H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs John Alexander H2H: 12-1

Jimmy Connors holds a 12–1 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 6–0 on carpet and 4–0 on grass. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1982 Wimbledon round of 64 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-6.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
12 – 1
13 main draw meetings
John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-6 John Alexander #43 Match data Jun 25, 1982* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 6-1 John Alexander #18 Match data Feb 19, 1980 RR Wct Invitational ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-0 John Alexander #16 Match data Jul 27, 1978* R16 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-2 6-4 John Alexander #19 Match data Jul 5, 1978* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-4 John Alexander #17 Match data Mar 9, 1978 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-1 John Alexander #20 Match data Nov 14, 1977 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 7-6(5) 6-2 John Alexander #32 Match data Mar 20, 1977* F St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-4 John Alexander #31 Match data Mar 10, 1977 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors (def.) John Alexander Match data Apr 25, 1976* QF Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander (w/o) Jimmy Connors Match data Apr 10, 1976* R16 Houston ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-1 John Alexander Match data Mar 27, 1976* QF Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-1 7-5 6-7 6-4 John Alexander Match data Sep 3, 1974* R32 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors 7-6 6-4 6-4 John Alexander Match data Jan 8, 1974* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass

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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,015 567 419 57.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 John Alexander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,630 0 0
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,636 0 0
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,816 0 1
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,917 0 1
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7
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 John Alexander
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% — — — — 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 22 10 32 68.8% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
17 1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% 1971 21 12 33 63.6% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 10 17 41.2%
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1972 11 10 21 52.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 14 24 41.7%
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1973 8 6 14 57.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 21 10 31 67.7%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0%
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 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% 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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% — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6%

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 John Alexander
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 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.25
17 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.24 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 +1 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.75
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) — +2.95 1970 1820 138.4 — — — — -87 -42 -115 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) — +3.34 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +9 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) — -3.21
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) — 0.00 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) — -8.33
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) — +2.36 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +39 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) — -3.88
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) — -0.69 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +27 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) — +0.21
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) — -2.86 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +66 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) — -0.90
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) — -3.18 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.95
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) — -2.85 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +45 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) — -1.53
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) — -4.08 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) — +2.66
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) — -2.66 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) — -3.64
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.29 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.32
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) — -4.60 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.63
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) — -3.68 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) — +0.78
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) — -6.13 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) — +1.71
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) — -3.15 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.48
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.10 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02
34 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) — -1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) — -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%) — -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%) — -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 — 2016 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49

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.