H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

J. Connors vs C. Drysdale H2H: 4-0

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for J. Connors vs C. Drysdale.

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J. Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
C. Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

Career Comparison

MetricJ. ConnorsC. Drysdale
Peak Ranking #1 #13
Peak Points 875 0
Peak Elo 2,410 2,134
Singles W-L 1,262–294 402–253
Win % 81.1% 61.4%
Grand Slam titles 8 0
Masters 1000 titles 1 0
ATP Finals titles 1 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 99 8
Total titles 109 8
Age J. Connors C. Drysdale
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,769 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6 — — — — — — —
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17 — — — — — — —
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32 — — — — — — —
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41 — — — — — — —
23 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53 — — — — — — —
24 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61 — — — — — — —
25 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71 — — — — — — —
26 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79 — — — — — — —
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,675 0 3
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 3
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,908 0 3
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,997 0 6
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,935 0 6
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,872 0 6
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105 1974 27–13 67.5% #18 1,901 0 7
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,985 8 105 1975 32–20 61.5% #36 1,827 0 7
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,020 8 107 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,833 0 7
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,957 8 109 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,870 0 7
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,881 8 109 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,862 0 8
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,887 8 109 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,710 0 8
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,774 8 109 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,707 0 8
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,717 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,681 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,673 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,665 8 109 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 25, 1978* Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 R64 Carpet J. Connors #1 7-6 6-0 C. Drysdale #22 Match data
Jun 26, 1977* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass J. Connors #1 6-2 7-5 6-4 C. Drysdale #27 Match data
Jan 29, 1977* Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Connors #1 6-2 6-2 6-2 C. Drysdale #27 Match data
Jan 17, 1977* Birmingham Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet J. Connors #1 6-4 6-2 C. Drysdale #27 Match data