Career 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1980 Jimmy Connors takes it, 7–0 on categories Connors wins on sets won %. ATP Tour career: Shiras 173 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
Connors has the better sets won %: 75.8 to Shiras’s 42.6. Connors averages 1.9 sets won a match to Shiras’ 1.1 (71% more). Connors averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Shiras’ 1.5. Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Shiras’s team won 41% of the matches they played. Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Shiras 173 in 10 — 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
12.1 2,089 total · best 30
Head to head 0 3 matches since 1985 3
Carpet · 2 matches Shiras 0 Connors 2 Grass · 1 match Shiras 0 Connors 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Shiras 0 Connors 1 Last meetings 20 June 1988 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · Grass Connors won 6-3 7-6 6-1 28 Jan 1985 · Memphis · Round of 16 · Carpet Connors won 6-7 6-2 7-6 21 Jan 1985 · Philadelphia · Round of 32 · Carpet Connors won 6-2 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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