H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs Roscoe Tanner H2H: 17-4

Jimmy Connors holds a 17–4 lead over Roscoe Tanner in their ATP head-to-head. Across 21 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 7–1 on carpet and 4–2 on grass. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1984 Cincinnati Open round of 64 6-1 6-3.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
17 – 4
21 main-draw meetings
Roscoe Tanner
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #3 6-1 6-3 Roscoe Tanner #101 Match data Aug 22, 1984* R64 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Roscoe Tanner #11 7-6 6-7 7-6 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Jan 13, 1982 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #3 1-6 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2 Roscoe Tanner #8 Match data Jul 4, 1980* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors #2 2-6 6-4 7-6 Roscoe Tanner #5 Match data Jan 9, 1980 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #2 6-7 6-3 6-4 Roscoe Tanner #6 Match data Apr 28, 1979* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Roscoe Tanner #12 4-6 6-3 7-6 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Feb 17, 1979* QF Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1 Roscoe Tanner #11 Match data Jan 27, 1979* SF Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 9-8 Roscoe Tanner #11 Match data Jun 23, 1978* SF Birmingham ATP 250 Grass
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-4 6-3 Roscoe Tanner #25 Match data Jan 29, 1978* F Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 5-6 3-6 6-2 6-5 Roscoe Tanner #15 Match data Nov 20, 1977* F Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-0 6-2 Roscoe Tanner #11 Match data Sep 9, 1977* R16 US Open Grand Slam Clay
Jimmy Connors 3-6 7-6 6-4 Roscoe Tanner Match data Nov 21, 1976* F Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-2 8-6 Jimmy Connors Match data Jul 2, 1976* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-4 Roscoe Tanner Match data Mar 28, 1976* F Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-4 Roscoe Tanner Match data Mar 21, 1976* SF La Costa ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-4 3-6 6-1 Roscoe Tanner Match data Jan 26, 1976* F Birmingham ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-1 6-4 Roscoe Tanner #11 Match data Jul 6, 1975* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Roscoe Tanner 7-5 6-3 Jimmy Connors Match data Jun 21, 1975* QF Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Jimmy Connors #1 7-6 7-6 6-4 Roscoe Tanner #21 Match data Sep 10, 1974* SF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors 6-2 7-6 Roscoe Tanner Match data Oct 1, 1972* F Albany ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-4 Roscoe Tanner Match data Aug 5, 1971* R16 Columbus 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
Roscoe Tanner #789 #4 0 2,162 592 294 66.8% 1 0 0 0 16 17

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 Roscoe Tanner
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 1969 0–2 0.0% — 1,479 0 0
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 1970 0–9 0.0% — 1,416 0 0
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1971 16–10 61.5% — 1,706 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1972 29–14 67.4% — 1,910 0 0
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1973 45–30 60.0% #24 1,837 0 0
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1974 65–27 70.7% #14 1,963 0 2
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1975 65–23 73.9% #9 1,972 0 5
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1976 70–28 71.4% #11 2,018 0 9
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1977 52–30 63.4% #13 1,889 1 11
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1978 57–22 72.2% #11 1,940 1 13
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1979 61–19 76.2% #5 2,032 1 15
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1980 42–16 72.4% #13 1,996 1 16
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1981 51–22 69.9% #12 1,925 1 17
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1982 20–17 54.1% #43 1,785 1 17
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1983 16–13 55.2% #36 1,874 1 17
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 1984 3–11 21.4% #249 1,680 1 17
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 1985 0–1 0.0% #794 1,662 1 17
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 Roscoe Tanner
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% — — — — 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1972 9 3 12 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1973 12 8 20 60.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 15 9 24 62.5%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1974 30 11 41 73.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 17 3 20 85.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1975 27 7 34 79.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 13 6 19 68.4%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1976 22 10 32 68.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 16 9 25 64.0%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 6 9 15 40.0%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1978 19 8 27 70.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 9 34 73.5%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1979 21 5 26 80.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 10 35 71.4%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1980 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 16 7 23 69.6%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1981 19 8 27 70.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 21 8 29 72.4%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1982 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2%
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% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9%
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 1984 1 8 9 11.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
33 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 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% — 209 102 311 67.2% 99 59 158 62.7% 121 42 163 74.2% 163 91 254 64.2%

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 Roscoe Tanner
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%) 101.0 -0.24 1969 1479 102.4 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 — — -0.17
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 1970 1417 113.2 — — — — +103 +73 — 13.6% -1.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 1971 1706 127.5 — — — — -2 -129 -172 56.9% +0.31 6–2 (75%) 5–4 (56%) 109.3 -0.17
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 1972 1910 135.7 — — — — -21 -296 -167 59.5% +0.43 11–3 (79%) 14–8 (64%) 112.5 -0.27
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1973 1838 144.5 — — — — +53 -90 -106 56.7% +0.51 11–10 (52%) 15–15 (50%) 101.4 -3.40
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1974 1963 154.0 — — — — -10 -226 +137 65.9% +1.12 16–13 (55%) 15–17 (47%) 97.4 -2.27
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1975 1972 153.3 — — — — +62 -153 +164 67.7% +1.19 19–14 (58%) 17–14 (55%) 98.4 -0.74
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1976 2018 159.4 — — — — +24 -49 +104 66.7% +1.29 18–11 (62%) 18–20 (47%) 96.6 -2.11
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1977 1890 153.2 — — — — -1 +22 +206 62.7% +0.94 13–18 (42%) 11–12 (48%) 88.2 -0.49
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1978 1941 160.3 — — — — +36 -25 +162 67.2% +1.20 10–8 (56%) 23–10 (70%) 104.9 -1.59
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1979 2032 164.1 — — — — +32 -91 +131 71.3% +1.27 13–8 (62%) 22–14 (61%) 102.5 -3.91
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1980 1997 154.8 — — — — +23 — +198 70.9% +1.29 6–10 (38%) 17–5 (77%) 96.9 -1.79
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 1981 1926 156.1 — — — — +117 — +82 66.0% +1.02 14–9 (61%) 19–13 (59%) 99.1 -0.51
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 1982 1786 138.8 — — — — +4 — +208 51.5% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 10–12 (45%) 96.5 -2.07
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 1983 1874 146.4 — — — — -44 — +125 53.4% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 11–7 (61%) 105.3 -4.29
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 1984 1681 120.1 — — — — -28 — — 25.8% -1.52 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.69
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 1985 1662 99.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.08
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 — 2162 157.4 — — — — +30 -96 +112 63.1% +0.88 155–123 (56%) 200–155 (56%) 99.8 -2.84

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.