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

J. Connors vs T. Waltke H2H: 5-1

J. Connors leads T. Waltke 5–1 in 6 ATP main-draw meetings. J. Connors leads 3–0 on carpet courts; they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Their latest meeting was at Montreal / Toronto in 1981, where T. Waltke won 6-4 6-3.

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J. Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
T. Waltke
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

Career Comparison

MetricJ. ConnorsT. Waltke
Peak Ranking #1 #41
Peak Points 875 0
Peak Elo 2,410 1,820
Singles W-L 1,262–294 113–178
Win % 81.1% 38.8%
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 T. Waltke
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 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,501 0 0
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,769 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6 1974 2–5 28.6% #180 1,495 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17 1975 12–23 34.3% #99 1,517 0 0
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32 1976 14–21 40.0% #84 1,614 0 0
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41 1977 18–25 41.9% #152 1,666 0 0
23 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53 1978 7–15 31.8% #128 1,591 0 0
24 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61 1979 6–15 28.6% #89 1,557 0 0
25 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71 1980 27–22 55.1% #46 1,789 0 0
26 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79 1981 13–24 35.1% #70 1,661 0 0
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85 1982 10–14 41.7% #124 1,663 0 0
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89 1983 3–13 18.8% #98 1,545 0 0
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96 — — — — — — —
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100 — — — — — — —
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105 — — — — — — —
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105 — — — — — — —
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105 — — — — — — —
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 12, 1981* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 R64 Hard T. Waltke #58 6-4 6-3 J. Connors #3 Match data
Aug 20, 1980* Cincinnati Masters 1000 R64 Hard J. Connors #3 6-4 6-2 T. Waltke #79 Match data
Sep 22, 1976* Los Angeles ATP 250 R64 Carpet J. Connors #1 6-4 6-2 T. Waltke #77 Match data
Mar 14, 1976* Hampton ATP 250 R16 Carpet J. Connors #1 6-2 6-1 T. Waltke #99 Match data
Feb 19, 1976* Salisbury ATP 250 QF Carpet J. Connors #1 6-3 7-5 T. Waltke #99 Match data
Jan 18, 1975* Freeport ATP 250 SF Clay J. Connors #1 6-0 6-1 T. Waltke #168 Match data