H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs Joakim Nystrom H2H: 2-1

Jimmy Connors holds a 2–1 lead over Joakim Nystrom in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Joakim Nystrom won the 1986 La Quinta semifinal 6-4 6-2.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Joakim Nystrom
SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joakim Nystrom #9 6-4 6-2 Jimmy Connors #4 Match data Mar 1, 1986* SF La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #3 7-6 6-0 6-3 Joakim Nystrom #16 Match data Sep 6, 1984* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jimmy Connors #3 6-0 6-2 Joakim Nystrom #92 Match data Aug 11, 1983* R32 Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard

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
Joakim Nystrom #977 #7 54 2,121 257 136 65.4% 0 0 0 0 13 13

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 Joakim Nystrom
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 1980 0–1 0.0% #440 1,492 0 0
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 1981 13–12 52.0% #69 1,645 0 0
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1982 9–14 39.1% #98 1,617 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1983 26–12 68.4% #27 1,867 0 1
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1984 56–20 73.7% #11 1,969 0 5
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1985 50–21 70.4% #11 1,943 0 7
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1986 55–17 76.4% #7 1,926 0 12
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1987 33–16 67.3% #16 1,879 0 13
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1988 13–15 46.4% #69 1,730 0 13
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1989 2–8 20.0% #331 1,607 0 13
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 Joakim Nystrom
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% — — — — 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1982 0 3 3 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1983 5 4 9 55.6% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1984 20 4 24 83.3% 30 10 40 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1985 14 6 20 70.0% 23 7 30 76.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1986 15 3 18 83.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 22 8 30 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1988 1 4 5 20.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 60 31 91 65.9% 138 70 208 66.3% 23 12 35 65.7% 36 23 59 61.0%

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 Joakim Nystrom
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 1980 1492 101.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.05
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 1981 1645 133.9 — — — — -78 +23 -103 46.8% -0.24 5–1 (83%) 0–5 (0%) 104.2 -0.49
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 1982 1618 133.1 — — — — -103 +115 — 43.5% -0.32 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 97.7 -0.22
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 1983 1868 149.9 — — — — -235 -70 -111 63.6% +0.95 10–5 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.2 +0.17
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1984 1969 153.9 — — — — -39 -15 -234 65.1% +0.98 19–4 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 115.0 -0.15
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1985 1943 156.7 — — — — +8 +26 -150 65.8% +1.19 12–9 (57%) 12–5 (71%) 100.2 +0.33
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1986 1926 163.8 — — — — +108 +4 -113 70.2% +1.58 13–7 (65%) 11–5 (69%) 103.2 -0.15
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1987 1880 153.1 — — — — -25 +138 -78 62.8% +0.97 9–5 (64%) 9–5 (64%) 103.3 -0.40
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1988 1730 133.0 — — — — +3 +142 +66 47.5% +0.11 5–3 (63%) 3–6 (33%) 94.9 -1.25
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1989 1608 95.3 — — — — +49 +152 — 30.8% -1.92 1–3 (25%) — — +0.53
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 — 2121 156.2 — — — — +2 +44 -117 60.9% +0.82 76–41 (65%) 57–41 (58%) 108.6 -0.43

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.