Career 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 Jimmy Connors takes it, 8–0 on categories Connors wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Rahim 306 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
Connors has 111 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Rahim’s 2 titles (one every 25 matches). Connors has the better sets won %: 75.8 to Rahim’s 48.2. Connors averages 1.9 sets won a match to Rahim’s 1.2 (60% more). Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Rahim’s team won 46% of the matches they played. Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Rahim 306 in 9 — 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 2 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 2 7 matches since 1970 5
Hard · 3 matches Rahim 0 Connors 3 Carpet · 2 matches Rahim 1 Connors 1 Grass · 2 matches Rahim 1 Connors 1 Last meetings 1 Oct 1973 · Quebec · Round of 16 · Carpet Connors won 7-5 6-1 13 Feb 1972 · Salisbury · Round of 16 · Carpet Rahim won 6-7 6-3 6-2 12 Jan 1972 · Jacksonville · Quarterfinal · Hard Connors won 4-6 7-5 6-1 13 Dec 1971 · Kingston · Quarterfinal · Hard Connors won 6-4 7-6 23 Aug 1971 · South Orange · Round of 16 · Grass Connors won 4-6 6-3 7-6 27 July 1971 · Columbus · Quarterfinal · Hard Connors won 6-3 6-2 17 Aug 1970 · Merion · Round of 16 · Grass Rahim won 7-6 7-5 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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