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Jimmy Connors vs Richard Pancho Gonzales Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Jimmy Connors seasons:19961995199419931992
Richard Pancho Gonzales seasons:19731972197119701969
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Jimmy Connors
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Richard Pancho Gonzales
Age: 74y 38d (1952-09-02)
Hand: L
Backhand: 2H
(1928-05-09) Age: 98y 154d
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
2 - 1
Wins: 66.7% - 33.3%
Hard 2–1Clay 0–0Grass 0–0
Others 2–1
LWW
WLL

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈRichard Pancho Gonzales have met 3 times. Jimmy Connors currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 2–1.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors has compiled an overall career record of 1274–282 across 1556 matches, translating to a win rate of 81.88%. On hard courts his record stands at 490–99 (83.19%), 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 134–110 (54.92%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈRichard Pancho Gonzales, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 152–88 from 240 matches (63.33% win rate). His hard-court record is 64–27 (70.33%), on clay he stands at 18–14 (56.25%), and on grass he has gone 39–21 (65.00%) , with a carpet record of 31–26 (54.39%). He has accumulated 9 titles in total (7 hard, 2 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 0–2 (0.00%).

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 2–1 (66.67%).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1973-09-17Los AngelesHardR321πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors232πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈRichard Pancho Gonzales7-6 6-33------0/0
1973-07-30ColumbusHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors (1)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈRichard Pancho Gonzales (7)6-7 6-3 6-33------0/0
1971-09-20Los AngelesHardF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈRichard Pancho Gonzales-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJimmy Connors3-6 6-3 6-33------0/0

Wins

Jimmy Connors
Richard Pancho Gonzales
2–1Overall
2–1Others
2–1Hard

Sets Format

66.7%2
33.3%1
Bo3
0.0%0
0.0%0
Bo5
100.0%1
0.0%0
2 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Jimmy Connors
Richard Pancho Gonzales

Deciding

50.0%1
50.0%1
Decider Set
100.0%2
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Jimmy Connors
Richard Pancho Gonzales

Sets

62.5%5
37.5%3
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
62.5%5
37.5%3
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
Richard Pancho Gonzales

Games

53.8%43
46.3%37
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
53.8%43
46.3%37
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
Richard Pancho Gonzales

Overview

By Surface

Jimmy Connors
Richard Pancho Gonzales

By Tournament Level

Jimmy Connors
Richard Pancho Gonzales

By Round

Jimmy Connors
Richard Pancho Gonzales

By Opponent Ranking

Jimmy ConnorsRichard Pancho Gonzales
15.6%5-27
vs Top 1
0%0-1
37.2%51-86
vs Top 5
0%0-1
54.9%134-110
vs Top 10
0%0-2
66.1%279-143
vs Top 20
0%0-2
79.4%838-217
vs Top 100
0%0-2
95.6%263-12
vs +100
100%1-0
29.3%34-82
vs Higher
33.3%1-2
87.9%1067-147
vs Lower
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Opponent Breakdown

Jimmy ConnorsRichard Pancho Gonzales
78.4%708-195
Vs Younger
61.9%140-86
86.4%552-87
Vs Older
66.7%2-1
82.1%1086-236
Vs Right-Handed
67.6%123-59
79.6%179-46
Vs Left-Handed
39.1%18-28
62.6%67-40
Vs 2H Backhand
50%2-2
73.7%369-132
Vs 1H Backhand
47.7%42-46
89.9%142-16
Vs Shorter
49.1%56-58
77%780-233
Vs Taller
80%16-4

Pressure Situations