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Jimmy Connors vs Yannick Noah H2H: 6-2

Jimmy Connors holds a 6–2 lead over Yannick Noah in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 2–1 on carpet and 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Yannick Noah won the 1988 Milan final 4-4 RET.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main draw meetings
Yannick Noah
FRA Age 66 Right-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yannick Noah #8 4-4 (ret.) Jimmy Connors #6 Match data Feb 21, 1988* F Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #4 5-7 6-4 7-6 6-4 Yannick Noah #7 Match data Feb 16, 1986* QF Miami Open ATP 500 Hard
Yannick Noah #10 6-4 3-6 6-2 Jimmy Connors #4 Match data Jul 20, 1985* SF Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #3 6-2 6-7 6-3 Yannick Noah #5 Match data Feb 19, 1984* F La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #2 6-3 6-3 Yannick Noah #12 Match data Nov 14, 1981* SF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 6-2 Yannick Noah #14 Match data Apr 18, 1981* QF Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #3 7-5 6-4 (ret.) Yannick Noah #17 Match data Jun 4, 1980* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jimmy Connors #2 7-6 6-4 Yannick Noah #25 Match data Jan 17, 1980* R32 Birmingham 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
Yannick Noah #1,303 #3 1,079 2,199 456 194 70.2% 1 0 0 1 21 23

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 Yannick Noah
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 1977 0–1 0.0% #269 1,491 0 0
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 1978 23–14 62.2% #49 1,708 0 2
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1979 34–14 70.8% #26 1,933 0 5
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1980 29–16 64.4% #18 1,890 0 5
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1981 51–18 73.9% #13 1,917 0 7
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1982 50–12 80.6% #10 2,086 0 11
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1983 36–9 80.0% #5 2,087 1 14
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1984 23–10 69.7% #9 1,997 1 14
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1985 50–17 74.6% #7 1,956 1 17
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1986 43–14 75.4% #4 2,012 1 19
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1987 34–13 72.3% #8 1,951 1 21
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1988 32–10 76.2% #12 1,948 1 22
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1989 21–14 60.0% #16 1,876 1 22
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1990 22–21 51.2% #40 1,708 1 23
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1991 7–7 50.0% #188 1,708 1 23
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 — — — — — — —
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 — — — — — — —
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105 — — — — — — —
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107 1995 1–3 25.0% #552 1,686 1 23
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,672 1 23
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 Yannick Noah
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% — — — — 1977 — — — — 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% 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% 1979 13 5 18 72.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1980 11 5 16 68.8% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1981 10 6 16 62.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 18 4 22 81.8%
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1982 19 1 20 95.0% 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1983 9 4 13 69.2% 23 2 25 92.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1984 9 3 12 75.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1985 21 7 28 75.0% 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1986 15 5 20 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1987 13 2 15 86.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1988 9 3 12 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 9 2 11 81.8%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1989 16 8 24 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1995 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 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% — 164 62 226 72.6% 202 66 268 75.4% 11 16 27 40.7% 79 50 129 61.2%

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 Yannick Noah
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 1977 1491 103.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.08
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 1978 1709 137.9 — — — — -111 +56 -173 57.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 10–6 (63%) 105.7 +3.56
19 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 1979 1933 150.7 — — — — -105 +27 -371 65.1% +1.08 9–4 (69%) 10–9 (53%) 105.8 +0.67
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 1980 1890 153.0 — — — — +5 +91 -340 59.5% +0.98 9–6 (60%) 6–8 (43%) 97.9 -3.05
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1981 1917 156.5 — — — — +62 +116 -384 64.4% +1.04 17–4 (81%) 9–12 (43%) 104.8 -1.67
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1982 2086 164.7 — — — — -20 +30 — 74.0% +1.55 12–5 (71%) 9–6 (60%) 104.2 -3.56
23 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1983 2087 162.3 — — — — -135 +184 — 74.8% +1.72 7–6 (54%) 8–4 (67%) 98.9 -1.85
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1984 1998 159.6 — — — — -11 +206 — 65.9% +0.83 8–5 (62%) 9–3 (75%) 100.8 -2.14
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1985 1957 156.2 — — — — -10 +205 -368 68.4% +1.11 12–6 (67%) 18–12 (60%) 100.2 -0.87
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1986 2013 163.9 — — — — -41 +208 — 67.8% +1.19 13–5 (72%) 12–17 (41%) 99.8 -2.21
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1987 1951 147.7 — — — — +93 +140 -296 65.0% +1.00 11–4 (73%) 8–9 (47%) 99.7 +1.55
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1988 1949 153.8 — — — — +75 +116 — 67.2% +1.03 12–4 (75%) 15–11 (58%) 99.1 -0.74
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 1989 1877 147.3 — — — — +46 — — 56.2% +0.40 10–4 (71%) 10–12 (45%) 98.9 -0.89
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 1990 1708 139.1 — — — — +109 +162 — 49.1% -0.16 8–6 (57%) 10–9 (53%) 95.3 -1.00
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 1991 1709 127.3 -0.35 -2.54 0.863 47.8% +60 +151 — 48.5% -0.48 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.03
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1995 1686 117.0 -0.18 -0.05 0.814 46.1% +61 — — 25.0% -1.38 — 1–1 — -0.54
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -0.14 1996 1672 104.2 -2.25 +2.64 0.506 43.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.10
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 — 2199 161.2 -0.42 -1.70 0.835 47.2% +9 +121 -314 64.2% +0.93 138–68 (67%) 139–119 (54%) 101.7 -2.00

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.