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Jimmy Connors vs Stan Smith H2H: 14-4

Jimmy Connors holds a 14–4 lead over Stan Smith in their ATP head-to-head. Across 18 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 7–2 on carpet and 3–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1981 Philadelphia round of 64 6-3 6-3.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
14 – 4
18 main-draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Jan 28, 1981* R64 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-1 Stan Smith Match data Mar 2, 1979* R16 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-1 Stan Smith Match data Jan 20, 1979* QF Birmingham ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 7-6 Stan Smith Match data Feb 26, 1978* F Denver ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #2 6-4 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Aug 27, 1977* R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 7-9 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Jun 29, 1977* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Apr 30, 1977* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-3 7-5 Stan Smith Match data Nov 20, 1976* QF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-1 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Jun 30, 1976* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors 4-6 6-1 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Jan 30, 1976* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 4-6 6-4 6-0 Jimmy Connors Match data Jun 21, 1974* QF Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Jimmy Connors #3 6-0 3-6 7-6 Stan Smith Match data Dec 4, 1973 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #10 3-6 6-4 7-6 Stan Smith Match data Sep 22, 1973* QF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Jul 19, 1973* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 3-6 6-2 7-5 Jimmy Connors Match data Nov 28, 1972 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Stan Smith 4-6 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-1 Jimmy Connors Match data Mar 12, 1972* F Washington ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 3-6 6-3 7-6 Stan Smith Match data Sep 25, 1971* SF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 6-4 6-1 Jimmy Connors Match data Oct 22, 1970* R16 Phoenix 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
Stan Smith — — — 2,265 652 287 69.4% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
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 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1970 63–29 68.5% — 2,065 0 14
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,029 1 20
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,056 2 37
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48
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 Stan Smith
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% 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 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% 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 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% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 230 98 328 70.1% 130 68 198 65.7% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

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 Stan Smith
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.69
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +102 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1970 2066 147.2 — — — — +106 -233 -106 65.0% +0.85 19–8 (70%) 5–4 (56%) 107.7 -0.74
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1971 2030 155.0 — — — — +8 -39 +177 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) 105.6 -2.39
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1972 2147 152.6 — — — — +111 -177 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) 103.4 +0.16
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1973 2056 163.4 — — — — +108 -42 +159 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) 100.2 -2.50
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1974 1982 153.8 — — — — +82 -46 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) 94.5 -3.16
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +184 -26 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -0.08
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +107 -107 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) 100.9 -5.64
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +139 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) 102.3 -1.48
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -162 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) 110.4 -0.83
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +74 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) 97.5 -1.38
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 97.3 -2.59
34 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) 101.5 -1.55 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) 102.1 -3.66
35 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) 93.7 -0.10 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 87.6 -0.62
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -0.14 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 96.9 -0.40
37 1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
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 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
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 — 2266 156.0 — — — — +93 -106 +89 63.9% +0.90 178–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.8 -2.96

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.