Lendl v Connors
ATP Tour career
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Jimmy Connors takes it, 8–5 on categories
Connors wins on titles. Lendl’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Lendl 1,284 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
- Connors has 111 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Lendl’s 93 titles (one every 12.5 matches).
- Lendl has the better first-serve points won %: 75.9 to Connors’s 62.8.
- Lendl averages 6.7 aces a match to Connors’ 1.7 — 3.9 times as many.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
- 0.193 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1111 total · best 1
- 0.08 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
- 56.1First serve in %65.1
- 75.9First-serve points won %62.8
- 59.7Break points saved %57.2
- 40.1Return points won %40.6
Head to head
2234 matches
since 197912
since 197912
- Hard · 18 matchesLendl 14Connors 4
- Carpet · 10 matchesLendl 6Connors 4
- Clay · 4 matchesLendl 2Connors 2
- Grass · 2 matchesLendl 0Connors 2
- Grand Slams · 7 matchesLendl 4Connors 3
- Finals · 6 matchesLendl 2Connors 4
Last meetings
- 31 Aug 1992 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardLendl won 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-0
- 8 Aug 1988 · Montreal / Toronto · Semifinal · HardLendl won 6-4 6-4
- 2 Dec 1987 · Masters · Round robin · CarpetLendl won 4-3
- 1 Sept 1987 · US Open · Semifinal · HardLendl won 6-4 6-2 6-2
- 10 Aug 1987 · Montreal / Toronto · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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