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J. Connors vs R. Simpson H2H: 3-0

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

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J. Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
R. Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

Career Comparison

MetricJ. ConnorsR. Simpson
Peak Ranking #1 #47
Peak Points 875 0
Peak Elo 2,410 1,765
Singles W-L 1,262–294 131–195
Win % 81.1% 40.2%
Grand Slam titles 8 0
Masters 1000 titles 1 0
ATP Finals titles 1 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 99 0
Total titles 109 0
Age J. Connors R. Simpson
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 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,498 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,539 0 0
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,491 0 0
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,490 0 0
23 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53 1977 6–15 28.6% #126 1,451 0 0
24 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,572 0 0
26 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,695 0 0
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,644 0 0
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,545 0 0
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,536 0 0
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,546 0 0
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,985 8 105 — — — — — — —
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,020 8 107 — — — — — — —
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,957 8 109 — — — — — — —
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,881 8 109 — — — — — — —
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,887 8 109 — — — — — — —
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,774 8 109 — — — — — — —
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
Aug 20, 1981* Cincinnati Masters 1000 R32 Hard J. Connors #3 6-3 6-0 R. Simpson #85 Match data
Jun 28, 1978* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass J. Connors #1 7-5 9-8 6-1 R. Simpson #109 Match data
Jul 1, 1973* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass J. Connors 6-2 6-1 6-2 R. Simpson Match data