H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs Brian Gottfried H2H: 17-2

Jimmy Connors holds a 17–2 lead over Brian Gottfried in their ATP head-to-head. Across 19 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 8–1 on carpet and 7–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1984 US Open round of 64 6-3 6-3 6-2.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
17 – 2
19 main draw meetings
Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 6-3 6-2 Brian Gottfried #52 Match data Sep 1, 1984* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 6-4 Brian Gottfried #29 Match data Aug 22, 1982* QF Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Jimmy Connors #2 7-5 6-0 Brian Gottfried #25 Match data Aug 9, 1982* F Columbus ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #2 6-4 6-1 Brian Gottfried #19 Match data Mar 18, 1982* SF ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #3 6-2 6-3 Brian Gottfried #12 Match data Mar 21, 1981* SF ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #3 6-2 6-4 6-3 Brian Gottfried #14 Match data Mar 15, 1981* F Brussels ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 1-6 6-4 7-5 Brian Gottfried #12 Match data Sep 6, 1979* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-2 7-6 6-1 Brian Gottfried Match data Sep 9, 1978* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jimmy Connors #1 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-0 Brian Gottfried #5 Match data Jan 28, 1978* SF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 3-6 6-3 Brian Gottfried #5 Match data Jan 11, 1978* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-0 Brian Gottfried #4 Match data Oct 9, 1977* F Maui ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-3 5-7 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data Nov 20, 1976* SF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 7-6 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data Nov 6, 1976* SF Cologne ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried 6-6 (ret.) Jimmy Connors Match data Sep 25, 1976* QF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 8-9 6-3 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data Jun 20, 1975* R16 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-4 Brian Gottfried #28 Match data Apr 20, 1975* F Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 7-6 Brian Gottfried #37 Match data Nov 22, 1974* F London ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried 0-6 7-5 6-3 Jimmy Connors Match data Aug 17, 1973* R16 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data Jun 15, 1973* R16 Nottingham ATP 250 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,441 1,266 298 80.9% 8 0 1 0 100 109
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,250 690 321 68.2% 0 0 0 0 25 25

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-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% — 1,773 0 0 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,446 0 0
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1971 5–8 38.5% — 1,524 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1972 11–13 45.8% — 1,584 0 0
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,789 0 2
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1974 53–32 62.4% #33 1,947 0 3
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1975 68–30 69.4% #23 1,966 0 6
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,130 0 7
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1977 107–22 82.9% #4 2,092 0 12
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1978 72–25 74.2% #7 1,999 0 15
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,982 0 17
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,998 0 21
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,949 0 22
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,950 0 24
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,876 0 25
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 — — — — — — —
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105 — — — — — — —
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107 — — — — — — —
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109 — — — — — — —
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109 — — — — — — —
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109 — — — — — — —
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,784 8 109 — — — — — — —
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,724 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,687 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,678 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,669 8 109 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% 1971 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1972 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1973 28 11 39 71.8% 8 8 16 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 9 9 18 50.0%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1974 21 11 32 65.6% 17 12 29 58.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 13 6 19 68.4%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1975 24 12 36 66.7% 21 11 32 65.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 19 5 24 79.2%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1976 14 6 20 70.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1977 34 5 39 87.2% 32 8 40 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 33 6 39 84.6%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1978 16 6 22 72.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 8 2 10 80.0% 27 9 36 75.0%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1979 23 6 29 79.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 15 9 24 62.5%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1980 15 5 20 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 9 30 70.0%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1981 27 9 36 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1982 26 10 36 72.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0%
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 1983 13 7 20 65.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
33 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2% — 249 101 350 71.1% 169 92 261 64.8% 74 39 113 65.5% 198 89 287 69.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 1969 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) — +2.95 1970 1446 93.4 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.75 0–2 0–1 — +0.15
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) — +3.34 1971 1525 121.6 — — — — +18 +48 — 42.9% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 4–3 (57%) — -1.19
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) — 0.00 1972 1584 123.4 — — — — +2 +10 -60 49.2% +0.03 2–4 (33%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.59
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) — +2.36 1973 1790 142.5 — — — — +66 -132 -163 56.9% +0.58 13–8 (62%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.09
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) — -0.69 1974 1948 144.7 — — — — +47 -172 -312 59.2% +0.66 16–10 (62%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.32
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) — -2.86 1975 1966 153.4 — — — — +58 -83 -266 65.3% +1.12 18–17 (51%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.87
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) — -3.18 1976 2130 163.6 — — — — +44 -146 -384 64.8% +1.11 19–10 (66%) 16–10 (62%) — -9.58
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) — -2.85 1977 2092 165.3 — — — — +120 -27 -298 73.9% +1.70 31–8 (79%) 11–13 (46%) — -2.47
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) — -4.08 1978 2000 164.6 — — — — +107 -19 -69 69.3% +1.32 17–14 (55%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.64
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) — -2.66 1979 1982 159.7 — — — — +81 -11 -51 67.2% +1.36 12–10 (55%) 9–10 (47%) — -2.54
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.29 1980 1999 156.9 — — — — +21 +11 +43 70.0% +1.36 14–9 (61%) 16–10 (62%) — -2.29
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) — -4.60 1981 1950 153.8 — — — — +48 +6 +46 62.4% +0.92 12–5 (71%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.94
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) — -3.68 1982 1950 154.9 — — — — +55 -43 -5 62.1% +1.01 12–7 (63%) 11–11 (50%) — -1.35
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) — -6.13 1983 1877 141.1 — — — — +60 -49 +102 56.9% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.19
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) — -3.15 1984 1724 135.1 — — — — +113 +69 +143 46.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) — -1.29
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) — -1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 1889 146.4 -1.80 +3.12 1.005 50.1% +29 +62 +178 57.1% +0.30 7–5 (58%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 1785 141.4 -1.86 +2.27 0.962 49.5% +35 +121 — 51.8% +0.05 8–6 (57%) 6–4 (60%) — -2.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1993 1724 107.2 -2.74 +0.29 0.890 47.1% +57 — — 37.5% -0.69 2–0 0–2 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 1687 107.8 -2.12 +0.37 0.980 49.9% — — — 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 1678 102.2 -1.10 +0.01 0.912 49.1% — — +305 50.0% +0.25 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 1669 100.0 +0.85 +1.29 0.725 44.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2442 169.4 -1.84 +2.23 0.967 49.5% +78 -89 +40 75.9% +1.82 236–106 (69%) 218–151 (59%) 99.9 -2.45 — 2251 158.8 — — — — +67 -60 -86 63.8% +1.01 184–117 (61%) 131–116 (53%) 99.7 -3.50

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.