Career 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Jimmy Connors takes it, 7–0 on categories Connors wins on sets won %. ATP Tour career: Denton 226 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
Connors has the better sets won %: 75.8 to Denton’s 47.1. Connors averages 1.9 sets won a match to Denton’s 1.3 (52% more). Connors averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Denton’s 1.4. Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Denton’s team won 48% of the matches they played. Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Denton 226 in 10 — 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. 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
13.5 3,045 total · best 35
Head to head 0 6 matches since 1982 6
Hard · 3 matches Denton 0 Connors 3 Grass · 2 matches Denton 0 Connors 2 Carpet · 1 match Denton 0 Connors 1 Last meetings 24 Mar 1986 · Chicago · Round of 32 · Carpet Connors won 6-4 6-2 10 Feb 1986 · Boca West · Round of 128 · Hard Connors won 6-2 6-4 11 June 1984 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 16 · Grass Connors won 6-4 3-6 9-7 6 June 1983 · London / Queen's Club · Quarterfinal · Grass Connors won 6-2 6-4 18 Apr 1983 · Las Vegas · Quarterfinal · Hard Connors won 6-4 6-4 19 Apr 1982 · Las Vegas · Quarterfinal · Hard Connors won 6-2 6-0 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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