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

Mats Wilander vs Jimmy Connors H2H: 5-0

Mats Wilander holds a 5–0 lead over Jimmy Connors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Mats Wilander leads 4–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mats Wilander won the 1988 Miami Open final 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4.

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Mats Wilander
SWE Age 62 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main draw meetings
Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mats Wilander #2 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 Jimmy Connors #6 Match data Mar 21, 1988* F Miami Open ATP 500 Hard
Mats Wilander #2 6-4 6-1 Jimmy Connors #5 Match data Aug 25, 1986* F Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Mats Wilander #3 (w/o) Jimmy Connors #4 Match data Oct 26, 1985* SF Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Mats Wilander #4 6-7 6-3 6-3 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Nov 3, 1984* SF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Mats Wilander #4 7-6 1-6 7-6 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Aug 26, 1984* SF Cincinnati Open ATP 500 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
Mats Wilander #1,354 #1 1,075 2,263 526 203 72.2% 7 0 0 6 20 33
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,441 1,266 298 80.9% 8 0 1 0 100 109

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 Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1980 1–4 20.0% #283 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1981 13–10 56.5% #73 1,663 0 0 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
17 1982 56–16 77.8% #8 2,020 1 4 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0
18 1983 71–11 86.6% #4 2,247 2 13 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0
19 1984 49–12 80.3% #4 2,179 3 16 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6
20 1985 65–17 79.3% #3 2,097 4 19 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17
21 1986 46–13 78.0% #3 2,055 4 21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32
22 1987 65–17 79.3% #3 2,084 4 26 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41
23 1988 51–9 85.0% #1 2,180 7 32 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53
24 1989 31–15 67.4% #12 1,928 7 32 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61
25 1990 21–13 61.8% #41 1,897 7 33 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71
26 1991 9–10 47.4% #159 1,769 7 33 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79
27 — — — — — — — 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85
28 1993 3–7 30.0% #330 1,697 7 33 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89
29 1994 17–20 45.9% #129 1,653 7 33 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96
30 1995 21–18 53.8% #46 1,767 7 33 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100
31 1996 7–11 38.9% #196 1,680 7 33 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
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 Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors
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 %
15 1980 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1981 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 1982 18 6 24 75.0% 34 4 38 89.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
18 1983 19 3 22 86.4% 39 2 41 95.1% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1984 14 2 16 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 7 1 8 87.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7%
20 1985 13 4 17 76.5% 37 5 42 88.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 6 16 62.5% 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9%
21 1986 21 4 25 84.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9%
22 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 34 3 37 91.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5%
23 1988 29 2 31 93.5% 17 3 20 85.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2%
24 1989 8 5 13 61.5% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6%
25 1990 15 8 23 65.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2%
26 1991 5 2 7 71.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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 1993 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0%
29 1994 10 12 22 45.5% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — — — — — 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5%
30 1995 14 9 23 60.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8%
31 1996 0 3 3 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 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%
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 — 186 71 257 72.4% 236 68 304 77.6% 45 16 61 73.8% 59 48 107 55.1% — 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2%

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 Mats Wilander Jimmy Connors
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
15 1980 1497 120.5 — — — — — +36 — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 0–1 — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1981 1663 137.2 — — — — +15 -79 -104 54.2% +0.25 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 102.2 +0.23 1969 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19
17 1982 2020 162.4 — — — — -182 +108 -398 71.9% +1.39 11–7 (61%) 8–9 (47%) 103.8 -2.88 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.24
18 1983 2248 172.9 — — — — -208 +33 -287 78.3% +2.21 12–2 (86%) 12–11 (52%) 106.4 -4.52 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95
19 1984 2180 167.5 — — — — -83 +62 -105 71.0% +1.24 13–3 (81%) 18–6 (75%) 111.5 -3.48 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34
20 1985 2098 165.1 — — — — -58 +153 -23 71.8% +1.45 13–6 (68%) 12–4 (75%) 101.3 -3.35 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00
21 1986 2055 160.6 — — — — +34 +96 +11 68.8% +1.29 8–3 (73%) 9–6 (60%) 102.3 -1.36 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36
22 1987 2084 170.5 — — — — +5 +137 -68 73.2% +1.66 7–3 (70%) 13–11 (54%) 100.4 -4.55 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69
23 1988 2180 162.6 — — — — +45 +57 -195 77.7% +1.76 12–2 (86%) 15–8 (65%) 107.0 -1.42 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86
24 1989 1929 145.4 — — — — +51 +210 +61 63.3% +0.82 8–3 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 98.2 -0.07 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18
25 1990 1897 152.5 — — — — +39 +195 — 59.3% +0.72 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 99.0 -2.18 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85
26 1991 1769 129.1 -0.51 -2.42 0.841 46.9% +151 +167 — 50.0% -0.30 2–2 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 99.4 -0.37 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66
28 1993 1697 115.7 -1.61 -1.46 0.836 47.1% +125 +183 — 37.0% -0.93 1–2 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 99.3 -0.40 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29
29 1994 1653 131.2 -1.73 -0.29 0.920 48.7% +76 +109 — 47.5% -0.29 7–10 (41%) 3–4 (43%) 94.5 -0.64 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60
30 1995 1768 148.4 -0.95 +2.28 0.999 49.9% +44 -65 +195 49.5% 0.00 9–3 (75%) 7–9 (44%) 103.5 -1.55 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68
31 1996 1680 121.0 -1.79 +2.24 1.010 50.1% +11 +25 — 41.5% -0.32 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.7 -0.59 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13
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
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 — 2263 165.2 -1.28 +0.49 0.939 48.9% -16 +94 -98 66.8% +1.13 113–55 (67%) 121–89 (58%) 105.7 -3.77 — 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

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.