H2H data updated: 2026-07-17 14:15 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 4-0

Jimmy Connors holds a 4–0 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 3–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1978 Philadelphia Wct second round 7-6 6-0.

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

H2H Match Log

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

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,410 1,262 294 81.1% 8 1 1 0 99 109
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,134 402 253 61.4% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Cliff Drysdale
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% — 1,769 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 — — — — — — —