Gottfried v Connors
ATP Tour career
Brian GottfriedUnited States1,023 games · 1970–1984
Jimmy ConnorsUnited States1,549 games · 1969–1996
Jimmy ConnorsUnited States1,549 games · 1969–1996Lineball analyst0–8
Jimmy Connors takes it, 8–0 on categories
Connors wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Gottfried 1,023 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
- Connors has 111 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Gottfried’s 24 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Connors averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Gottfried’s 0.9.
- Connors averages 1.9 sets won a match to Gottfried’s 1.6 (20% more).
- Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Gottfried’s team won 68% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Gottfried 1,023 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- 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.
- 0.024 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1111 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.08 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 game1.7140 total · best 8
Head to head
219 matches
since 197317
since 197317
- Carpet · 9 matchesGottfried 1Connors 8
- Hard · 7 matchesGottfried 0Connors 7
- Grass · 2 matchesGottfried 0Connors 2
- Clay · 1 matchGottfried 1Connors 0
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesGottfried 0Connors 3
- Finals · 5 matchesGottfried 0Connors 5
Last meetings
- 28 Aug 1984 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardConnors won 6-3 6-3 6-2
- 16 Aug 1982 · Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · HardConnors won 6-2 6-4
- 3 Aug 1982 · Columbus · Final · HardConnors won 7-5 6-0
- 15 Mar 1982 · Rotterdam · Semifinal · CarpetConnors won 6-4 6-1
- 16 Mar 1981 · Rotterdam WCT · Semifinal · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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