Men's Tennis: 4 amazing records set by Jimmy Connors

#3 Only player to win the US Open on three different surfaces

Jimmy Connors won a total of 5 US Open titles - a record he shares with Roger Federer for the most US Open titles in the Open Era

The previous slide spoke volumes about Connors' longevity, especially at the US Open. Here we come to the part which actually matters, silverware.

Together with Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, Connors holds the record for the most US Open titles won in the Open Era with five titles. Connors' US Open record was simply extraordinary, he had a win-loss record of 98-17 aggregating a win percentage of 85.22%. He registered more wins in New York than any other player.

What makes his US Open achievements even more remarkable is that he is the only player in history to have won the US Open across three different surfaces - lawn, clay, and hard court. For a three-year spell from 1975 to 1977, the US Open was played on clay.