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
Legend | Connors | McEnroe |
---|---|---|
Grand Slam | 3 | 6 |
Masters Grand Prix | 0 | 2 |
WCT Finals | 1 | 2 |
ATP International Series | 10 | 10 |
Total | 14 | 20 |
Official Matches
Connors–McEnroe (14–20)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score | Connors | McEnroe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 1977 | Grass | Semifinals | Connors | 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | 1 | 0 | |
2. | 1977 | Clay | Round of 32 | Connors | 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 | 2 | 0 | |
3. | 1978 | Clay | Quarterfinals | Connors | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 | 3 | 0 | |
4. | 1978 | Hard | Semifinals | Connors | 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 | 4 | 0 | |
5. | 1978 | Carpet | Round Robin | McEnroe | 7–5, 3–0 RET | 4 | 1 | |
6. | 1979 | Clay | Semifinals | Connors | 6–3, 6–4 | 5 | 1 | |
7. | 1979 | Hard | Semifinals | Connors | 7–5, 6–4 | 6 | 1 | |
8. | 1979 | Carpet | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | 6 | 2 | |
9. | 1979 | Hard | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 | 6 | 3 | |
10. | 1980 | Carpet | Final | Connors | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | 7 | 3 | |
11. | 1980 | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) | 7 | 4 | |
12. | 1980 | Carpet | Final | Connors | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–2 | 8 | 4 | |
13. | 1980 | Grass | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 8 | 5 | |
14. | 1980 | Hard | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–4, 5–7, 0–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | 8 | 6 | |
15. | 1981 | Carpet | Final | Connors | 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | 9 | 6 | |
16. | 1981 | Carpet | Round Robin | McEnroe | 6–2, 7–5 | 9 | 7 | |
17. | 1982 | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 | 9 | 8 | |
18. | 1982 | Grass | Final | Connors | 7–5, 6–3 | 10 | 8 | |
19. | 1982 | Grass | Final | Connors | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | 11 | 8 | |
20. | 1982 | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–1, 6–3 | 11 | 9 | |
21. | 1983 | Grass | Final | Connors | 6–3, 6–3 | 12 | 9 | |
22. | 1983 | Hard | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–7, 6–1, 6–4 | 12 | 10 | |
23. | 1983 | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 | 12 | 11 | |
24. | 1984 | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 | 12 | 12 | |
25. | 1984 | Clay | Semifinals | McEnroe | 7–5, 6–1, 6–2 | 12 | 13 | |
26. | 1984 | Grass | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–2, 6–2 | 12 | 14 | |
27. | 1984 | Grass | Final | McEnroe | 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 | 12 | 15 | |
28. | 1984 | Hard | Semifinals | McEnroe | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 | 12 | 16 | |
29. | 1984 | Hard | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | 12 | 17 | |
— | 1985 | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | Walkover | 12 | 17 | |
30. | 1985 | Hard | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–2, 6–3 | 12 | 18 | |
31. | 1986 | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | 12 | 19 | |
32. | 1987 | Hard | Quarterfinals | Connors | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | 13 | 19 | |
33. | 1989 | Carpet | Final | Connors | 6–3, 6–3 | 14 | 19 | |
34. | 1991 | Hard (i) | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–1, 6–3 | 14 | 20 |
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
Other matches
Invitational Matches
Connors–McEnroe (6–9)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 1979 | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–4, 6–3 | |
2. | 1979 | Carpet | Third Place | McEnroe | 6–4, 6–3 | |
3. | 1979 | Carpet | Final | Connors | 7–6, 2–6, 7–5 | |
4. | 1979 | Carpet | Semifinals | Connors | 7–5, 6–4 | |
5. | 1980 | Carpet | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–1, 7–5 | |
6. | 1980 | Carpet | Final | Connors | 7–5, 6–3 | |
7. | 1980 | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | |
8. | 1981 | Carpet | Final | Connors | 6–4, 7–6 | |
9. | 1981 | Carpet | Final | Connors | 6–7, 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 | |
10. | 1982 | Carpet | Semifinals | Connors | 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 | |
11. | 1984 | Carpet | Semifinals | McEnroe | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
12. | 1984 | Carpet | Round Robin | McEnroe | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | |
13. | 1987 | Carpet | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–4, 6–4 | |
14. | 1988 | Clay | Round Robin | McEnroe | 7–5, 6–1 | |
15. | 1989 | Grass | Final | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. 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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