Career 1977 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 Jimmy Connors takes it, 7–0 on categories Connors wins on sets won %. ATP Tour career: Gerken 243 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
Connors has the better sets won %: 75.8 to Gerken’s 49.2. Connors averages 1.9 sets won a match to Gerken’s 1.2 (53% more). Connors averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Gerken’s 1.3. Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Gerken’s team won 49% of the matches they played. Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Gerken 243 in 9 — 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
12.8 3,112 total · best 40
Head to head 0 5 matches since 1972 5
Hard · 3 matches Gerken 0 Connors 3 Carpet · 2 matches Gerken 0 Connors 2 Finals · 1 match Gerken 0 Connors 1 Last meetings 26 Feb 1973 · Hampton · Semifinal · Carpet Connors won 7-6(4) 6-4 7 Feb 1973 · Salt Lake City · Final · Hard Connors won 6-1 6-2 3 Jan 1973 · Baltimore · Quarterfinal · Carpet Connors won 6-2 6-3 18 Sept 1972 · Los Angeles · Round of 64 · Hard Connors won 6-4 6-2 17 July 1972 · Columbus · Round of 16 · Hard Connors won 6-4 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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