H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs John Fitzgerald H2H: 2-1

Jimmy Connors holds a 2–1 lead over John Fitzgerald in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Jimmy Connors leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John Fitzgerald won the 1987 Tokyo Indoor fourth round 6-3 6-1.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
John Fitzgerald
AUS Age 65 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 24, 1987* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 R16 Carpet John Fitzgerald #149 6-3 6-1 Jimmy Connors #5 Match data
Oct 24, 1985* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 R32 Carpet Jimmy Connors #4 6-0 7-5 John Fitzgerald #34 Match data
Jun 10, 1982* Queen's Club ATP 250 R32 Grass Jimmy Connors #3 6-0 6-1 John Fitzgerald #74 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,410 1,262 294 81.1% 8 1 1 0 99 109
John Fitzgerald #765 #25 321 1,857 230 221 51.0% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Fitzgerald
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% — 1,769 0 0 1979 1–4 20.0% #305 1,470 0 0
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6 1980 4–8 33.3% #136 1,522 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17 1981 26–24 52.0% #60 1,674 0 1
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32 1982 22–22 50.0% #78 1,696 0 2
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41 1983 32–19 62.7% #43 1,790 0 4
23 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53 1984 27–19 58.7% #37 1,786 0 5
24 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61 1985 16–21 43.2% #91 1,665 0 5
25 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71 1986 8–11 42.1% #102 1,654 0 5
26 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79 1987 18–18 50.0% #73 1,679 0 5
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85 1988 36–19 65.5% #25 1,778 0 6
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89 1989 15–18 45.5% #117 1,651 0 6
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96 1990 6–13 31.6% #188 1,587 0 6
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100 1991 5–7 41.7% #205 1,610 0 6
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105 1992 10–11 47.6% #166 1,618 0 6
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105 1993 4–5 44.4% #298 1,582 0 6
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105 1994 0–1 0.0% #792 1,575 0 6
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,985 8 105 1995 0–1 0.0% #765 1,570 0 6
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,020 8 107 — — — — — — —
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,957 8 109 — — — — — — —
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,881 8 109 — — — — — — —
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,887 8 109 — — — — — — —
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,774 8 109 — — — — — — —
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,717 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,681 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,673 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,665 8 109 — — — — — — —