Purcell v Connors
ATP Tour career
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Jimmy Connors takes it, 8–0 on categories
Connors wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Purcell 354 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
- Connors has 111 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Purcell’s 3 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Connors averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Purcell’s 1.2.
- Connors has the better sets won %: 75.8 to Purcell’s 52.8.
- Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Purcell’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Purcell 354 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1111 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.08 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 game1.7140 total · best 8
Head to head
06 matches
since 19816
since 19816
- Carpet · 2 matchesPurcell 0Connors 2
- Hard · 2 matchesPurcell 0Connors 2
- Grass · 1 matchPurcell 0Connors 1
- Clay · 1 matchPurcell 0Connors 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchPurcell 0Connors 1
- Finals · 1 matchPurcell 0Connors 1
Last meetings
- 6 June 1988 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 64 · GrassConnors won 6-3 6-4
- 21 Jan 1985 · Philadelphia · Quarterfinal · CarpetConnors won 6-4 7-6
- 15 Aug 1983 · Cincinnati · Round of 16 · HardConnors won 6-4 4-6 6-1
- 12 Apr 1982 · Los Angeles · Final · HardConnors won 6-2 6-1
- 22 Feb 1982 · Monterrey · Quarterfinal · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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