# Jimmy Connors vs Robert Kreiss — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jimmy-connors-vs-robert-kreiss?player1_id=3795836&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100304
Tour: ATP

Jimmy Connors holds a 3–0 lead over Robert Kreiss in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1975 Eastbourne Open round of 64 7-9 6-3 6-2.

## Overall
- Jimmy Connors: 3 wins
- Robert Kreiss: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 3

## By surface
- Carpet: Jimmy Connors 1 - 0 Robert Kreiss
- Grass: Jimmy Connors 1 - 0 Robert Kreiss
- Hard: Jimmy Connors 1 - 0 Robert Kreiss

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Jimmy Connors 3 - 0 Robert Kreiss

## Surface results by career season
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1969 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1968 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1970 | Hard | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1970 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1969 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1971 | Hard | 19-7 | 26 | 73.1% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1971 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1971 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1971 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1970 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1972 | Hard | 25-8 | 33 | 75.8% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1972 | Clay | 18-7 | 25 | 72.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1972 | Grass | 10-3 | 13 | 76.9% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1972 | Carpet | 23-7 | 30 | 76.7% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1971 | Hard | 1-4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1971 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1973 | Hard | 46-3 | 49 | 93.9% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1973 | Clay | 12-5 | 17 | 70.6% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1973 | Grass | 13-4 | 17 | 76.5% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1973 | Carpet | 15-4 | 19 | 78.9% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1972 | Hard | 1-0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1972 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1972 | Carpet | 0-3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1974 | Hard | 20-1 | 21 | 95.2% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1974 | Clay | 9-2 | 11 | 81.8% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1974 | Grass | 29-1 | 30 | 96.7% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1974 | Carpet | 37-2 | 39 | 94.9% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1973 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1973 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1973 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1973 | Carpet | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1975 | Hard | 15-1 | 16 | 93.8% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1975 | Clay | 22-2 | 24 | 91.7% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1975 | Grass | 14-3 | 17 | 82.4% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1975 | Carpet | 28-4 | 32 | 87.5% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1974 | Hard | 2-5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1974 | Clay | 0-5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1974 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1974 | Carpet | 3-4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1976 | Hard | 20-3 | 23 | 87.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1976 | Clay | 28-2 | 30 | 93.3% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1976 | Grass | 9-1 | 10 | 90.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1976 | Carpet | 40-2 | 42 | 95.2% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1975 | Hard | 0-3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1975 | Clay | 2-6 | 8 | 25.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1975 | Grass | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| - | Robert Kreiss | 1975 | Carpet | 5-7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1977 | Hard | 16-2 | 18 | 88.9% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1977 | Clay | 17-4 | 21 | 81.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1977 | Grass | 7-2 | 9 | 77.8% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1977 | Carpet | 29-7 | 36 | 80.6% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1978 | Hard | 18-1 | 19 | 94.7% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1978 | Clay | 12-0 | 12 | 100.0% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1978 | Grass | 12-1 | 13 | 92.3% |
| - | Jimmy Connors | 1978 | Carpet | 25-4 | 29 | 86.2% |
| Career | Jimmy Connors | - | Hard | 506-112 | 618 | 81.87702265372168% |
| Career | Jimmy Connors | - | Clay | 206-57 | 263 | 78.32699619771863% |
| Career | Jimmy Connors | - | Grass | 174-38 | 212 | 82.0754716981132% |
| Career | Jimmy Connors | - | Carpet | 376-87 | 463 | 81.20950323974083% |
| Career | Robert Kreiss | - | Hard | 4-14 | 18 | 22.22222222222222% |
| Career | Robert Kreiss | - | Clay | 2-13 | 15 | 13.333333333333334% |
| Career | Robert Kreiss | - | Grass | 1-8 | 9 | 11.11111111111111% |
| Career | Robert Kreiss | - | Carpet | 10-17 | 27 | 37.03703703703704% |

(+18 additional aligned rows on the canonical page)

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Jimmy Connors | 2434 | 169.2 | -1.84 | 2.23 | 0.967 | 49.5% | 74 | -85 | 44 | 76.0% | 1.83 | 236-103 (70%) | 217-150 (59%) | -2.33 |
| Robert Kreiss | 1559 | 120.7 | - | - | - | - | 65 | -35 | -21 | 33.7% | -1.12 | 6-19 (24%) | 8-12 (40%) | 2.06 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1975-06-18* | Eastbourne Open | R64 | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 7-9 6-3 6-2 |
| 1975-02-20* | Miami Open | R32 | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1974-02-08* | Little Rock | R16 | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 7-5 7-6 |

## Career rivalries
### Jimmy Connors

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Ivan Lendl | 12-22 | 34 | 1992-09-04 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/ivan-lendl-vs-jimmy-connors?player1_id=222281&player2_id=3795836) |
| John McEnroe | 13-21 | 34 | 1991-09-28 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/john-mcenroe-vs-jimmy-connors?player1_id=222728&player2_id=3795836) |
| Ilie Nastase | 11-14 | 25 | 1982-09-09 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jimmy-connors-vs-ilie-nastase?player1_id=3795836&player2_id=4339686) |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 17-7 | 24 | 1985-08-17 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jimmy-connors-vs-vitas-gerulaitis?player1_id=3795836&player2_id=4446051) |
| Roscoe Tanner | 17-4 | 21 | 1984-08-22 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jimmy-connors-vs-roscoe-tanner?player1_id=3795836&player2_id=4495779) |

### Robert Kreiss

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Roscoe Tanner | 0-3 | 3 | 1975-07-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/roscoe-tanner-vs-robert-kreiss?player1_id=4495779&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100304) |
| Ross Case | 0-3 | 3 | 1975-06-25 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/ross-case-vs-robert-kreiss?player1_id=4526151&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100304) |
| Jimmy Connors | 0-3 | 3 | 1975-06-18 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jimmy-connors-vs-robert-kreiss?player1_id=3795836&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100304) |
| Wojtek Fibak | 0-3 | 3 | 1975-03-16 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/wojtek-fibak-vs-robert-kreiss?player1_id=4355451&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100304) |
| Jan Kodes | 1-2 | 3 | 1975-02-13 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jan-kodes-vs-robert-kreiss?player1_id=4152802&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100304) |

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