Career 1993 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 Jimmy Connors takes it, 8–0 on categories Connors wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Wilkison 587 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
Connors has 111 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Wilkison’s 6 titles (one every 50 matches). Connors has the better sets won %: 75.8 to Wilkison’s 48.8. Connors averages 1.9 sets won a match to Wilkison’s 1.2 (57% more). Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Wilkison’s team won 50% of the matches they played. Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Wilkison 587 in 15 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 6 total · best 1 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
Head to head 0 7 matches since 1979 7
Hard · 4 matches Wilkison 0 Connors 4 Carpet · 2 matches Wilkison 0 Connors 2 Clay · 1 match Wilkison 0 Connors 1 Last meetings 16 Mar 1987 · Orlando · Quarterfinal · Hard Connors won 6-2 5-2 ret. 15 Aug 1983 · Cincinnati · Round of 64 · Hard Connors won 6-4 6-1 18 Apr 1983 · Las Vegas · Round of 32 · Hard Connors won 6-1 6-4 14 Feb 1983 · Memphis · Round of 32 · Carpet Connors won 6-3 7-5 16 Mar 1981 · Rotterdam WCT · Round of 32 · Carpet Connors won 6-2 6-1 21 July 1980 · Washington · Round of 64 · Clay Connors won 6-0 7-6 9 Apr 1979 · Tulsa · Quarterfinal · Hard Connors won 7-5 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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