TENNIS PLAYER

Jimmy Connors

1952 - Today

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James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player as well as an author, a tennis commentator, and a coach. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 268 weeks (fifth-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Connors is the 14th most popular tennis player (down from 9th in 2019), the 1,093rd most popular biography from United States (down from 901st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Tennis Player.

Jimmy Connors is most famous for being one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He won 8 Grand Slam singles titles, 2 Wimbledon titles, and 5 US Open titles.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Jimmy Connors ranks 14 out of 1,569. Before him are Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, and Roger Federer. After him are Fred Perry, Rafael Nadal, Ivan Lendl, Helen Wills, Stan Smith, and Boris Becker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jimmy Connors ranks 50. Before him are Laura Branigan, Cyril Ramaphosa, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Ko Yong-hui, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, and Allan Simonsen. After him are Shigeru Miyamoto, Christian Clavier, Vahid Halilhodžić, Fuad II of Egypt, Douglas Adams, and George Papandreou.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Connors ranks 1,093 out of 20,380. Before him are Ritchie Valens (1941), Carroll Shelby (1923), Richard Crenna (1926), Shelley Duvall (1949), John L. Hall (1934), and James Comey (1960). After him are John Archibald Wheeler (1911), Gene Wilder (1933), Lee Radziwill (1933), Kris Kristofferson (1936), Chris Gardner (1954), and George Whipple (1878).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Jimmy Connors ranks 3. Before him are Billie Jean King (1943), and Andre Agassi (1970). After him are Helen Wills (1905), Stan Smith (1946), Chris Evert (1954), Arthur Ashe (1943), Venus Williams (1980), Bill Tilden (1893), Pete Sampras (1971), Shirley Fry (1927), and Serena Williams (1981).

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