H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs Eric Jelen H2H: 3-0

Jimmy Connors holds a 3–0 lead over Eric Jelen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1988 Milan round of 16 6-3 6-1.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Eric Jelen
GER Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 6-1 Eric Jelen #45 Match data Feb 19, 1988* R16 Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #7 6-4 6-4 Eric Jelen #73 Match data Jun 13, 1987* QF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Jimmy Connors #7 7-6 6-3 Eric Jelen #31 Match data Oct 25, 1986* QF Tokyo Indoor 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
Eric Jelen #1,153 #23 575 1,804 124 128 49.2% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Eric Jelen
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 1983 2–3 40.0% #450 1,507 0 0
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1984 5–9 35.7% #168 1,502 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1985 2–3 40.0% #172 1,508 0 0
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1986 17–15 53.1% #31 1,690 0 0
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1987 22–19 53.7% #40 1,749 0 0
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1988 18–18 50.0% #76 1,699 0 0
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1989 22–14 61.1% #47 1,727 0 1
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1990 23–23 50.0% #68 1,708 0 1
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1991 13–24 35.1% #118 1,614 0 1
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 — — — — — — —
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 — — — — — — —
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 — — — — — — —
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 — — — — — — —
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 — — — — — — —
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 — — — — — — —
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 Eric Jelen
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% 1983 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1985 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1986 2 2 4 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1987 10 6 16 62.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1988 2 7 9 22.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1989 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1990 6 8 14 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 7 12 41.7%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1991 2 5 7 28.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 27 34 61 44.3% 24 39 63 38.1% 33 19 52 63.5% 40 36 76 52.6%

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 Eric Jelen
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 1983 1507 108.1 — — — — +60 — — 46.2% -0.23 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.78
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 1984 1502 118.0 — — — — +76 +32 — 38.2% -0.82 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 98.3 +0.91
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 1985 1508 108.2 — — — — +92 — — 41.7% -0.17 1–1 — — +0.49
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1986 1690 137.8 — — — — +8 -107 -67 52.3% -0.19 6–4 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 106.5 0.00
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1987 1749 130.4 — — — — -8 -196 -56 52.3% -0.08 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 104.5 +0.20
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1988 1700 126.6 — — — — +2 -190 +41 47.9% -0.35 8–4 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 101.5 -0.96
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1989 1727 134.8 — — — — -18 -219 +80 57.9% +0.46 8–6 (57%) 3–10 (23%) 95.7 +1.00
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1990 1708 129.1 — — — — -46 -113 +104 45.5% -0.32 10–6 (63%) 7–9 (44%) 101.2 -1.46
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1991 1614 136.6 -3.04 -1.39 0.853 47.3% 0 +59 +115 38.9% -0.82 6–7 (46%) 8–10 (44%) 100.1 -1.76
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1805 136.4 -3.04 -1.39 0.853 47.3% -6 -69 +38 48.4% -0.24 52–38 (58%) 34–46 (43%) 101.1 -0.32

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.