H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs Cliff Richey H2H: 4-0

Jimmy Connors holds a 4–0 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1977 Tournament of Champions Wct round of 16 2-6 6-1 6-1.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #1 2-6 6-1 6-1 Cliff Richey #54 Match data Sep 21, 1977* R16 Tournament of Champions Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 7-6 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data May 15, 1976* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-0 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data Jul 21, 1973* SF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors 6-7 6-2 7-6 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 19, 1972* QF Los Angeles ATP 250 Carpet

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
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,115 485 222 68.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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 Richey
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 — — — — — — —
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 — — — — — — —
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 — — — — — — —
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21
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 Cliff Richey
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 163 65 228 71.5% 161 64 225 71.6% 54 24 78 69.2% 107 69 176 60.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Cliff Richey
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%) 101.0 -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 105.3 -0.55
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) 96.4 +4.89
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) 100.7 -3.20
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) 97.7 -1.67
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 101.2 -3.69
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) 99.1 -3.96
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 96.3 -1.58
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) 100.6 +1.06
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 100.7 +0.66
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) 101.5 -1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) 93.7 -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -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%) 100.9 -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%) 97.8 -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 — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.52

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.