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

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Two-time Wimbledon champion - Jimmy Connors
Two-time Wimbledon champion - Jimmy Connors

#1 Most Singles titles

Jimmy Connors post retirement has handled coaching responsibilities of Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard
Jimmy Connors post retirement has handled coaching responsibilities of Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard

If there is one statistic which defines Jimmy Connors as a player and talks about his success more than anything else, it has to be the number of titles that he won on Tour. Connors won a record 109 Singles titles, eight Grand Slam titles (one Australian Open, two Wimbledon and a joint-record 5 US Open wins), three ATP Finals, 17 Grand Prix Super Series.

At the Team level, he helped USA win the Davis Cup in 1981. Connors participated in a record 164 Singles finals matches. His first title came at the Jacksonville Open of 1972 where he beat fellow American Clark Graebner in the final.

His 109th and final title came in 1989 at the Tel Aviv Open. For 13 straight years, From 1972 to 1984, Connors won at least four Singles titles every year - an Open Era record. Roger Federer with 99 Singles titles till date has a realistic chance of surpassing Connors' tally of 109.

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Edited by Vignesh Ananthasubramanian
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