Connors–McEnroe rivalry
The Connors–McEnroe rivalry was a series of competitive matches between American tennis players Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, who played 34 times between 1977 and 1991.[1][2]
Connors and McEnroe played again in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. With regard to their matches, Connors has stated, "Something like that never goes away, especially between Mac and myself...To have carried on this rivalry for so many years, and for you still to be talking about it, must mean that we made our mark somewhere."[3] This rivalry is said to have been one of the most contentious and embittered in all of tennis history.[4][5]
Head to head
Official Matches (McEnroe 20–14 Connors)
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Head-to-head tallies
The following is a breakdown of their head-to-head results:
- All matches: McEnroe 20–14
- All finals: McEnroe 8–7
- Grand Slam finals: Tied 1–1
- Grand Slam matches: McEnroe 6–3
- Masters matches: McEnroe 2–0
- WCT Finals matches: McEnroe 2–1
- Clay court matches: Connors 3–1
- Grass court matches: Connors 4–3
- Hard court matches: McEnroe 6–3
- Indoor matches: McEnroe 10–4
Invitational Matches (McEnroe 9-6 Connors)
Year | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score |
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1979 | Frejus | Carpet | F | John McEnroe | 6-4, 6-3 |
1979 | Aix-en-Provence | Carpet | 3P | John McEnroe | 6-4, 6-3 |
1979 | Montpellier | Carpet | F | Jimmy Connors | 7-6, 2-6, 7-5 |
1979 | Frankfurt | Carpet | SF | Jimmy Connors | 7-5, 6-4 |
1980 | Brussels | Carpet | SF | John McEnroe | 6-1, 7-5 |
1980 | Suntory Cup, Tokyo | Carpet | F | Jimmy Connors | 7-5, 6-3 |
1980 | Challenge of Champions, Chicago | Carpet | F | John McEnroe | 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 |
1981 | Suntory Cup, Tokyo | Carpet | F | Jimmy Connors | 6-4, 7-6 |
1981 | Challenge of Champions, Chicago | Carpet | F | Jimmy Connors | 6-7, 7-5, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 |
1982 | Challenge of Champions, Chicago | Carpet | SF | Jimmy Connors | 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 |
1984 | Suntory Cup, Tokyo | Carpet | SF | John McEnroe | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
1984 | Challenge of Champions, Las Vegas | Carpet | RR | John McEnroe | 6-3 4-6 6-2 |
1987 | Challenge of Champions, Atlanta | Carpet | SF | John McEnroe | 6-4, 6-4 |
1988 | Challenge of Champions, Atlanta | Clay | RR | John McEnroe | 7-5, 6-1 |
1988 | Scottish Grass Court Championships, Edinburgh | Grass | F | John McEnroe | 7-6, 7-6 |
ATP Rankings
Year-end ranking timeline
Player | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
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Jimmy Connors | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 936 | 49 | 84 | 370 | 672 | 419 | 1300 |
John McEnroe | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 20 | 1219 |
ATP Year-end ranking timeline by age
Age at end of season
Year-end ranking | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
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Jimmy Connors | No ATP Rankings | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 936 | 49 | 84 | 370 | 672 | 419 | 1300 | ||
John McEnroe | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 20 | 1219 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Connors-McEnroe Head-to-Head". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ↑ "Ten great tennis rivalries". The Independent. July 8, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
John McEnroe v Jimmy Connors. Time span: '77-91 (34 matches) Head to head: McEnroe 20, Connors 14. Grand Slam finals: Two; one win each. Wimbledon: Two finals, 1982, 84; One each. Two fierce personalities who fought like puppies in a sack on the court, and during points in a sporting sense. Fire and fire. And they didn't stop at playing each other when it was a Mac-Jimmy day. They played the umpire, the audience, the ball boys, you name it, in order to get any advantage going.
- ↑ John Roberts (1999-09-23). "Tennis: Connors still stirred by rivalry with McEnroe". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ↑ Douglas Robson (2007-08-27). "Will the U.S. embrace the Roger-Rafa rivalry at Open?". USAToday. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ↑ Tennis Confidential by Paul Fein pg. 98 Paul Fein. Tennis Confidential. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
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