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{{Short description|American tennis player (born 1952)}} {{similar names|James Connors (disambiguation){{!}}James Connors|Jimmy Connor (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography |fullname= James Scott Connors |image= Jimmy_Conners_1994.jpg |caption= Connors in 1994 |country= {{USA}} |residence= [[Santa Barbara, California]], U.S. |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1952|09|02}} |birth_place= [[Belleville, Illinois]], U.S. |height= {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Connors|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/enwiki/C044/overview|website=atpworldtour.com|publisher=[[ATP Tour]]|access-date=April 3, 2018|archive-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165950/https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/enwiki/C044/overview|url-status=live}}</ref> |turnedpro= 1972 |retired= 1996 |coach= Gloria Connors<br />[[Pancho Segura]] |plays= Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |careerprizemoney= $8,641,040 |tennishofyear= 1998 |tennishofid= jimmy-connors |singlesrecord= {{tennis record|won=1274|lost=283}}{{efn|name=wlrecord|At [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]], [[Grand Prix tour]], [[World Championship Tennis|WCT tour]], [[ATP Tour]] level, and in [[Davis Cup]].}} (81.8%) |singlestitles= 109 ([[Open Era tennis records β men's singles#All tournaments|1st in the Open Era]]) |highestsinglesranking= [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players|No. '''1''']] (July 29, 1974) |AustralianOpenresult= '''W''' ([[1974 Australian Open β Men's singles|1974]]) |FrenchOpenresult= SF ([[1979 French Open β Men's singles|1979]], [[1980 French Open β Men's singles|1980]], [[1984 French Open β Men's singles|1984]], [[1985 French Open β Men's singles|1985]]) |Wimbledonresult= '''W''' ([[1974 Wimbledon Championships β Men's singles|1974]], [[1982 Wimbledon Championships β Men's singles|1982]]) |USOpenresult= '''W''' ([[1974 US Open β Men's singles|1974]], [[1976 US Open β Men's singles|1976]], [[1978 US Open β Men's singles|1978]], [[1982 US Open β Men's singles|1982]], [[1983 US Open β Men's singles|1983]]) |Othertournaments= yes |MastersCupresult= '''W''' ([[1977 Colgate-Palmolive Masters β Singles|1977]]) |WCTFinalsresult= '''W''' ([[1977 World Championship Tennis Finals β Singles|1977]], [[1980 World Championship Tennis Finals β Singles|1980]]) |GrandSlamCupresult= 1R ([[Grand Slam Cup#1991|1991]]) |doublesrecord= 174β78 (68.9%){{efn|name=wlrecord}} |doublestitles= 16 |highestdoublesranking= |AustralianOpenDoublesresult= 3R (1974) |FrenchOpenDoublesresult= F (1973) |WimbledonDoublesresult= '''W''' (1973) |USOpenDoublesresult= '''W''' (1975) |Team= yes |DavisCupresult= '''W''' ([[1981 Davis Cup|1981]]) |CoachYears= 2006β2015 |CoachPlayers= {{unbulleted list |[[Andy Roddick]] (2006β2008)<br />[[Maria Sharapova]] (2013)<br />[[Eugenie Bouchard]] (2015)}} }} '''James Scott Connors''' (born September 2, 1952)<ref name="Vogue">{{cite web|url=http://www.mensvogue.com/health/articles/2007/08/connors?currentPage=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070624093148/http://www.mensvogue.com/health/articles/2007/08/connors?currentPage=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2007 |title=Holding Court |publisher=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=August 1, 2007 |access-date=September 11, 2009 }}</ref> is an American former professional [[tennis]] player. He was ranked as the [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players|world No. 1]] in men's singles by the [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP) for 268 weeks ([[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players#Weeks at No. 1|fifth-most of all time]]), and finished as the [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players#Year-end No. 1 players|year-end No. 1]] five times. By virtue of his long and prolific career, Connors still holds three prominent [[Open Era tennis records β men's singles#All tournaments|Open Era men's singles records]]: 109 titles<!-- don't add "ATP" here; that tour didn't exist until 1990. In Connor's time it was the ITF, WCT, and other events -->, 1,557 matches played, and 1,274 match wins. His titles include eight singles [[Grand Slam (tennis)|major]]s (an [[Open Era]] joint-record five [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]s, two [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]s, one [[Australian Open]]) and three [[Open Era tennis records β men's singles#Year-end championships|year-end championships]]. In 1974, he became the second man in the Open Era to win three major titles in a calendar year, and was not permitted to participate in the fourth, the [[French Open]]. He retired in 1996 at the age of 43.
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