Career 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Jimmy Connors takes it, 8–0 on categories Connors wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Gullikson 443 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
Connors has 111 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Gullikson’s 1 title (one every 33.3 matches). Connors has the better sets won %: 75.8 to Gullikson’s 48.9. Connors averages 1.9 sets won a match to Gullikson’s 1.2 (54% more). Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Gullikson’s team won 49% of the matches they played. Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Gullikson 443 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 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 9 matches since 1977 7
Carpet · 5 matches Gullikson 2 Connors 3 Hard · 4 matches Gullikson 0 Connors 4 Grand Slams · 1 match Gullikson 0 Connors 1 Finals · 1 match Gullikson 0 Connors 1 Last meetings 10 Sept 1984 · Los Angeles · Round of 16 · Hard Connors won 6-3 6-4 27 Feb 1984 · Madrid · Round of 16 · Carpet Gullikson won 4-6 7-5 6-3 9 Nov 1981 · Wembley · Round of 32 · Carpet Connors won 6-4 6-2 27 Oct 1980 · Tokyo Indoor · Final · Carpet Connors won 6-1 6-2 21 Jan 1980 · Philadelphia WCT · Round of 32 · Carpet Connors won 7-5 6-4 19 Mar 1979 · New Orleans WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet Gullikson won 3-6 6-4 6-2 29 Aug 1978 · US Open · Round of 128 · Hard Connors won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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