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Jimmy Connors vs Jim Delaney H2H: 2-0

Jimmy Connors holds a 2–0 lead over Jim Delaney in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1980 Republic of China round of 16 6-4 6-2.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Jim Delaney
USA Age 73 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #3 6-4 6-2 Jim Delaney Match data Oct 17, 1980* R16 Republic of China ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-3 Jim Delaney #72 Match data Aug 2, 1977* R64 North Conway ATP 250 Clay

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
Jim Delaney #262 #64 0 1,678 78 131 37.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Jim Delaney
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,556 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,772 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1972 1–5 16.7% — 1,453 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,155 0 17 1973 4–5 44.4% #159 1,534 0 0
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1974 9–7 56.2% #109 1,589 0 0
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1975 10–14 41.7% #73 1,647 0 0
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1976 20–29 40.8% #64 1,633 0 0
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1977 16–27 37.2% #74 1,624 0 0
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1978 0–2 0.0% #418 1,602 0 0
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1979 2–9 18.2% #276 1,521 0 0
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1980 2–5 28.6% #269 1,512 0 0
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1981 11–21 34.4% — 1,514 0 0
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1982 3–7 30.0% — 1,513 0 0
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 Jim Delaney
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% 1972 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1976 12 9 21 57.1% 4 12 16 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1977 4 8 12 33.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 8 14 42.9%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1979 0 3 3 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1981 2 7 9 22.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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% — 23 39 62 37.1% 23 47 70 32.9% 16 20 36 44.4% 16 25 41 39.0%

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 Jim Delaney
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 1556 114.8 — — — — +96 — -48 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1773 125.9 — — — — +95 -247 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1996 147.2 — — — — +63 -225 -239 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.33 1972 1453 97.8 — — — — +87 — — 31.3% -1.13 0–2 3–1 (75%) — +0.33
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +94 -298 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 1973 1535 115.2 — — — — — +28 — 43.5% -0.04 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.92
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +65 -369 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1974 1589 115.9 — — — — +4 -46 -43 51.2% +0.15 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 103.1 +1.56
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +129 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1975 1648 129.9 — — — — -59 -16 — 40.7% -0.72 4–4 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 105.7 -1.22
23 1976 2386 175.2 — — — — +105 -34 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1976 1633 124.0 — — — — +10 -64 -67 40.3% -0.51 9–7 (56%) 5–11 (31%) 101.2 +2.58
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -50 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1977 1625 131.3 — — — — +11 -88 -50 41.1% -0.61 9–11 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 99.2 -0.92
25 1978 2385 171.8 — — — — +39 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1978 1602 98.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.03
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1979 1521 100.2 — — — — +39 -40 +50 25.9% -1.41 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.72
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +168 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1980 1513 116.6 — — — — +44 — — 35.3% -0.65 1–2 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 99.0 +0.37
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +6 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1981 1514 115.6 — — — — -18 -33 +92 42.4% -0.82 3–10 (23%) 10–4 (71%) 100.0 +1.04
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 1982 1514 105.2 — — — — — -11 — 31.8% -1.50 1–1 2–2 (50%) — 0.00
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 169.3 -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 — 1678 125.2 — — — — +4 -38 +3 40.0% -0.67 33–44 (43%) 36–37 (49%) 102.3 +1.68

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.