James Scott Connors
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James Scott Connors is an American former world No. 1 professional tennis player renowned for his fierce competitiveness, powerful baseline game, and record-setting longevity on the men's tour.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former world No. 1 tennis player
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human ⓘ tennis player ⓘ |
| activeInDoubles | yes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jimmy Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ATPsinglesTitles | 109 ⓘ |
| backhandStyle | two-handed backhand ⓘ |
| bookAuthored | The Outsider: A Memoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-09-02 ⓘ |
| era | Open Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerWorldNo1 | ATP singles rankings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| grandSlamSinglesTitles | 8 ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Tennis Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| handedness | left-handed ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fierce competitiveness
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powerful baseline game ⓘ record-setting longevity on the men's tour ⓘ |
| mother | Gloria Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James Scott Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRival |
Björn Borg
NERFINISHED
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Ivan Lendl NERFINISHED ⓘ John McEnroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| olympicParticipation | none (tennis not on Olympic program during his prime) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | East St. Louis, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plays | men's singles ⓘ |
| recordHeld | most ATP men's singles titles in the Open Era ⓘ |
| residence | Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1996 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| spouse | Patti McGuire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | Playboy Playmate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | aggressive baseliner ⓘ |
| surfaceSpecialty |
grass courts
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hard courts ⓘ |
| trainedBy | Gloria Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnedPro | 1972 ⓘ |
| weeksAtNo1 | 268 ⓘ |
| wonTournament |
Australian Open men's singles 1974
NERFINISHED
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US Open men's singles 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Open men's singles 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Open men's singles 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Open men's singles 1982 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Open men's singles 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wimbledon men's singles 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wimbledon men's singles 1982 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEndNo1 |
1974
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1976 ⓘ 1977 ⓘ |
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