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

Jimmy Connors vs Ken Rosewall H2H: 7-1

Jimmy Connors holds a 7–1 lead over Ken Rosewall in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 2–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1977 Wct Challenge Cup round robin 6-0 6-2.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #1 6-0 6-2 Ken Rosewall #12 Match data Nov 14, 1977 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-4 6-2 Ken Rosewall #17 Match data Oct 23, 1977* F Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-2 Ken Rosewall Match data Dec 2, 1976 RR Las Vegas ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 6-1 6-3 Ken Rosewall Match data May 16, 1976* F Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-2 Ken Rosewall Match data Aug 10, 1975* F North Conway ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-0 6-1 Ken Rosewall #8 Match data Sep 11, 1974* F US Open Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors 6-1 6-1 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data Jul 8, 1974* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-2 Jimmy Connors Match data Sep 22, 1972* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 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
Ken Rosewall #255 #2 0 2,233 535 193 73.5% 4 0 0 1 34 39

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 Ken Rosewall
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% — 1,773 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 — — — — — — —
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 — — — — — — —
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 — — — — — — —
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 — — — — — — —
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 — — — — — — —
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 — — — — — — —
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 — — — — — — —
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 — — — — — — —
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 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,086 2 13
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109 1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,158 3 21
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109 1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,117 4 28
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109 1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,106 4 33
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,784 8 109 1974 26–7 78.8% #9 2,114 4 33
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,724 8 109 1975 37–11 77.1% #6 1,998 4 36
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,687 8 109 1976 35–18 66.0% #13 1,978 4 38
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,678 8 109 1977 39–20 66.1% #11 1,981 4 39
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,669 8 109 1978 19–19 50.0% #34 1,809 4 39
44 — — — — — — — 1979 4–5 44.4% #207 1,747 4 39
45 — — — — — — — 1980 3–3 50.0% #255 1,747 4 39

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 Ken Rosewall
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1968 17 3 20 85.0% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
34 1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 19 8 27 70.4% 12 4 16 75.0%
35 1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 1970 15 8 23 65.2% 11 1 12 91.7% 25 2 27 92.6% 21 10 31 67.7%
36 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 22 6 28 78.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 24 10 34 70.6%
37 1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1972 23 5 28 82.1% 13 1 14 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 19 8 27 70.4%
38 1991 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 25 8 33 75.8%
39 1992 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1974 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
40 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 9 5 14 64.3% 19 3 22 86.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 1 5 80.0%
41 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 12 5 17 70.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
42 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1977 13 5 18 72.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 11 8 19 57.9%
43 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 6 3 9 66.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2% — 156 56 212 73.6% 115 33 148 77.7% 133 38 171 77.8% 131 66 197 66.5%

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 Ken Rosewall
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%) — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) — +2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) — +3.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) — +2.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) — -0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) — -2.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) — -3.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) — -2.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) — -4.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) — -2.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) — -4.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) — -3.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) — -6.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) — -3.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.10 1968 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -122 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.08
34 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) — -1.55 1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55
35 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.10 1970 2087 161.2 — — — — -35 -47 +195 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) — -3.59
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.14 1971 2159 161.8 — — — — +91 -83 +112 73.0% +1.68 13–5 (72%) 11–9 (55%) — -5.10
37 1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13 1972 2118 162.7 — — — — +62 +74 +120 74.4% +1.64 14–8 (64%) 14–8 (64%) — -2.93
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 1973 2106 159.5 — — — — +10 +119 +57 74.3% +1.84 13–12 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — -2.08
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 1974 2114 153.5 — — — — -17 — +148 68.8% +1.19 5–2 (71%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.13
40 1993 1724 107.2 -2.74 +0.29 0.890 47.1% +57 — — 37.5% -0.69 2–0 0–2 — -0.14 1975 1998 149.9 — — — — +18 +205 +172 72.2% +1.56 9–3 (75%) 2–7 (22%) — +0.64
41 1994 1687 107.8 -2.12 +0.37 0.980 49.9% — — — 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–1 — +0.01 1976 1978 156.6 — — — — +69 +134 +115 63.2% +0.93 6–5 (55%) 9–0 (100%) — -0.11
42 1995 1678 102.2 -1.10 +0.01 0.912 49.1% — — +305 50.0% +0.25 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.27 1977 1982 157.9 — — — — +99 +50 +68 62.2% +0.78 11–10 (52%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.33
43 1996 1669 100.0 +0.85 +1.29 0.725 44.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.32 1978 1809 142.6 — — — — +145 +61 +178 51.1% +0.18 4–5 (44%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.68
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1748 115.3 — — — — +136 — +221 52.4% -0.05 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.41
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1748 117.3 — — — — +115 — — 53.3% -0.33 1–2 (33%) — — -0.23
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 — 2234 159.3 — — — — +43 +53 +84 69.0% +1.35 103–75 (58%) 74–52 (59%) 97.4 -2.57

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.