Career 1981 1980 1979 1978 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 Jimmy Connors takes it, 7–0 on categories Connors wins on sets won %. ATP Tour career: Fletcher 203 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
Connors has the better sets won %: 75.8 to Fletcher’s 49.7. Connors averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Fletcher’s 1.3. Connors averages 1.9 sets won a match to Fletcher’s 1.3 (46% more). Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Fletcher’s team won 49% of the matches they played. Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Fletcher 203 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.1 111 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
– First serve in % 65.1
– First-serve points won % 62.8
– Break points saved % 57.2
– Return points won % 40.6
– Acesper game 1.7 140 total · best 8
12.5 2,530 total · best 24
Head to head 0 9 matches since 1972 9
Carpet · 4 matches Fletcher 0 Connors 4 Hard · 3 matches Fletcher 0 Connors 3 Clay · 1 match Fletcher 0 Connors 1 Grass · 1 match Fletcher 0 Connors 1 Finals · 1 match Fletcher 0 Connors 1 Last meetings 14 Aug 1978 · Stowe · Round of 32 · Hard Connors won 6-3 2-6 6-3 27 Mar 1974 · Tempe · Quarterfinal · Hard Connors won 6-4 6-3 18 Feb 1974 · Salisbury · Quarterfinal · Carpet Connors won 6-3 6-1 4 Feb 1974 · Little Rock · Quarterfinal · Hard Connors won 6-1 7-5 16 July 1973 · Bretton Woods · Semifinal · Clay Connors won 6-4 6-4 11 June 1973 · Nottingham · Round of 32 · Grass Connors won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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