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Jimmy Connors vs Jose Higueras H2H: 6-2

Jimmy Connors holds a 6–2 lead over Jose Higueras in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 3–2 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1984 La Quinta semifinal 6-7 6-0 7-6.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main-draw meetings
Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #3 6-7 6-0 7-6 Jose Higueras #7 Match data Feb 18, 1984* SF La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Jose Higueras #17 6-2 6-2 6-2 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Jun 4, 1982* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jose Higueras #26 6-4 6-1 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Aug 1, 1981* R16 North Conway ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #2 6-3 6-0 Jose Higueras #9 Match data Jan 9, 1980 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #2 6-2 7-5 Jose Higueras #9 Match data Aug 11, 1979* SF Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-1 Jose Higueras #14 Match data Aug 13, 1978* F Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 7-6 6-2 Jose Higueras #21 Match data Jul 28, 1978* SF Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-3 Jose Higueras #29 Match data Mar 4, 1978* SF Memphis 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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,101 424 220 65.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16

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 Jose Higueras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,446 0 0
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,432 0 0
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,444 0 0
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 — — — — — — —
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,562 0 0
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,645 0 0
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,733 0 0
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1976 36–20 64.3% #42 1,886 0 1
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1977 42–23 64.6% #28 1,850 0 2
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1978 57–19 75.0% #14 2,023 0 6
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1979 59–21 73.8% #9 1,968 0 9
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1980 16–11 59.3% #30 1,870 0 9
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1981 35–20 63.6% #35 1,771 0 9
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,955 0 11
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,936 0 14
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,878 0 16
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,689 0 16
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,723 0 16
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 Jose Higueras
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1970 — — — — 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% 1971 — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1973 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — —
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% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 21 17 38 55.3% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 31 17 48 64.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 38 19 57 66.7% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 50 13 63 79.4% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1979 4 2 6 66.7% 53 12 65 81.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1980 — — — — 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 34 18 52 65.4% — — — — — — — —
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1982 4 3 7 57.1% 48 15 63 76.2% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — —
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — — — — —
33 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 28 23 51 54.9% 363 162 525 69.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 32 62 48.4%

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 Jose Higueras
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04
16 1969 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19 1969 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21
17 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.24 1970 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.04
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +96 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 1971 1445 100.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15
19 1972 1996 147.2 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +94 -297 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 +0.01 1973 1562 127.2 — — — — — +51 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.39
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +65 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1974 1646 114.8 — — — — -67 -4 -96 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.94
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +129 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1975 1733 138.2 — — — — -72 +3 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.84
23 1976 2386 175.2 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1976 1887 145.8 — — — — -149 -5 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.50
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1977 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +15 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +39 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1978 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1979 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +168 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1980 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1981 1772 145.1 — — — — +18 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 1982 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 1983 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +107 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 1984 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 1985 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 1986 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -0.74
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 — 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -96 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.78

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.