Grass 4–0
Slam 4–0Others 7–0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 11 times. Jimmy Connors currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 11–0.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors has compiled an overall career record of 1274–283 across 1557 matches, translating to a win rate of 81.82%. On hard courts his record stands at 490–100 (83.05%), while on clay he holds a 208–63 (76.75%) mark. On grass the numbers read 185–38 (82.96%) , and on carpet 391–82 (82.66%). Throughout his career he has won 109 titles (43 hard, 12 clay, 9 grass, 45 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 134–111 (54.69%).

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 591–434 from 1025 matches (57.66% win rate). His hard-court record is 103–87 (54.21%), on clay he stands at 225–132 (63.03%), and on grass he has gone 153–96 (61.45%) , with a carpet record of 110–119 (48.03%). He has accumulated 8 titles in total (3 hard, 2 clay, 2 grass, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 24–81 (22.86%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 1 times, with Jimmy Connors leading 1–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Jimmy Connors) across 1 matches. On grass, their 4 encounters have yielded a record of 4–0 (100.00% for Jimmy Connors).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1982-06-21WimbledonGrassR643πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (2)40πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-3 4-6 6-1 7-65------0/0
1980-02-19WCT InvitationalCarpetRR3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors20πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-3 6-13------0/0
1978-07-17Washington-2ClayR161πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)18πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (9)6-1 6-03------0/0
1978-06-26WimbledonGrassR161πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (2)20πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (14)6-2 6-2 6-45------0/0
1978-03-09WCT Aetna World CupCarpetRR1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors17πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-2 6-43------0/0
1977-11-14WCT Challenge CupCarpetRR1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors22πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-2 6-13------0/0
1977-03-16St. Louis WCTCarpetF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)33πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-6(5) 6-23------0/0
1977-03-10WCT Aetna World CupCarpetRR1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors32πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-1 6-43------0/0
1976-03-22Palm SpringsHardQF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)11πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-4 6-13------0/0
1974-08-28US OpenGrassR321πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)23πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-1 7-5 6-7 6-45------0/0
1973-12-26Australian OpenGrassSF3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (2)29πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (3)7-6 6-4 6-45------0/0

Wins

Jimmy Connors
John Alexander
11–0Overall
4–0Grand Slam
7–0Others
1–0Hard
1–0Clay
4–0Grass
5–0Indoor Hard

Sets Format

100.0%7
0.0%0
Bo3
100.0%4
0.0%0
Bo5
100.0%7
0.0%0
2 Sets
100.0%2
0.0%0
3 Sets
100.0%2
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Jimmy Connors
John Alexander

Deciding

0.0%0
0.0%0
Decider Set
100.0%4
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Jimmy Connors
John Alexander

Sets

92.9%26
7.1%2
All
85.7%12
14.3%2
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
100.0%2
0.0%0
Hard
85.7%12
14.3%2
Grass
100.0%2
0.0%0
Clay
100.0%10
0.0%0
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
John Alexander

Games

66.1%170
33.9%87
All
60.7%85
39.3%55
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
70.6%12
29.4%5
Hard
60.7%85
39.3%55
Grass
92.3%12
7.7%1
Clay
70.1%61
29.9%26
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
John Alexander

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Jimmy Connors
John Alexander

By Tournament Level

Jimmy Connors
John Alexander

By Round

Jimmy Connors
John Alexander

By Opponent Ranking

Jimmy ConnorsJohn Alexander
15.2%5-28
vs Top 1
7.7%1-12
37%51-87
vs Top 5
14.6%7-41
54.7%134-111
vs Top 10
22.9%24-81
66%279-144
vs Top 20
32.6%60-124
79.4%838-218
vs Top 100
49.2%227-234
95.6%263-12
vs +100
74.4%160-55
29.1%34-83
vs Higher
34.3%82-157
87.9%1067-147
vs Lower
69.8%305-132

Opponent Breakdown

Jimmy ConnorsJohn Alexander
78.3%708-196
Vs Younger
54.5%234-195
86.4%552-87
Vs Older
57.7%321-235
82.1%1086-237
Vs Right-Handed
58.6%501-354
79.6%179-46
Vs Left-Handed
45.5%66-79
44.4%20-25
Vs 2H Backhand
11.8%2-15
67.7%88-42
Vs 1H Backhand
42.4%36-49
89.9%142-16
Vs Shorter
49.7%325-329
76.9%780-234
Vs Taller
42.1%24-33

Pressure Situations